Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — all countries

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Kenya

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Kenya in 2023 — 2.27 per 1,000. Ranked 49 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 388.8%.

2023 2.27 per 1,000 +12.3% vs 2022
World rank 49of 75
Period maximum 2.27 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.36 per 1,0002008

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 1,000 people

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Kenya, 2004–20230123200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 0.47 per 1,0002008: 0.36 per 1,0002009: 0.4 per 1,0002010: 0.71 per 1,0002011: 1.41 per 1,0002012: 1.41 per 1,0002013: 0.9 per 1,0002014: 0.94 per 1,0002015: 0.88 per 1,0002016: 1.06 per 1,0002017: 1.08 per 1,0002018: 1.19 per 1,0002020: 0.59 per 1,0002021: 0.65 per 1,0002022: 2.02 per 1,0002023: 2.27 per 1,000
Change over the period: +1.81 (+388.82%) Average annual rate: 8.71 %
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 2.27 +0.25 +12.3%
2022 2.02 +1.37 +211.38%
2021 0.65 +0.06 +10.17%
2020 0.59
2018 1.19 +0.11 +10.36%
2017 1.08 +0.02 +2.37%
2016 1.06 +0.18 +20%
2015 0.88 −0.06 −6.48%
2014 0.94 +0.04 +5.02%
2013 0.9 −0.51 −36.32%
2012 1.41 +0 +0.07%
2011 1.41 +0.69 +97.19%
2010 0.71 +0.32 +80.51%
2009 0.4 +0.04 +10.03%
2008 0.36
2004 0.47

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of nursing and midwifery personnel per thousand people. WHO data through the World Bank database; coverage here is broader than in the direct WHO series — 245 territories. The indicator belongs to the set of health workforce indicators by which WHO assesses the ability of a system to secure universal coverage with services.

Important: Density says nothing about accessibility: personnel can be concentrated in large cities, and at the same average value provision in the countryside differs severalfold.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.