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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya
KENYA		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
44.8
48.7
46.7
117
104
112
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
50.4
54.6
52.5
117
108
112
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
56.0
59.7
57.8
116
116
115
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
57.4
61.4
59.4
131
128
131
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
50.9
53.8
52.3
157
156
157
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
58.3
59.3
58.8
150
154
153
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Kenya
KENYA		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
58.3
59.3
150
154
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
64.1
68.2
157
156
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
64.7
68.6
155
157
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
65.2
69.0
154
157
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
65.6
69.2
155
159
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
66.2
69.7
155
160
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
66.9
70.5
155
162
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
68.0
71.9
155
158
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
69.3
73.7
153
148
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
70.9
75.3
152
139
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
72.6
76.6
147
132
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
74.2
77.7
145
132
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
76.1
78.9
143
134
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
78.1
80.3
143
137
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
80.5
82.0
147
137
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
83.2
84.2
152
145
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
86.4
87.0
149
150
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
90.0
90.4
153
147
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
93.9
94.1
169
177
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.2
98.3
159
179
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
102.7
102.7
180
189
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya
KENYA		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 HIV/AIDS
293.53
12
  
0.40
137
2 Stroke
116.62
75
  
36.89
160
3 Coronary Heart Disease
101.18
108
  
68.80
155
4 Influenza & Pneumonia
93.64
51
  
23.69
125
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
56.98
41
  
1.95
119
6 Diabetes Mellitus
42.44
74
  
5.04
185
7 Lung Disease
35.98
63
  
21.47
98
8 Tuberculosis
32.61
51
  
0.41
170
9 Road Traffic Accidents
28.21
40
  
4.77
180
10 Violence
25.77
24
  
1.14
160
11 Maternal Conditions
23.18
25
  
0.15
151
12 Hypertension
21.81
121
  
3.67
183
13 Other Injuries
21.65
36
  
5.54
170
14 Kidney Disease
19.59
77
  
3.23
185
15 Birth Trauma
16.45
33
  
0.64
166
16 Low Birth Weight
16.26
51
  
3.39
144
17 Breast Cancer
15.76
102
  
23.62
20
18 Oesophagus Cancer
13.93
8
  
7.62
30
19 Endocrine Disorders
13.60
59
  
3.13
147
20 War
13.35
10
  
0.00
192
21 Asthma
11.97
52
  
1.09
153
22 Inflammatory/Heart
11.31
64
  
2.97
152
23 Schistosomiasis
10.84
10
  
0.00
64
24 Suicide
10.09
65
  
6.90
101
25 Trypanosomiasis
9.95
12
  
0.00
192
26 Cervical Cancer
9.74
45
  
1.38
161
27 Malaria
8.18
42
  
0.01
104
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
8.00
67
  
17.08
14
29 Stomach Cancer
7.91
77
  
4.81
130
30 Liver Cancer
7.20
76
  
3.07
164
31 Lymphomas
7.09
42
  
7.35
36
32 Prostate Cancer
6.74
87
  
8.21
58
33 Epilepsy
6.31
40
  
1.57
104
34 Liver Disease
5.82
149
  
9.48
96
35 Congenital Anomalies
5.58
114
  
3.68
164
36 Peptic Ulcer Disease
5.58
61
  
2.54
123
37 Meningitis
5.04
60
  
0.41
149
38 Anaemia
4.83
59
  
0.15
171
39 Falls
4.65
68
  
3.51
109
40 Poisonings
4.37
52
  
2.81
89
41 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.34
142
  
15.49
33
42 Fires
4.16
60
  
0.45
158
43 Leukemia
4.10
81
  
4.39
63
44 Drownings
4.10
77
  
0.35
187
45 Malnutrition
3.92
76
  
0.07
172
46 Oral Cancer
3.91
62
  
2.39
113
47 Skin Disease
3.69
69
  
1.50
104
48 Pancreas Cancer
3.66
89
  
6.81
39
49 Other Neoplasms
3.12
86
  
2.95
92
50 Ovary Cancer
3.01
56
  
3.96
20
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Kenya
KENYA		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 HIV/AIDS
87,798
27.64
  
