Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Kenya

Physicians per 1,000 people in Kenya in 2023 — 0.29 per 1,000. Ranked 44 in the world out of 58. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 214.1%.

2023 0.29 per 1,000 +22.46% vs 2022
World rank 44of 58
Period maximum 0.29 per 1,0002023
Period minimum 0.07 per 1,0002020

Trend over time

1960–2023 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Kenya, 1960–202300.10.20.319601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 0.09 per 1,0001965: 0.08 per 1,0001970: 0.13 per 1,0001975: 0.13 per 1,0001981: 0.1 per 1,0001982: 0.12 per 1,0001985: 0.15 per 1,0001993: 0.14 per 1,0001995: 0.13 per 1,0002002: 0.14 per 1,0002008: 0.17 per 1,0002009: 0.17 per 1,0002010: 0.17 per 1,0002011: 0.18 per 1,0002012: 0.18 per 1,0002013: 0.19 per 1,0002014: 0.2 per 1,0002018: 0.16 per 1,0002020: 0.07 per 1,0002021: 0.1 per 1,0002022: 0.24 per 1,0002023: 0.29 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.2 (+214.13%) Average annual rate: 1.83 %
Physicians per 1,000 people — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2023 0.29 +0.05 +22.46%
2022 0.24 +0.14 +140.82%
2021 0.1 +0.02 +32.43%
2020 0.07
2018 0.16
2014 0.2 +0.01 +3.11%
2013 0.19 +0.01 +4.89%
2012 0.18 +0.01 +3.95%
2011 0.18 +0.01 +3.51%
2010 0.17 +0 +0%
2009 0.17 +0 +1.18%
2008 0.17
2002 0.14
1995 0.13
1993 0.14
1985 0.15
1982 0.12 +0.02 +21.21%
1981 0.1
1975 0.13
1970 0.13
1965 0.08
1960 0.09

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

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