Health · Eastern Africa

Kenya Skilled Birth Attendance

70.2%as of 2016Reported+13.6% vs 2014

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2016 · World Bank

History

most recent 5 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
201670.2%
201461.8%
200943.8%
200341.6%
200042.6%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019
Tanzania63.5%2016

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