Industry Analysis

The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) was the 7th to be carried out in Kenya, following similar surveys conducted in 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008–09 and 2014. The survey’s objective was to provide up to-date information on socio-economic, demographic, nutrition and health indicators for planning, monitoring and evaluation of various health programmes and policies. The 2022 KDHS was implemented in DHS-8 series that expanded some of the questions and had additional modules like early childhood development and chronic diseases. Further, the survey obtained information on indicators of interest as related to Universal Health Coverage, and these included healthcare financing and utilisation of community health services. The survey also provided an opportunity to obtain information on key indicators related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest global health threat.

This report provides baseline indicators that will be used in monitoring and evaluation of the progress of implementation of the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) and its commitments to the citizens as far as health support systems are concerned. The information in the report provides benchmark statistics on demographic profiles and health care status of households in the implementation of the Medium-Term Plan IV (MTP IV) and the country’s economic blueprint, Vision 2030. Besides this, the report provides indicators to monitor and evaluate Kenya’s achievements towards Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals and aspirations of the Africa Agenda 2063. It is worth noting that for a number of indicators, the information in the report has been provided at county level to enable the county governments to adequately plan, monitor, and evaluate their respective health programmes and projects.