#YouAsked Sex & gender Crime & justice What is the most current data on femicide in Kenya? Source UN Office of Drug and Crime - Victims of Intentional Homicide Short answer What is the most current data on femicide in Kenya? There’s no official publicly available government data on femicide. However, the UN office of drug and crime put the number of women killed in intentional homicide at 725 in 2022. This worked out to a rate of 2.66 for every 100,000 women. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Welfare & population Sex & gender How many women are there in Kenya? Source World Bank population data, female - Kenya Short answer How many women are there in Kenya? The Kenya national statistics bureau estimated that there were 25.98 million females in Kenya in 2023, and projected the 2024 estimate at 26.43 million females. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Health How many registered dentists are there in Nairobi? Source Kenya Health Workforce Report: The Status of Healthcare Professionals in Kenya (2015) Short answer How many registered dentists are there in Nairobi? We are yet to find publicly available data on dentists available in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 What is the daily Covid-19 death rate in Kenya? Source WHO: Kenya Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard Short answer What is the daily Covid-19 death rate in Kenya? Kenya, along with a number of other countries, have stopped reporting or changed their frequency of reporting COVID-19 case and death counts to WHO. There is currently no data availble on Kenya's daily Covid-19 death rate. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Sex & gender What are the teenage pregnancy numbers for Kenya? Source Kenya 2022 Demographic and Health Survey Short answer What are the teenage pregnancy numbers for Kenya? Kenya's latest Demographic and Health Survey shows that teenage pregnancy rates declined to 15% in 2022, from 18% in 2014. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Education What is the literacy rate in Zimbabwe? Source Population and housing census preliminary results on education 2022 Short answer What is the literacy rate in Zimbabwe? A preliminary education survey by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), as part of the 2022 population and housing census, indicates a literacy rate of 93.7% in 2022, down from 96% in 2012. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Health Are cancer cases on the increase in Zimbabwe? Source The Global Cancer Observatory – Factsheet: Zimbabwe Short answer Are cancer cases on the increase in Zimbabwe? Between 2009 and 2018, cancer cases in Zimbabwe almost doubled, according to the national cancer registry. This has been due to drivers such as behavioural risk factors for cancer and poor access to screening, treatment and palliative care. According to the latest available statistics from the World... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Economy Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Source World Bank: Kenya’s Economy is Showing Resilience as Output Rises Above Pre-Pandemic Levels Driven by a Rebound in the Services Sector Short answer Did the Kenyan economy grow over the pandemic period? Kenya's economy has demonstrated resilience to the Covid-19 shock, with output in the first half of 2021 rising above pre-pandemic levels. In 2021 as a whole, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5%, one of the faster recoveries among Sub-Saharan African countries. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which cities in Zimbabwe have reached herd immunity? Source Zimbabwean Ministry of Health Short answer Which cities in Zimbabwe have reached herd immunity? Herd immunity is the indirect protection from an infectious disease when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. The share of people who need to be immune in order to achieve herd immunity varies with each disease. The proportion of the pop... Back Full answer