Table 2

Top ten causes of premature mortality among children under the age of five years ranked by percentage contribution to the total YLL in the Nairobi DSS 2003–2005

Causes
YLL
% YLL
Rank

Pneumonia
3463
22.8
1
Diarrhoeal Diseases
2969
19.5
2
Stillbirths
2480
16.3
3
Malnutrition and Anaemia
1275
8.4
4
Birth Injury and/or Asphyxia
661
4.3
5
AIDS and TB
609
4.0
6
Malaria
537
3.5
7
Prematurity and or Low Birth Weight
529
3.5
8
Acute Febrile Illness
434
2.9
9
Measles
304
2.0
10

Total (All Causes)
15192



Kyobutungi et al. Population Health Metrics 2008 6:1   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-6-1