Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Kenya
Kenya: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Kenya, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.05 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Kenya peaked at 0.25 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 159th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.23 | — |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.17 | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +47.1% |
| 2020 | 0.05 | -80.0% |
| 2022 | 0.25 | +400.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 | -80.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.05 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 45% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 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 | +400.0% | 0.05 | 0.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2433 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2214 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1167 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 159 Benin 0.05 compare
- 159 South Sudan 0.05 compare
- 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.04 compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Kenya?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Kenya was 0.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2008.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Kenya ranks 159th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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