As of 2017, 2% (458,900 individuals) of Kenya’s total adult population (estimated at 23,147,000) had diabetes (International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 2017). This is likely to be an underestimation since 60% of people diagnosed with diabetes seek primary health care services for unrelated problems because they are not cognizant that they have the disease (Republic of Kenya, 2015a).

References:

International Diabetes Federation (IDF). (2017). IDF Diabetes Atlas – 8th Edition. https://diabetesatlas.org/upload/resources/previous/files/8/IDF_DA_8e-EN-final.pdf

Republic of Kenya. (2015a). Kenya National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2015-2020. Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.who.int/nmh/ncd-task-force/kenya-strategy-ncds-2015-2020.pdf