Mortality Decline in Kenya: A Reexamination of Recent Under-Five Mortality Estimate

Table 5

Kenya DHS 2003 and 2008/09: births by calendar year.

Kenya 2003			Kenya 2008/09
Calendar; year	Child; alive	Child deceased	Calendar year	Child alive	Child deceased
2003	1118	144	2008	1247	51
2002	1030	146	2007	1119	81
2001	1092	119	2006	1147	88
2000	995	135	2005	1093	67
1999	1013	143	2004	1100	86
1998	862	124	2003	932	75
1997	1158	157	2002	1228	107
1996	861	94	2001	880	97
1995	1060	139	2000	1084	136
1994	817	109	1999	835	111
Index of birth transference	1.34	1.27		1.32	1.43

Note: the middle line indicates the date of the cutoff for asking health questions.