UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya
Kenya: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya stood at 55. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya peaked at 55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2020.
Kenya ranks 132nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 | — |
| 2001 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 39 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 33 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 50 | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 55 | +10.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 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 | +35.1% | 37 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8 | 35 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8 | 37 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.75 | 33 | 55 | 4 |
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 uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Kenya was 55 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Kenya ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access is based on three tracer indicators (i) hospital access, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health security. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.