Top 10 causes of death in Kenya

Health wise, Kenya has been identified as one of the countries in Africa that address tough health problems in the region, according to Centre of Disease Control.

The following diseases have been found to be the top in mortality causes by 2017;

  • Diarrheal Diseases
  • HIV/AIDS & TB
  • Neonatal diseases
  • Other noncommunicable Diseases
  • Mental and substance abuse
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Unintentional Injuries
  • Nutritional Deficiencies
  • Neoplasms
  • NTDs and malaria

The prevalence of the diseases is as shown below in the following infographics.

The report includes statistics for both male or female.

 

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