Kenya - Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever)

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (% of children under age 5 with fever) in Kenya was 27.10 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 65.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.20 in 2009.

Definition: Malaria treatment refers to the percentage of children under age five who were ill with fever in the last two weeks and received any appropriate (locally defined) anti-malarial drugs.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

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Year Value
1998 40.00
2000 65.00
2003 26.20
2009 23.20
2014 27.00
2015 27.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention