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Health Sector Statistics
Hospital Beds and Cots by Ownership, 2017 - 2021
Ownership 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Beds Cots Beds Cots Beds Cots Beds Cots Beds Cots
Public 35,439 3,693 35,556 3,723 36,267 3,773 37,069 3,867 38,132 3,932
Private 17,777 2,159 21,835 2,557 24,154 2,903 30,496 3,493 36,817 4,046
FBO1 13,061 1,443 13,253 1,472 13,323 1,476 13,277 1,421 14,068 1,612
NGO2 918 127 957 130 1,124 151 1,249 165 1,400 176
Total 67,195 7,422 71,601 7,882 74,868 8,303 82,091 8,946 90,417 9,766
Source: Kenya Master Health Facility List (KMHFL), Ministry of Health
Deliveries in Health Facilities
Table below presents the mode of deliveries in health facilities for the period 2017 to 2021. The total number of deliveries in health
facilities increased by 5.7 per cent to 1.2 million in 2021. Normal deliver increased by 5.2 per cent to 1.0 million while number of
deliveries through caesarean section(C-Section) increased by 6.6 per cent to 201. 5 thousand in the reporting period.

Mode of Delivery in Health Facilities, 2017 – 2021
Mode of delivery 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Normal delivery 754,547 939,910 970,267 973,882 1,024,816
Breech1 6,939 9,171 8,724 9,209 9,693
Caesarean Section2 130,799 155,191 171,856 189,119 201,510
Assisted Vaginal Delivery3 6,897 3,832 4,660 4,015 7,128
Total 899,182 1,108,104 1,155,507 1,176,225 1,243,147
Source: Kenya Health Information System (KHIS/DHIS2), Ministry of Health
Modern Methods of Contraception

Table below shows the uptake of modern contraceptives in health facilities for the period 2017 to 2021. The most commonly used
method of contraception was Family Planning (FP) Injections with 595.7 thousand new clients and 1.8 million re-visits in 2021.
Implants Insertion had the second highest number of new clients at 576.8 thousand while Pills Combined Oral Contraceptives had
the second highest number of re-visits at 475.3 thousand during the review period. Permanent family planning methods recorded
low uptake with the number of women undergoing Sterilization Bilateral Tubal Ligation decreasing to 3,616 while male Sterilization
Vasectomy recorded 248 clients during the review period.
Uptake of Modern Contraceptives in Health Facilities, 2017 - 2021
Contraceptive Method 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*
FP Injections1
New clients 546,370 694,486 714,518 616,529 595,703
Re-visits 1,492,329 1,783,518 1,879,317 1,649,594 1,837,945
IUCD Insertion2
New clients 156,319 187,558 174,142 111,977 81,705
Re-visits 61,805 80,409 78,366 48,151 26,095
Implants Insertion
New clients 369,137 498,018 514,213 376,242 576,795
Re-visits 123,214 194,236 218,768 160,760 225,711
Pills Combined Oral Contraceptive
New clients 101,151 173,501 237,743 249,637 270,328
Re-visits 188,659 268,030 378,651 431,981 475,308
Pills Progestin Only
New clients 73,953 86,602 92,924 121,518 136,013
Re-visits 64,896 74,813 78,673 106,685 138,164
Sterilization BTL3
New clients 9,149 10,814 8,971 4,435 3,616
Sterilization Vasectomy
New clients 807 646 658 334 248
Source: Kenya Health Information System (KHIS/DHIS2), Ministry of Health
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