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Why women live longer than men in Kenya

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For the first time in modern history, fewer than five million children under age 5 died in 2016 as compared to 11 million deaths in 1990.

Life expectancy in Kenya is growing despite continued struggle with communicable diseases like HIV/Aids and diarrhoea, states the Annual Global Burden of Disease study released this week.

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