266
0.06
2 Influenza & Pneumonia
28,134
8.86
  
37,348
8.00
3 Diarrhoeal diseases
27,614
8.69
  
3,081
0.66
4 Stroke
15,399
4.85
  
55,919
11.98
5 Coronary Heart Disease
13,488
4.25
  
92,299
19.77
6 Birth Trauma
12,222
3.85
  
262
0.06
7 Low Birth Weight
12,085
3.80
  
1,386
0.30
8 Tuberculosis
9,723
3.06
  
443
0.09
9 Maternal Conditions
7,962
2.51
  
81
0.02
10 Road Traffic Accidents
7,801
2.46
  
3,073
0.66
11 Violence
7,733
2.43
  
703
0.15
12 Other Injuries
7,137
2.25
  
6,029
1.29
13 Diabetes Mellitus
5,831
1.84
  
6,682
1.43
14 Lung Disease
4,861
1.53
  
29,069
6.23
15 Malaria
4,838
1.52
  
5
0.00
16 Congenital Anomalies
3,754
1.18
  
1,950
0.42
17 War
3,744
1.18
  
0
0.00
18 Trypanosomiasis
3,340
1.05
  
0
0.00
19 Kidney Disease
2,912
0.92
  
4,804
1.03
20 Hypertension
2,845
0.90
  
5,191
1.11
21 Meningitis
2,528
0.80
  
278
0.06
22 Oesophagus Cancer
2,249
0.71
  
8,762
1.88
23 Endocrine Disorders
2,199
0.69
  
3,056
0.65
24 Schistosomiasis
2,181
0.69
  
1
0.00
25 Suicide
2,177
0.69
  
4,660
1.00
26 Malnutrition
2,022
0.64
  
85
0.02
27 Asthma
1,813
0.57
  
1,260
0.27
28 Lymphomas
1,811
0.57
  
8,744
1.87
29 Inflammatory/Heart
1,761
0.55
  
3,014
0.65
30 Cervical Cancer
1,676
0.53
  
1,322
0.28
31 Measles
1,580
0.50
  
2
0.00
32 Anaemia
1,516
0.48
  
260
0.06
33 Fires
1,512
0.48
  
380
0.08
34 Breast Cancer
1,491
0.47
  
14,343
3.07
35 Pertussis
1,433
0.45
  
6
0.00
36 Drownings
1,401
0.44
  
233
0.05
37 Epilepsy
1,346
0.42
  
1,201
0.26
38 Liver Cancer
1,266
0.40
  
3,470
0.74
39 Stomach Cancer
1,222
0.38
  
6,006
1.29
40 Leukemia
1,108
0.35
  
5,077
1.09
41 Poisonings
1,090
0.34
  
1,805
0.39
42 Syphilis
1,028
0.32
  
3
0.00
43 Liver Disease
930
0.29
  
7,767
1.66
44 Alzheimers/Dementia
928
0.29
  
29,116
6.24
45 Prostate Cancer
881
0.28
  
11,508
2.46
46 Falls
866
0.27
  
4,450
0.95
47 Peptic Ulcer Disease
817
0.26
  
3,294
0.71
48 Colon-Rectum Cancers
758
0.24
  
18,951
4.06
49 Oral Cancer
683
0.21
  
2,428
0.52
50 Pancreas Cancer
550
0.17
  
7,954
1.70
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Kenya
KENYA		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Breast Cancer
15.76
102
  
23.62
20
2 Oesophagus Cancer
13.93
8
  
7.62
30
3 Cervical Cancer
9.74
45
  
1.38
161
4 Stomach Cancer
7.91
77
  
4.81
130
5 Liver Cancer
7.20
76
  
3.07
164
6 Lymphomas
7.09
42
  
7.35
36
7 Prostate Cancer
6.74
87
  
8.21
58
8 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.34
142
  
15.49
33
9 Leukemia
4.10
81
  
4.39
63
10 Oral Cancer
3.91
62
  
2.39
113
11 Pancreas Cancer
3.66
89
  
6.81
39
12 Other Neoplasms
3.12
86
  
2.95
92
13 Ovary Cancer
3.01
56
  
3.96
20
14 Lung Cancers
2.98
159
  
30.98
18
15 Bladder Cancer
1.79
115
  
4.27
28
16 Skin Cancers
1.19
95
  
2.74
32
17 Uterin Cancer
0.73
118
  
1.53
64
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Kenya
KENYA		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
39,002,772
33
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
1.00
79
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
42.3 %
29
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
55.1 %
159
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
2.6 %
177
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
36.64
27
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
9.72
65
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
4.56
34
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
54.70
43
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.02
190
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.01
182
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
1.01
84
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.84
58
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
N/A
67
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
2.69
21
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
85.1
116
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
90.6
104
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
79.7
116
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
40.0
13
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
58.8
153
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
48.0
164
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$1,600
161
  
$36,600
23
 

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