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HEALTH PROFILE: Kenya

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Kenya KENYA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Kenya
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Kenya KENYA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    Kenya KENYA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    92.66
    81
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    85.68
    38
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.70
    144
    4. Liver Disease
    57.44
    6
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.46
    31
    6. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    18
    7. HIV/AIDS
    48.82
    25
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.00
    12
    9. Malaria
    33.54
    29
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    30.43
    88
    11. Hypertension
    28.53
    47
    12. Lung Disease
    26.82
    68
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.30
    91
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    17. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.35
    76
    19. Meningitis
    13.96
    19
    20. Malnutrition
    13.10
    21
    21. Other Injuries
    12.36
    42
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.72
    28
    23. Suicide
    11.01
    60
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    25. Asthma
    9.95
    65
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.50
    38
    27. Low Birth Weight
    8.13
    53
    28. Falls
    7.89
    53
    29. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    30. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    31. Violence
    7.07
    65
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    86
    35. Tetanus
    5.79
    2
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.78
    61
    38. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    105
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    112
    41. Fires
    3.66
    34
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    43. Poisonings
    3.34
    13
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    45. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    46. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    2.69
    125
    48. Epilepsy
    2.27
    52
    49. Drownings
    2.27
    103
    50. Skin Disease
    2.15
    56
    Kenya KENYA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,571
    8.57
    2. HIV/AIDS
    20,885
    7.93
    3. Tuberculosis
    19,655
    7.46
    4. Stroke
    15,895
    6.03
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,420
    5.85
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14,883
    5.65
    7. Liver Disease
    13,405
    5.09
    8. Malaria
    12,652
    4.80
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,972
    4.54
    10. Birth Trauma
    9,957
    3.78
    11. Low Birth Weight
    9,562
    3.63
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    6,115
    2.32
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,651
    2.15
    14. Maternal Conditions
    5,651
    2.15
    15. Meningitis
    5,364
    2.04
    16. Kidney Disease
    4,464
    1.69
    17. Hypertension
    4,418
    1.68
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,373
    1.66
    19. Other Injuries
    4,336
    1.65
    20. Lung Disease
    4,280
    1.62
    21. Malnutrition
    4,212
    1.60
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3,389
    1.29
    23. Suicide
    3,214
    1.22
    24. Violence
    2,942
    1.12
    25. Breast Cancer
    2,658
    1.01
      Deaths %
    26. Asthma
    2,300
    0.87
    27. Tetanus
    2,129
    0.81
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2,010
    0.76
    29. Lymphomas
    1,931
    0.73
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,842
    0.70
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    0.69
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,477
    0.56
    33. Falls
    1,465
    0.56
    34. Liver Cancer
    1,351
    0.51
    35. Leukemia
    1,327
    0.50
    36. Fires
    1,316
    0.50
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,292
    0.49
    38. Poisonings
    1,269
    0.48
    39. Drownings
    1,200
    0.46
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,121
    0.43
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,089
    0.41
    42. Pertussis
    1,014
    0.38
    43. Epilepsy
    832
    0.32
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.32
    45. Ovary Cancer
    795
    0.30
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    716
    0.27
    47. Lung Cancers
    669
    0.25
    48. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.24
    49. Hepatitis B
    522
    0.20
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    470
    0.18
    Kenya KENYA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    7. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    10. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    11. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    13. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    115
    Kenya KENYA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.1
    141
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    17.4
    2.2
    124
    126
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    2.8
    11.1
    175
    158
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.54
    114
    Kenya KENYA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    Kenya KENYA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    54.685m
    27
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    60
    Population 0-14
    38.7%
    35
    Population 15-64
    58.2%
    155
    Population 65 +
    3.1%
    170
    Birth Rate / 1000
    26.39
    42
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.01
    166
    Fertility Rate
    3.36
    40
    Infant Mortality
    28.81
    60
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.02
    189
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    170
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.00
    83
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.84
    70
    Net Migration
    -0.20
    86
    Population Growth
    2.15%
    36
    Literacy Total
    81.5%
    126
    Literacy Male
    85.0%
    113
    Literacy Female
    78.2%
    109
    Unemployment
    40.0%
    6
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    66.1
    140
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    57.7
    141
    GDP per Capita USD
    $4,200
    146

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    344,130
    5,689
    4/1/24
    Kenya COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Kenya causes.

     
     
    Kenya COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Kenya COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.