Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya
Kenya: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 63.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya, 2003–2020
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 63.2% for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya peaked at 78.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 28th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.9% | — |
| 2004 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 63.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 63.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.5% | 74.3% | 78.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 63.3% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 25 Congo 68.0% compare
- 26 Bangladesh 67.3% compare
- 27 Benin 63.9% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 57.8% compare
- 30 Mauritania 56.8% compare
- 31 Lesotho 56.4% 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 risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Kenya was 63.2% in 2020, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Kenya ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2020.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).