HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections were the most frequent cause of casualties in Kenya as of 2019, with a rate of almost 104 deaths per 100,000. That year, Kenya was the fourth country worldwide with the highest number of AIDS-related deaths. In addition, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory infections and tuberculosis caused high number of deaths compared to other disorders, by a rate of 81 deaths per 100,000 and 76 deaths per 100,000 respectively.
Main causes of deaths in Kenya as of 2019
(in deaths per 100,000)
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IHME. (February 4, 2021). Main causes of deaths in Kenya as of 2019 (in deaths per 100,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221721/main-causes-of-deaths-in-kenya/
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IHME. (2021). Main causes of deaths in Kenya as of 2019 (in deaths per 100,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221721/main-causes-of-deaths-in-kenya/
IHME. "Main Causes of Deaths in Kenya as of 2019 (in Deaths per 100,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221721/main-causes-of-deaths-in-kenya/
IHME, Main causes of deaths in Kenya as of 2019 (in deaths per 100,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221721/main-causes-of-deaths-in-kenya/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Main causes of deaths in Kenya as of 2019 (in deaths per 100,000) [Graph], IHME, February 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221721/main-causes-of-deaths-in-kenya/
