Number of clinical trials in Kenya
Kenya: Number of clinical trials was 32 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Kenya, 2003–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 32 for number of clinical trials in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Kenya peaked at 32 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 44th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of clinical trials in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +133.3% |
| 2011 | 9 | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2013 | 21 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 21 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 17 | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 32 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 32 | +23.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 32 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 10.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 10.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of clinical trials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +450.0% | 2 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8 | 9 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 | 23 | 32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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 number of clinical trials in Kenya?
- Number of clinical trials in Kenya was 32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for number of clinical trials?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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