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Prostate cancer remains the biggest threat to men’s health


1,663 men died in the year 2018 as a result of prostate cancer, while 2,862 new cases were recorded. Data from the World Health Organization ranks Kenya at number 26 worldwide in deaths caused by prostate cancer.

It is difficult to get accurate national data because most data comes from Nairobi and other urbanized settings.

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