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What is more likely to kill you if aged between 15 and 49 years

A new report shows that persons aged between the age of 15 and 49 years are more likely to die from injuries and sudden death that all the other categories.

According to the Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2023, injuries, cancer, pneumonia, cardiovascular diseases and sepsis were the leading causes of medically certified registered deaths among persons aged between 15 and 49 years in 2023,

“Age 15-49 years is the most productive age group in the human cycle. Analysing the causes of death
in this age group is therefore critical for specific interventions so as to improve their health, thereby
reducing premature mortality,” it says.

The report adds that men in this age group are more exposed to injuries and accidents due to the nature of their occupations hence more likely to die as a result of complications associated with such incidents.

On the other hand, this being the childbearing age, women are more likely to die as a result of maternal and reproductive health-related complications.

With regard to deaths registered in the community (information collected and filed by assistant chiefs), sudden death (16.3%), pneumonia (10.5%), malaria (8.0%) cancer (7.7%) accounts for more than 40% of all deaths .

Suicide, road traffic accidents and alcoholism are among the top 10 causes of death among males but not among the females in this age category. On the other hand, HIV/AIDS, hypertension and asthma are among the top 10 causes of death among females, but not among males in this age group.

The report was developed by the Civil Registration Service  in partnership with Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, United Nations Population Fund Kenya, National Government Administration and Ministry of Health.

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Others were the Population Studies and Research Institute, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI Welcome Trust), UN Women, National Council for Population Development and Vital Strategies.

The report provides key highlights on births and deaths registration completeness by various
characteristics including live birth by sex of child, place of occurrence, age of mother, marital status,
mother’s level of education and foreign births registration.

It also highlights death by place of occurrence, deaths by age and sex, deaths by marital status, neonatal deaths, crude death rate, foreign registration of deaths, causes of death and leading causes of deaths for dierent age groups that occurred within the year 2023.

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