health What is Kenya’s suicide rate? Source World Health Organization Short answer What is Kenya’s suicide rate? There were an estimated 3.2 deaths by suicide for every 100,000 people in Kenya in 2016.Related: ANALYSIS: Poor data on suicide leaves Kenya groping in the dark for answers Back Full answer
health What share of African children under five years are stunted? Source World Health Organization Short answer What share of African children under five years are stunted? A child is considered stunted when, according to standards developed by the World Health Organization, their height is lower than would be statistically expected for their age.An estimated 33.1% of children under five years in the WHO’s Africa region (56.1 million) were stunted in 2018. The region… Back Full answer
health What share of African children under five years are underweight? Source World Health Organization Short answer What share of African children under five years are underweight? Children are underweight when, according to standards developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), their weight is lower than would be statistically expected for their age.An estimated 17.1% of children under five years in the WHO’s Africa region were underweight in 2018. This was 29 million… Back Full answer
health Which African countries have the highest child obesity rates? Source World Health Organization Short answer Which African countries have the highest child obesity rates? Estimates show that the number of overweight children in Africa increased by more than 50% between 2000 and 2015. Twenty-four countries have rates of 3% to 10%. The highest rates are in Algeria (12.4%), Botswana (11.2%), the Comoros (10.9%), Seychelles (10.2%) and South Africa (10.9%). The data is… Back Full answer
health What is the progress of coverage by the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine in Africa? Source World Health Organization Short answer What is the progress of coverage by the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine in Africa? The WHO’s 194 member states committed to no one missing out on vital immunisations, with a target of achieving 90% DTP3 vaccination coverage in all countries by 2015. Data from July 2017 shows that one in 10 children remain unreached by immunisation programmes. Of the eight countries with less than… Back Full answer
health What share of Kenyan children younger than five are stunted? Source Basic Report, March 2018 (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) Short answer What share of Kenyan children younger than five are stunted? The 2015/16 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey estimated that 29.9% of children younger than five were moderately stunted. This means that they were shorter than would be statistically expected for their age.An estimated 11.4% were severely stunted. Stunting is the result of “long-term… Back Full answer
health What impact has vaccination had on deaths from measles in Sub-Saharan Africa? Source UNICEF Short answer What impact has vaccination had on deaths from measles in Sub-Saharan Africa? According to WHO estimates in 2000, measles accounted for approximately 777,000 deaths worldwide, of which around 60% were in sub-Saharan Africa. Mass vaccination campaigns have had a major impact on reducing measles in Africa. Development agencies frequently cite that deaths from measles in Africa… Back Full answer
health What share of Nigerian children under five years are stunted? Source National Nutrition and Health Survey 2018 Short answer What share of Nigerian children under five years are stunted? An estimated 32% of children younger than five in Nigeria are considered to be stunted as a result of impaired growth and development.More: Uncertain Nigeria population data makes claim about stunted kids hard to verify Back Full answer
health What is Nigeria’s total fertility rate? Source Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2016/2017 Short answer What is Nigeria’s total fertility rate? Nigeria’s total fertility rate for women aged 15 to 49 was 5.8 in 2016/17.This is “the number of children who would be born per woman if she lived to the end of her childbearing years and bore children at each age in accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates”. Back Full answer
