UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya
Kenya: UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya is 55, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya peaked at 55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2020.
That places Kenya 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 39 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 33 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 50 | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 55 | +10.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +35.1% | 37 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8 | 35 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8 | 37 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.75 | 33 | 55 | 4 |
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 uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya was 55 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Kenya ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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