In total, Kenya saw 2.85 million pregnancies in 2023, with 1.4 million of these being unintended.
That puts the unintended pregnancy rate at 103.8 per 1,000 women, slightly down from 120 per 1,000 in 2012. However, the proportion of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion has increased, signaling that more women are opting to terminate pregnancies.
A study also revealed persistent regional differences. Nairobi and Central Kenya reported the highest abortion rates, at 78.3 per 1,000 women, followed closely by Nyanza and Western regions at 69.4 per 1,000 women.
Meanwhile, the lowest rates were recorded in the Coast and Northeastern regions.
