Social Security expenditure on health in Kenya
Kenya: Social Security expenditure on health was 12.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Social Security expenditure on health in Kenya, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/). Measured in % government expenditure on health.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 12.9% for social security expenditure on health in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security expenditure on health in Kenya peaked at 15.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 10th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Social Security expenditure on health in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % government expenditure on health | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.8% | — |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -35.9% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +173.4% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -27.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 5.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social Security expenditure on health in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +173.4% | 5.7% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 5.7% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 social security expenditure on health in Kenya?
- Social security expenditure on health in Kenya was 12.9% in 2011, according to World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/).
- What is the highest social security expenditure on health recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest social security expenditure on health recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for social security expenditure on health?
- Kenya ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is social security expenditure on health rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/nha/country/en/), published as part of Social Security expenditure on health (% government expenditure on health). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social security funds comprise the expenditure on health by social security institutions. Social security or national health insurance schemes are imposed and controlled by government units for the purpose of providing social benefits to members of the community as a whole or to particular segments of the community. They include direct outlays to medical care providers and to suppliers of medical goods as well as reimbursements to households and the supply of services in kind to the enrollees.