Kenya is among four East African countries which have managed to reduce the deaths of children under the age of five by a whopping 57 percent.
This is according to the 2019 Global Childhood Report by Save the Children which was released on Tuesday.
The report said that the likelihood of a child dying before his or her fifth birthday in East and Southern Africa has reduced by 57 percent since 2000 as a result of robust measures put in place over the last 20 years.
Kenya increased its end of childhood index by 174 points from 573 in 2000 to the current 747, representing a 56 percent improvement, placing it as the fourth most improved country in the East African region.
For instance, Kenya reduced stunting by 36 percent with the rate falling from 41 percent in 2000 to 26 percent in 2014 with the main drivers being improvements in children’s health and survival.
