The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy in Kenya explores health progress in Kenya over the past 23 years and examines the challenges the country faces as its population grows and the landscape of its health shifts. This report is a collaboration between the International Center for Humanitarian Affairs (ICHA) based at Kenya Red Cross, and the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Using results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) study, which draws from the input of Kenyan data sources and researchers, we provide information about the causes of death and disability in Kenya, as well as the risk factors that contribute to poor health. Finally, the report highlights how policymakers are leading efforts to advance population-level health in addition to highlighting gaps.
