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Health Sector Statistics

Injuries (Road Trafic 1,135,456 2.5 411,704 0.6 480,993 0.5 247,252 0.4 243,391 0.3
Accident)
Rheumatism, 1,246,731 2.7 1,825,551 2.4 2,182,264 2.5 2,367,990 3.9 550,522 0.6
Joint pains etc
Intestinal Worms 763,635 1.7 1,182,013 1.6 1,236,924 1.4 1,099,106 1.8 957,619 1.0
Eye Infection/ 656,451 1.4 939,572 1.3 1,013,862 1.2 1,120,623 1.9 1,301,895 1.4
Condition
All Other Diseases 11,400,776 24.6 27,069,439 36.2 35,303,784 40.2 16,193,186 27.0 44,655,884 47.4
TOTAL 46,271,618 100.0 74,812,873 100.0 87,767,959 100.0 60,002,746 100.0 94,299,091 100.0
Source: Kenya Health Information Sytem, Ministry of Health
COVID-19 Pandemic

Table below presents the cumulative number of confirmed positive cases and deaths due to COVID-19 by month for 2020 and
2021. Nationally, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases as of December 2021 was 297,279 while cumulative
deaths were 4,835 during the same period. The number of confirmed positive cases more than doubled to 200,667 in 2021 from
96,612 reported in 2020. The number of confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in 2021 was 3,079 up from 1,756 in 2020. The peak
months for the positive cases and the confirmed deaths were December and March, 2021, respectively.

Confirmed COVID-19 Positive Cases and Deaths by Month, 2020 - 2021
2020 2021
Month Cummulative Positive Cummulative Deaths Cummulative Positive Cummulative Deaths
Cases Cases
January 0 0 4,251 78
February 0 0 9,526 233
March 84 5 38,489 875
April 434 23 63,564 1,384
May 2,128 80 74,597 1,555
June 6,851 205 88,049 1,765
July 21,445 522 107,192 2,126
August 34,301 770 140,393 2,644

September 38,713 898 153,237 2,902
October 55,870 1,205 156,851 2,966
November 84,166 1,593 158,676 2,991
As at 31st December 96,612 1,756 200,667 3,079
Source: Kenya Health and Research Observatory (KHRO), Ministry of Health

Health Professionals
The number of registered health professionals by cadre from 2017 to 2021 are shown in table below. The number of registered
health professionals in all cadres increased during the period under review. The proportion of registered professionals per
100,000 population went up for all the cadres of registered health professionals except dentists which remained constant at 2.8.
Registered nurses had the highest ratio of 155.9 per 100,000 population while physiotherapists (degree) had the lowest ratio at
0.7 per 100,000 population in 2021.
Registered Health Professionals by Cadre, 2017-2021
Professional by 2017 No. Per 2018 No. Per 2019 No. Per 2020 No. Per 2021 No. Per
Cadre 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Number Population Number Population Number Population Number Population Number Population
Medical Practitioners and Dentists
Medical Officers 10,922 24.1 11,647 25.1 12,090 25.4 12,792 26.3 13,376 27.1
Dentists 1,211 2.7 1,257 2.7 1,288 2.7 1,344 2.8 1,396 2.8

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