Few things – perhaps nothing in life compares to the loss of a child; as per The Kenya Economic Report 2014, published by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis; the following are the leading causes of death in Kenyan Children:
- Respiratory diseases – 26.4%
- Malaria -17%
- Diseases of the skin – 8.2%
- Diarrhoea – 3.3%
- Rheumatism (joint pains) -3%
- Urinary tract infections -3%
- Accidents – 2.4%
- Typhoid fever – 2.1%
- Pneumonia – 2.0%