diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/site-health.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/site-health.js
index df8cc62f6c..6dbe1462d2 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/site-health.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/site-health.js
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ jQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) {
 		count = SiteHealth.site_status.issues[ issue.status ];
 
 		if ( 'critical' === issue.status ) {
-			heading = sprintf( _n( '%s Critical issue', '%s Critical issues', count ), '<span class="issue-count">' + count + '</span>' );
+			heading = sprintf( _n( '%s critical issue', '%s critical issues', count ), '<span class="issue-count">' + count + '</span>' );
 		} else if ( 'recommended' === issue.status ) {
-			heading = sprintf( _n( '%s Recommended improvement', '%s Recommended improvements', count ), '<span class="issue-count">' + count + '</span>' );
+			heading = sprintf( _n( '%s recommended improvement', '%s recommended improvements', count ), '<span class="issue-count">' + count + '</span>' );
 		} else if ( 'good' === issue.status ) {
-			heading = sprintf( _n( '%s Item with no issues detected', '%s Items with no issues detected', count ), '<span class="issue-count">' + count + '</span>' );
+			heading = sprintf( _n( '%s item with no issues detected', '%s items with no issues detected', count ), '<span class="issue-count">' + count + '</span>' );
 		}
 
 		if ( heading ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/site-health.php b/src/wp-admin/site-health.php
index 9e3a847f6a..52ff845289 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/site-health.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/site-health.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 			<h3 class="site-health-issue-count-title">
 				<?php
 					/* translators: %s: Number of critical issues found. */
-					printf( _n( '%s Critical issue', '%s Critical issues', 0 ), '<span class="issue-count">0</span>' );
+					printf( _n( '%s critical issue', '%s critical issues', 0 ), '<span class="issue-count">0</span>' );
 				?>
 			</h3>
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 			<h3 class="site-health-issue-count-title">
 				<?php
 					/* translators: %s: Number of recommended improvements. */
-					printf( _n( '%s Recommended improvement', '%s Recommended improvements', 0 ), '<span class="issue-count">0</span>' );
+					printf( _n( '%s recommended improvement', '%s recommended improvements', 0 ), '<span class="issue-count">0</span>' );
 				?>
 			</h3>
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 		<h3 class="site-health-issue-count-title">
 			<?php
 				/* translators: %s: Number of items with no issues. */
-				printf( _n( '%s Item with no issues detected', '%s Items with no issues detected', 0 ), '<span class="issue-count">0</span>' );
+				printf( _n( '%s item with no issues detected', '%s items with no issues detected', 0 ), '<span class="issue-count">0</span>' );
 			?>
 		</h3>