Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya
Kenya: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.0%
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2019
All-time low
13.0%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya stood at 13.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya peaked at 29.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2022.
That places Kenya 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.0% | — |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -18.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 13.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 28% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 13.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 37% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.6% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 13.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Zimbabwe 21.0% compare
- 30 Angola 19.0% compare
- 31 Mauritania 16.0% compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 3.0% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Kenya was 13.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving at least 3 doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women (IPTp3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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