Women have a higher life expectancy than men in KenyaOver the last two decades, life expectancy has been on the rise in Kenya. For example, between 2001 and 2016, Kenya recorded a dramatic increase in life expectancy. By 2018, Kenya had a global life expectancy ranking of 132, with women having a life expectancy average of 68.9 years and men having an average of 64.4 years. “The annual rate of death from cardiovascular disease is nearly four times higher in women with poor exercise capacity compared to women with good exercise capacity,” the report says. The annual cancer deaths were doubled in patients with poor exercise capacity, while annual rate of death from other causes was more than four times higher for women with a poor exercise record.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 14:26 UTC