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Kenya Population Distribution by Malaria Epidemiology

Epidemiology Strata	2009 Population	Percentage of Population	Cumulative Population
Lake Stable Endemic and Coastal Seasonal Stable Endemic	11,452,028	29.4	29.0
Highland Epidemic Prone	8,007,718	20.3	49.3
Seasonal Low Transmission Arid and Semi-Arid	8,029,683	20.4	67.7
Low Risk	11,933,834	30.3	100
	39,423,263

Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. It accounts for about 30% of all outpatient consultations, 19% of all hospital admissions, and is reported to cause approximately 34,000 deaths annually among children under-five years of age.

The total population at risk of malaria is approximately 23 million, or 70% of the population, including an estimated 3,500,000 children under-five and 1,100,000 pregnant women.