Table 3 Ranking of reported priority diseases by number of cases and deaths in Kenya, 2007–2022
From: A recent history of disease outbreaks in Kenya, 2007–2022: Findings from routine surveillance data
Disease | Number of cases | Proportion of cases (%) | Ranking for case numbers | Number of deaths | Proportion of deaths (%) | Ranking for deaths | Number of outbreak reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aflatoxicosis | 31 | 0.01 | 20 | 10 | 0.15 | 11 | 2 |
AFP | 34 | 0.01 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
Anthrax | 207 | 0.04 | 14 | 11 | 0.17 | 10 | 10 |
Chikungunya | 3504 | 0.76 | 8 | 1 | 0.02 | 17 | 6 |
Cholera | 43,205 | 9.31 | 2 | 571 | 8.68 | 2 | 131 |
COVID-19 | 353,878 | 76.27 | 1 | 5687 | 86.49 | 1 | 141 |
cVDPV2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Dengue Fever | 4468 | 0.96 | 6 | 3 | 0.05 | 15 | 16 |
Epidemic Malaria | 40,116 | 8.65 | 3 | 36 | 0.55 | 5 | 6 |
Hepatitis A | 334 | 0.07 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
Hepatitis B | 4986 | 1.07 | 5 | 2 | 0.03 | 16 | 10 |
Hepatitis E | 491 | 0.11 | 11 | 4 | 0.06 | 14 | 1 |
Influenza A | 1374 | 0.3 | 9 | 2 | 0.03 | 16 | 3 |
Kala-azar | 5878 | 1.27 | 4 | 68 | 1.03 | 4 | 22 |
Measles | 4061 | 0.88 | 7 | 21 | 0.32 | 7 | 64 |
Mumps | 21 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 0.2 | 8 | 1 |
Pertussis | 43 | 0.01 | 17 | 1 | 0.02 | 17 | 7 |
Q Fever | 37 | 0.01 | 18 | 6 | 0.09 | 12 | 1 |
Rabies | 17 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0.02 | 17 | 1 |
RVF | 232 | 0.05 | 13 | 27 | 0.41 | 6 | 12 |
SARI | 823 | 0.18 | 10 | 94 | 1.43 | 3 | 1 |
Typhoid Fever | 123 | 0.03 | 16 | 5 | 0.08 | 13 | 2 |
Yellow Fever | 143 | 0.03 | 15 | 12 | 0.18 | 9 | 13 |
Total | 464,008 | 6575 | 457 |