A new report released by the government and prepared by the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the International Center for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) says that HIV AIDS is still the leading killer disease in the republic of Kenya.
The report cites lower respiratory infections as the second leading killer in Kenya followed by diarrhea diseases, tuberculosis and malaria.
Non-communicable diseases like stroke, diabetes and ischemic heart diseases are also killers that should be taken seriously as stated in the report.
The report also notes a significant decrease in the deaths of mothers during delivery from 506 per 100,000 live births in 2004 to 277 deaths in 2013, and yet another decline in the deaths of children under the age of 5 years.
"Since the 2000s, childhood survival in the Republic of Kenya has improved, reaching a mortality that's not up in most countries within the region. However under-five mortality remains high in Kenya," the report notes
The report also notes road accidents as yet another factor leading to deaths and disabilities having increased exponentially from 1990 to 2013.
"Road injuries are long absent from the top 10 causes of health loss in Kenya," the report adds.