Mwangi W M, Mwabu G M
Soc Sci Med. 1986;22(7):775-80. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(86)90230-3.
This paper starts by outlining the present state of health and nutrition in Kenya. Health status for Kenyans has shown spectacular improvement since Kenya's attainment of independence in 1963. Both the infant mortality and crude death rates fell by about 30% between 1963 and 1982. Life expectancy at birth has risen dramatically from 40 years to 54 years over the same period. However, this picture could be misleading because it is possible for the morbidity rate to have risen, or declined only slightly, over the twenty-year period during which mortality rates in Kenya fell substantially. It is further indicated that despite Kenya having per capita availability of nutrients exceeding that recommended by FAO/WHO; about one-third of Kenya's population is unable to meet its food or nutritional requirements.
本文开篇概述了肯尼亚的健康与营养现状。自1963年肯尼亚独立以来，肯尼亚人的健康状况有了显著改善。1963年至1982年间，婴儿死亡率和粗死亡率均下降了约30%。同期，出生时预期寿命从40岁大幅提高到了54岁。然而，这种情况可能会产生误导，因为在肯尼亚死亡率大幅下降的二十年期间，发病率有可能上升了，或者仅略有下降。进一步表明，尽管肯尼亚人均营养素供应量超过了粮农组织/世界卫生组织的建议水平，但约三分之一的肯尼亚人口无法满足其食物或营养需求。
