Country Data: KENYA
Demographic Overview



Child and Maternal Health Overview

Hover over each cause of mortality below to see the Accelerator Behaviors that contribute to mortality reduction globally, listed in alphabetical order. Note that the behaviors are not linked to mortality at the country level.
Age 1 month to 5 years
Sources: WHO-MCEE Estimates for Child Causes of Death, 2015, Demographic and Health Survey
Caregivers appropriately manage care for signs and symptoms of ARI for children
Percentage of children born in the five years preceding the survey with acute respiratory infection taken to a health facility
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Caregivers appropriately provide treatment for diarrhea at onset of symptoms in children
Percentage of children born in the five years preceding the survey with diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey who received oral rehydration solution (ORS), that is either fluid from an ORS packet or a pre-packaged ORS fluid
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Caregivers complete a full course of timely vaccinations for infants and children under 2 years
Percentage of children 12-23 months who had received all 8 basic vaccinations
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Pregnant women and children sleep under an insecticide-treated net (ITN)
Percentage of pregnant women who slept under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) the night before the survey
Malaria Indicator Survey 2015
Percentage of children under age five who slept under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) the night before the survey
Malaria Indicator Survey 2015
Pregnant women take intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (IPTp) during antenatal care (ANC) visits
Percentage of women age 15-49 with a live birth in the two years preceding the survey who during the pregnancy took 3 or more doses of SP/Fansidar, with at least one dose during an antenatal care visit
Malaria Indicator Survey 2015
Percentage of women age 15-49 with a live birth in the two years preceding the survey who during the pregnancy took 2 or more doses of SP/Fansidar, with at least one dose during an antenatal care visit
Malaria Indicator Survey 2015
Caregivers appropriately manage care for signs and symptoms of Malaria for children
Among children under age five with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey, percentage for whom advice or treatment was sought from a health facility or provider
Malaria Indicator Survey 2015
Pregnant women complete a full course of quality antenatal care (ANC)
Percentage of women who had a live birth in the three years preceding the survey who had 4+ antenatal care visits
Malaria Indicator Survey 2015
Pregnant women deliver in a health facility with an equipped, qualified provider
Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey delivered at a health facility
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Caregivers provide essential newborn care immediately after birth
Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey delivered at a health facility. The proxy indicator is based on the assumption that newborns are more likely to receive the elements of essential newborn care if they are born in a health facility.
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2014
Caregivers seek prompt and appropriate care for signs and symptoms of newborn illness
Percentage of last births in the two years preceding the survey who had their first postnatal checkup in the first two days after birth. The proxy indicator is based on the assumption that caregivers who attend a postnatal checkup within the first two days are more likely to know the danger signs of newborn illness and take action, and are also accessing care during a child's most vulnerable days.
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2014
Mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour after delivery
Among last-born children born in the two years preceding the survey the percentage who started breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Mothers breastfeed exclusively for six months after birth
Percentage of youngest children under two years of age living with the mother who are exclusively breastfed from age 0-5 months
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Caregivers feed adequate amounts of nutritious, age-appropriate foods to children from 6 to 24 months of age, while continuing to breastfeed
Percentage of breastfed children age 6-23 months fed four or more food groups and the minimum meal frequency
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2014
Sexually active adolescents use a modern contraceptive method to delay first birth until after age 18
Percentage of sexually active unmarried women age 15-19 currently using any modern method of contraception
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2014
After a live birth, women or their partners use a modern contraceptive method to avoid pregnancy for at least 24 months
Percentage of currently married or in union women using family planning for spacing
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2014
Family members wash hands with soap under running water at 4 critical times [after defecation, after changing diapers, before food preparation and before eating]
Among households where place for handwashing was observed, percentage of households with soap and water. Soap includes soap or detergent in bar, liquid, powder or paste form.
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2014
Family members safely dispose of human feces
Percentage of households with improved and non-shared toilet facilities
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2015
Family members drink safe water
Percentage of households whose main source of drinking water is an improved source
The DHS Program Indicator Data API, The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program 2015