 
<prompt> Trends in Adult Mortality, Kenya 1996-2002 and 2002-2008 | Deaths per 1,000 |  <response> A comparison of the rates from the 2008-09 KDHS and the 2003 KDHS indicates a decline in adult mortality for both women and men, but the patterns differ slightly Female adult mortality rates from the 2008-09 data are lower for all ages, except from age 35 upward, where the rates are nearly the same as those from the 2003 survey. Male adult mortality is lower for most of the age groups, except age groups 15-19 and 45-49. The summary measure of mortality for age group 15- 49 shows a decrease of about 12 percent in female mortality but only a 3 percent decrease in male mortality rates from the 2003 KDHS rates.  