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GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Kenya

Kenya: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
78th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8 5 year moving average
in 2023
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Kenya, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.556 5 year moving average2005: 0.5 5 year moving average2006: 0.562 5 year moving average2007: 0.562 5 year moving average2008: 0.562 5 year moving average2009: 0.688 5 year moving average2010: 0.706 5 year moving average2011: 0.706 5 year moving average2012: 0.647 5 year moving average2013: 0.706 5 year moving average2014: 0.667 5 year moving average2015: 0.684 5 year moving average2016: 0.714 5 year moving average2017: 0.714 5 year moving average2018: 0.762 5 year moving average2019: 0.667 5 year moving average2020: 0.714 5 year moving average2021: 0.72 5 year moving average2022: 0.68 5 year moving average2023: 0.8 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 3: good health and well-being in Kenya stood at 0.8 5 year moving average. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in Kenya peaked at 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2005.

That places Kenya 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Kenya, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.556 5 year moving average —
2005 0.5 5 year moving average -10.1%
2006 0.562 5 year moving average +12.4%
2007 0.562 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.562 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.688 5 year moving average +22.4%
2010 0.706 5 year moving average +2.6%
2011 0.706 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.647 5 year moving average -8.4%
2013 0.706 5 year moving average +9.1%
2014 0.667 5 year moving average -5.5%
2015 0.684 5 year moving average +2.5%
2016 0.714 5 year moving average +4.4%
2017 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.762 5 year moving average +6.7%
2019 0.667 5 year moving average -12.5%
2020 0.714 5 year moving average +7.0%
2021 0.72 5 year moving average +0.8%
2022 0.68 5 year moving average -5.6%
2023 0.8 5 year moving average +17.6%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.8 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.8 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.76 5 year moving average, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5717 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.688 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6973 5 year moving average 0.647 5 year moving average 0.762 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7285 5 year moving average 0.68 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 3: good health and well-being in Kenya?
Goal 3: good health and well-being in Kenya was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023.
What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does Kenya rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
Kenya ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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