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Distribution of Population by Level of Difficulty in Self Care, Age and Sex, Kenya (2019)

This table presents the distribution of the Kenyan population in 2019 by their reported level of difficulty in self-care, disaggregated by age group and sex.

27 rows· 14 columns· Kenya, 2019· Source: 2019-Kenya-Population-and-Housing-Census-Analytical-Report-on-Disability-Vol.XV_(6).pdf· Updated 23 Jun 2026

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age_group	sex	no_difficulty_number #	no_difficulty_percent #	some_difficulty_number #	some_difficulty_percent #	a_lot_of_difficulty_number #	a_lot_of_difficulty_percent #	cannot_do_at_all_number #	cannot_do_at_all_percent #	not_stated_number #	not_stated_percent #	dont_know_number #	dont_know_percent #
Total	Total	40822329	100	250204	100	96958	100	22970	100	3382	100	14463	100
0-4 Years	Male	20131713	29.32	10701	29.3	25490	46.92	20459	47.61	1434	22.4	7880	54.48
0-4 Years	Female	20689409	30.14	18307	50.1	2806	5.16	94	0.22	650	10.15	880	6.08
5-9 Years	Total	6150090	15.07	19537	7.81	8199	8.46	7018	16.33	2627	77.67	1897	13.12
5-9 Years	Male	3088550	7.57	10783	4.31	4700	4.85	3898	9.07	1522	45	932	6.44
5-9 Years	Female	3061540	7.5	8754	3.5	3499	3.61	3120	7.26	1105	32.67	965	6.67
10-14 Years	Total	6284582	15.39	16482	6.59	5044	5.2	4782	11.13	1211	35.81	1804	12.47
10-14 Years	Male	3174868	7.78	9384	3.75	2716	2.8	2759	6.42	470	13.9	919	6.35
10-14 Years	Female	3109762	7.62	7098	2.84	2328	2.4	2023	4.71	741	21.91	885	6.12
15-34 Years	Total	334481	8.19	3870	1.55	1555	1.6	1088	2.53	309	9.14	847	5.86
15-34 Years	Male	1705804	4.18	2071	0.83	899	0.93	676	1.57	199	5.88	451	3.12
15-34 Years	Female	1594007	3.9	1799	0.72	656	0.68	412	0.96	110	3.25	396	2.74
35-59 Years	Total	8355151	20.47	38000	15.19	18555	19.14	8555	19.91	107	3.16	1935	13.38
35-59 Years	Male	6467883	15.84	20485	8.19	9876	10.19	4133	9.62	291	8.6	2859	19.77
35-59 Years	Female	68331	0.17	1830	0.73	867	0.89	78	0.18	20	0.59	153	1.06
60-64 Years	Total	5240199	12.84	52515	20.99	18397	18.97	5326	12.38	460	13.6	3494	24.16
60-64 Years	Male	2516712	6.16	2495	1	907	0.94	260	0.6	100	2.96	116	0.8
60-64 Years	Female	243351	0.6	807	0.32	200	0.21	83	0.19	15	0.44	56	0.39
65-69 Years	Total	84518	0.21	1500	0.6	655	0.68	265	0.62	3	0.09	12	0.08
65-69 Years	Male	407962	1	5082	2.03	1624	1.67	688	1.6	13	0.38	176	1.22
65-69 Years	Female	43721	0.11	918	0.37	380	0.39	128	0.3	3	0.09	171	1.18
70+ Years	Total	632883	1.55	15854	6.34	3300	3.4	1173	2.73	17	0.5	173	1.2
70+ Years	Male	301084	0.74	3243	1.3	1719	1.77	567	1.32	13	0.38	82	0.57
70+ Years	Female	331786	0.81	10151	4.06	2341	2.41	73	0.17	17	0.5	30	0.21
Not Stated	Total	1073403	2.63	84397	33.73	2887	2.98	15754	36.67	101	2.99	570	3.94
Not Stated	Male	469211	1.15	26976	10.78	10381	10.71	2209	5.14	4	0.12	132	0.91
Not Stated	Female	604172	1.48	57918	23.15	22504	23.21	9544	22.21	56	1.66	293	2.03

Data dictionary

Column	Type	Description
age_group	text	Age group of the population.
sex	text	Sex of the population (Male, Female, or Total).
no_difficulty_number	number	Number of individuals reporting no difficulty in self-care.
no_difficulty_percent	number	Percentage of individuals reporting no difficulty in self-care within their respective age/sex group.
some_difficulty_number	number	Number of individuals reporting some difficulty in self-care.
some_difficulty_percent	number	Percentage of individuals reporting some difficulty in self-care within their respective age/sex group.
a_lot_of_difficulty_number	number	Number of individuals reporting a lot of difficulty in self-care.
a_lot_of_difficulty_percent	number	Percentage of individuals reporting a lot of difficulty in self-care within their respective age/sex group.
cannot_do_at_all_number	number	Number of individuals reporting they cannot do self-care at all.
cannot_do_at_all_percent	number	Percentage of individuals reporting they cannot do self-care at all within their respective age/sex group.
not_stated_number	number	Number of individuals for whom difficulty in self-care was not stated.
not_stated_percent	number	Percentage of individuals for whom difficulty in self-care was not stated within their respective age/sex group.
dont_know_number	number	Number of individuals for whom the level of difficulty in self-care is unknown.
dont_know_percent	number	Percentage of individuals for whom the level of difficulty in self-care is unknown within their respective age/sex group.

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LeadAfrik Public Economics Hub. "Distribution of Population by Level of Difficulty in Self Care, Age and Sex, Kenya (2019)." Source: 2019-Kenya-Population-and-Housing-Census-Analytical-Report-on-Disability-Vol.XV_(6).pdf. Updated 23 Jun 2026. Retrieved from https://www.leadafrik.com/data/explore/distribution-of-population-by-level-of-difficulty-in-self-ca