Table 2 Top ten causes of premature mortality among children under the age of five years ranked by percentage contribution to the total YLL in the Nairobi DSS 2003–2005
Causes | YLL | % YLL | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | 3463 | 22.8 | 1 |
Diarrhoeal Diseases | 2969 | 19.5 | 2 |
Stillbirths | 2480 | 16.3 | 3 |
Malnutrition and Anaemia | 1275 | 8.4 | 4 |
Birth Injury and/or Asphyxia | 661 | 4.3 | 5 |
AIDS and TB | 609 | 4.0 | 6 |
Malaria | 537 | 3.5 | 7 |
Prematurity and or Low Birth Weight | 529 | 3.5 | 8 |
Acute Febrile Illness | 434 | 2.9 | 9 |
Measles | 304 | 2.0 | 10 |
Total (All Causes) | 15192 |