This is a list of top 10 major causes of death in Kenya according to a recent survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Malaria, Pneumonia, and cancer still remain the leading causes of death in Kenya. For instance, Pneumonia alone killed 21,584 Kenyans in 2017 accounting for 22.0 per cent of the major causes of deaths in 2017. Malaria killed 17,553 Kenyans, while cancer killed 16,953 Kenyans in the past year.
Other major causes of death included Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Anaemia. Let’s have a look at the full list below.
|
|
Cause |
2017
|
2016 |
2015 |
|
1
|
Pneumonia
|
21,584 |
21,295 |
22,473 |
|
2
|
Malaria |
17,553 |
16,000 |
20,691 |
|
3
|
Cancer |
16,953 |
15,762 |
15,714 |
|
4
|
Tuberculosis
|
9,081 |
4,735 |
10,183 |
|
5
|
HIV/AIDS |
8,758 |
9,471 |
11,131 |
|
6
|
Anemia |
8294 |
8,165 |
8,472 |
|
7
|
Heart disease
|
4,786 |
5,353 |
5,799 |
|
8
|
Other Accidents |
3,874 |
4,166 |
3,887 |
|
9
|
Road Accidents |
3,740 |
4,809 |
5,488 |
|
10
|
Meningitis |
3,540 |
4,374 |
4,499 |
|
|
Others
|
90,949 |
96,507 |
91,868 |
|
|
Total
|
189,087 |
190,637 |
200,205 |
According to the report, a total of 189,087 Kenyans died in 2017 compared to 190,637 Kenyans who died in 2016. Check out the full report here.
