Support to help quit smoking in Kenya
Kenya: Support to help quit smoking was 4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Support to help quit smoking in Kenya, 2007–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, support to help quit smoking in Kenya stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, support to help quit smoking in Kenya peaked at 4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Support to help quit smoking in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 33 Albania 4 compare
- 33 Andorra 4 compare
- 33 Angola 4 compare
- 33 Argentina 4 compare
- 33 Armenia 4 compare
- 33 Australia 4 compare
- 33 Bahamas 4 compare
- 33 Bahrain 4 compare
- 33 Barbados 4 compare
- 33 Belarus 4 compare
- 33 Belgium 4 compare
- 33 Belize 4 compare
- 33 Bhutan 4 compare
- 33 Bolivia 4 compare
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 compare
- 33 Botswana 4 compare
- 33 Brunei 4 compare
- 33 Bulgaria 4 compare
- 33 Cambodia 4 compare
- 33 Cameroon 4 compare
- 33 China 4 compare
- 33 Colombia 4 compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 4 compare
- 33 Croatia 4 compare
- 33 Cuba 4 compare
- 33 Cyprus 4 compare
- 33 East Timor 4 compare
- 33 Ecuador 4 compare
- 33 Egypt 4 compare
- 33 El Salvador 4 compare
- 33 Estonia 4 compare
- 33 Eswatini 4 compare
- 33 Fiji 4 compare
- 33 Finland 4 compare
- 33 France 4 compare
- 33 Germany 4 compare
- 33 Ghana 4 compare
- 33 Greece 4 compare
- 33 Guatemala 4 compare
- 33 Guyana 4 compare
- 33 Honduras 4 compare
- 33 Hungary 4 compare
- 33 Indonesia 4 compare
- 33 Iraq 4 compare
- 33 Italy 4 compare
- 33 Japan 4 compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 4 compare
- 33 Kiribati 4 compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 33 Latvia 4 compare
- 33 Lebanon 4 compare
- 33 Lesotho 4 compare
- 33 Libya 4 compare
- 33 Lithuania 4 compare
- 33 Malaysia 4 compare
- 33 Maldives 4 compare
- 33 Mali 4 compare
- 33 Malta 4 compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 4 compare
- 33 Mauritania 4 compare
- 33 Micronesia (country) 4 compare
- 33 Moldova 4 compare
- 33 Monaco 4 compare
- 33 Mongolia 4 compare
- 33 Mozambique 4 compare
- 33 Myanmar 4 compare
- 33 Namibia 4 compare
- 33 Nigeria 4 compare
- 33 Niue 4 compare
- 33 North Korea 4 compare
- 33 North Macedonia 4 compare
- 33 Norway 4 compare
- 33 Pakistan 4 compare
- 33 Palau 4 compare
- 33 Panama 4 compare
- 33 Paraguay 4 compare
- 33 Peru 4 compare
- 33 Poland 4 compare
- 33 Portugal 4 compare
- 33 Qatar 4 compare
- 33 Russia 4 compare
- 33 Saint Lucia 4 compare
- 33 Samoa 4 compare
- 33 Senegal 4 compare
- 33 Serbia 4 compare
- 33 Seychelles 4 compare
- 33 Slovenia 4 compare
- 33 Solomon Islands 4 compare
- 33 South Africa 4 compare
- 33 Spain 4 compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 4 compare
- 33 Sudan 4 compare
- 33 Switzerland 4 compare
- 33 Thailand 4 compare
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 4 compare
- 33 Tunisia 4 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 4 compare
- 33 United Kingdom 4 compare
- 33 Uruguay 4 compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 4 compare
- 33 Venezuela 4 compare
- 33 Vietnam 4 compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 4 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 support to help quit smoking in Kenya?
- Support to help quit smoking in Kenya was 4 in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest support to help quit smoking recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest support to help quit smoking recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for support to help quit smoking?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is support to help quit smoking rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Support to help quit smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National support for quitting smoking or tobacco use has different levels: - Countries in dark blue offer a national quitline and cover costs for nicotine replacement therapy or other cessation services. - Countries in light blue cover the costs of some services, but not all. - Countries in orange offer some services, but do not cover any costs.