Lifestyle, pressure from society and suppressed emotions driving Kenyans to an early death

A garbage man and a marabou stork scavenge at Nyambera dumping site in the outskirts of Kisii town. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

The average Kenyan woman lives to age 66.5 years, compared to a man who lives up to 60.6 years, the 2022 Economic Survey has revealed.

The survey, released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in Nairobi on Thursday, also shows that the average age of a Kenyan man’s first marriage is 27, while women marry at 23 years.