Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya
Kenya: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 208 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya stood at 208. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya peaked at 730 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 208, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 318 | — |
| 2001 | 316 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 313 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 306 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 298 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 280 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 272 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 269 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 730 | +171.4% |
| 2009 | 696 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 660 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 418 | -36.7% |
| 2012 | 353 | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 338 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 306 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 208 | -32.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 208 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 208 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +171.4% | 269 | 730 |
| 2011 | -36.7% | 660 | 418 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 379.8 | 269 | 730 | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.5 | 208 | 660 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Kenya was 208 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 730 in 2008.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 208 in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Kenya ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.