Kenya - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 73.03
2010 62.63
2015 55.92
2019 48.29

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 6.40
2010 8.41
2015 9.89
2019 10.85

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 20.56
2010 28.97
2015 34.19
2019 40.86

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Kenya was 19.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.80 in 2007, while its lowest value was 19.40 in 2017.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 20.10
2001 19.90
2002 19.90
2003 19.80
2004 19.70
2005 20.30
2006 20.40
2007 20.80
2008 20.70
2009 20.60
2010 20.60
2011 20.30
2012 20.20
2013 20.40
2014 20.20
2015 19.90
2016 19.50
2017 19.40
2018 19.60
2019 19.60

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Kenya was 22.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.20 in 2008, while its lowest value was 22.30 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 24.60
2001 24.10
2002 24.00
2003 23.70
2004 23.50
2005 24.70
2006 24.70
2007 25.10
2008 25.20
2009 24.50
2010 24.30
2011 24.40
2012 24.10
2013 23.80
2014 23.10
2015 22.50
2016 22.30
2017 22.50
2018 22.80
2019 22.70

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Kenya was 21.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.70 in 2008, while its lowest value was 20.80 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 22.10
2001 21.80
2002 21.80
2003 21.50
2004 21.40
2005 22.20
2006 22.30
2007 22.70
2008 22.70
2009 22.40
2010 22.20
2011 22.10
2012 22.00
2013 21.90
2014 21.50
2015 21.10
2016 20.80
2017 20.80
2018 21.00
2019 21.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 75.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 81.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 78.10

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Kenya was 2.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.40 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.90
2001 3.10
2002 3.00
2003 2.90
2004 2.70
2005 2.70
2006 2.70
2007 2.80
2008 2.80
2009 2.80
2010 2.80
2011 2.80
2012 2.70
2013 2.60
2014 2.50
2015 2.40
2016 2.40
2017 2.40
2018 2.40
2019 2.40

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Kenya was 1.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.30 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.50
2001 1.90
2002 1.90
2003 1.70
2004 1.60
2005 1.60
2006 1.60
2007 1.60
2008 1.60
2009 1.50
2010 1.50
2011 1.50
2012 1.40
2013 1.40
2014 1.40
2015 1.40
2016 1.30
2017 1.30
2018 1.30
2019 1.30

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Kenya was 3.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 3.50 in 2015.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.40
2001 4.30
2002 4.20
2003 4.00
2004 3.90
2005 3.90
2006 3.90
2007 4.00
2008 4.10
2009 4.10
2010 4.00
2011 4.10
2012 4.00
2013 3.70
2014 3.60
2015 3.50
2016 3.50
2017 3.50
2018 3.60
2019 3.50

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Kenya was 3.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.70 in 2004.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.40
2001 3.90
2002 3.60
2003 3.20
2004 2.70
2005 3.00
2006 3.00
2007 3.40
2008 3.40
2009 3.30
2010 3.40
2011 3.10
2012 3.00
2013 3.20
2014 3.10
2015 2.90
2016 2.80
2017 2.80
2018 3.10
2019 3.20

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Kenya was 9.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 8.00 in 2015.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 10.80
2001 10.00
2002 9.40
2003 9.00
2004 8.60
2005 9.20
2006 9.10
2007 9.30
2008 9.10
2009 8.70
2010 8.60
2011 8.70
2012 8.80
2013 8.70
2014 8.30
2015 8.00
2016 8.10
2017 8.40
2018 9.00
2019 9.10

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Kenya was 6.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.40 in 2016.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 7.60
2001 6.90
2002 6.40
2003 6.10
2004 5.70
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.30
2008 6.20
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 5.90
2012 5.90
2013 5.90
2014 5.70
2015 5.50
2016 5.40
2017 5.60
2018 6.00
2019 6.10

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Kenya was 28.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.30 in 2019 and a minimum value of 25.70 in 2010.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 26.40
2001 26.50
2002 26.50
2003 26.20
2004 25.90
2005 26.30
2006 25.80
2007 25.80
2008 25.90
2009 26.10
2010 25.70
2011 25.70
2012 26.60
2013 26.40
2014 26.60
2015 27.30
2016 27.40
2017 27.70
2018 28.00
2019 28.30

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 51.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors