Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya
Kenya: Tuberculosis treatment coverage was 81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya is 81, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya peaked at 81 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 53 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 65 | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 55 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 69 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 80 | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 81 | +1.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 81 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 81 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6 | 45 | 46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6 | 45 | 65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6 | 55 | 81 | 5 |
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 tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya?
- Tuberculosis treatment coverage in Kenya was 81 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment coverage recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment coverage recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for tuberculosis treatment coverage?
- Kenya ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis treatment coverage rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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