KENYA VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	164,915	9	11,972	+ 152,942
Stroke	2	164,785	4	15,895	+ 148,889
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	34,251	31	1,827	+ 32,424
Lung Cancers	4	19,239	47	669	+ 18,571
Lung Disease	5	16,429	20	4,280	+ 12,149
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,881	1	22,571	- 10,691
Stomach Cancer	7	9,245	28	2,010	+ 7,236
Inflammatory/Heart	8	8,714	40	1,121	+ 7,593
Liver Cancer	9	8,131	34	1,351	+ 6,780
Hypertension	10	7,971	17	4,418	+ 3,554
Kidney Disease	11	7,471	16	4,464	+ 3,007
Liver Disease	12	7,050	7	13,405	- 6,355
Parkinson's Disease	13	6,909	50	470	+ 6,439
Road Traffic Accidents	14	6,319	6	14,883	- 8,564
Bladder Cancer	15	6,182	57	318	+ 5,864
Prostate Cancer	16	5,825	37	1,292	+ 4,533
Breast Cancer	17	4,301	25	2,658	+ 1,643
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,211	46	716	+ 3,495
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,908	14	5,651	- 1,743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	3,693	32	1,477	+ 2,216
Asthma	21	3,611	26	2,300	+ 1,311
Leukemia	22	2,463	35	1,327	+ 1,136
Falls	23	2,343	33	1,465	+ 878
Suicide	24	2,343	23	3,214	- 872
Low Birth Weight	25	1,994	11	9,562	- 7,568
Other Injuries	26	1,977	19	4,336	- 2,359
Violence	27	1,923	24	2,942	- 1,020
Congenital Anomalies	28	1,920	12	6,115	- 4,195
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,701	44	831	+ 871
Oral Cancer	30	1,678	30	1,842	- 164
Lymphomas	31	1,289	29	1,931	- 642
Skin Cancers	32	1,193	48	638	+ 555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,066	41	1,089	- 22
Oesophagus Cancer	34	966	18	4,373	- 3,406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	942	53	408	+ 534
Cervical Cancer	36	896	22	3,389	- 2,493
Epilepsy	37	827	43	832	- 6
Uterin Cancer	38	786	56	323	+ 463
Ovary Cancer	39	740	45	795	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	40	726	68	39	+ 688
Birth Trauma	41	606	10	9,957	- 9,351
HIV/AIDS	42	480	2	20,885	- 20,405
Drownings	43	476	39	1,200	- 724
Drug Use	44	471	62	113	+ 358
Fires	45	369	36	1,316	- 948
Encephalitis	46	367	60	189	+ 178
Other Neoplasms	47	364	67	60	+ 304
Alcohol	48	345	55	355	- 10
Meningitis	49	258	15	5,364	- 5,105
Upper Respiratory	50	228	64	95	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	207	66	84	+ 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	174	5	15,420	- 15,246
Poisonings	53	168	38	1,269	- 1,101
Tuberculosis	54	158	3	19,655	- 19,497
Skin Disease	55	112	51	455	- 343
Appendicitis	56	99	58	240	- 141
Tetanus	57	51	27	2,129	- 2,078
Malnutrition	58	49	21	4,212	- 4,164
Maternal Conditions	59	37	13	5,651	- 5,614
Pertussis	60	26	42	1,014	- 988
Leishmaniasis	61	15	59	194	- 179
Syphilis	62	15	52	449	- 434
Hepatitis B	63	9	49	522	- 513
War	64	6	65	89	- 83
Measles	65	4	63	103	- 100
Hepatitis C	66	3	61	152	- 150
Chlamydia	67	2	70	10	- 8
Otitis Media	68	1	72	7	- 6
Diphtheria	69	0	69	13	- 12
Malaria	70	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.