Kenya

In brief

HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 3% (2024). World rank 141 of 153 (1 = best); in Africa, 38 of 50. Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 3.1% (2024). World rank 7 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 7 of 54. Access to safe drinking water: 65.6% (2024). World rank 191 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 38 of 52. From 2014 to 2024: public spending on education 4.7% → 4% (share of GDP), children vaccinated against measles 95% → 88%, and infant deaths per 1,000 births 40 → 34.2. Better than all its neighbours (Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda): access to clean cooking fuels, maternal deaths per 100,000 births, and out-of-pocket health spending.