Table 1. Distribution of psychiatrists by province in Kenya.

Province	No. of psychiatrists	%	Population	Psychiatrist: population ratio
Nairobi	34	64.1	2 143 254	1:63 007
Central	3	5.7	3 724 159	1:1 241 386
Coast	4	7.5	2 487 264	1:621 816
Eastern	5	9.4	4 631 779	1:926 355
North-Eastern	0	0	962 143	–
Nyanza	1	1.9	4 392 196	1:4 392 196
Rift Valley	5	9.4	6 987 036	1:1 397 407
Western	1	1.9	3 358 776	1:3 358 776

Source: Ndetei et al (2007).