Nurses and midwives in Kenya
Kenya had 12.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2024.
Kenya, 2024
12.1
Change from 2023
−0.4per 10,000 people
Nurses and midwives in Kenya over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 12.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 11.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 6.5 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 5.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 11.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 10.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 10.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 8.8 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 9.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 9.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 14.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 14.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 7.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 4.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 3.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 4.7 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 from 12.5 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2013, when it was 9.0 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +3.2.
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