KENYA VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,567	9	11,972	+ 55,594
Stroke	2	28,976	4	15,895	+ 13,081
Road Traffic Accidents	3	11,144	6	14,883	- 3,739
Hypertension	4	10,367	17	4,418	+ 5,950
Kidney Disease	5	9,325	16	4,464	+ 4,862
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,029	1	22,571	- 13,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,980	31	1,827	+ 5,153
Low Birth Weight	8	6,740	11	9,562	- 2,822
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,795	14	5,651	+ 144
Lung Disease	10	5,782	20	4,280	+ 1,502
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,398	12	6,115	- 718
Lung Cancers	12	4,869	47	669	+ 4,201
Birth Trauma	13	4,707	10	9,957	- 5,250
Breast Cancer	14	4,292	25	2,658	+ 1,634
Liver Disease	15	4,291	7	13,405	- 9,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,889	32	1,477	+ 2,412
Tuberculosis	17	3,518	3	19,655	- 16,137
Asthma	18	2,527	26	2,300	+ 227
Stomach Cancer	19	2,517	28	2,010	+ 508
Lymphomas	20	2,270	29	1,931	+ 339
Bladder Cancer	21	1,763	57	318	+ 1,445
Other Injuries	22	1,735	19	4,336	- 2,600
Falls	23	1,629	33	1,465	+ 164
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,547	50	470	+ 1,077
Leukemia	25	1,434	35	1,327	+ 106
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,376	5	15,420	- 14,044
Cervical Cancer	27	1,348	22	3,389	- 2,041
Suicide	28	1,328	23	3,214	- 1,887
Prostate Cancer	29	1,324	37	1,292	+ 32
Drug Use	30	1,218	62	113	+ 1,105
Pancreas Cancer	31	1,205	46	716	+ 489
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,146	44	831	+ 316
Maternal Conditions	33	1,136	13	5,651	- 4,516
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,022	40	1,121	- 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	893	41	1,089	- 196
Violence	36	883	24	2,942	- 2,059
Skin Cancers	37	881	48	638	+ 243
Oral Cancer	38	861	30	1,842	- 981
Fires	39	788	36	1,316	- 528
Ovary Cancer	40	757	45	795	- 37
Liver Cancer	41	682	34	1,351	- 669
Drownings	42	558	39	1,200	- 642
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	448	53	408	+ 40
Epilepsy	44	439	43	832	- 393
Meningitis	45	397	15	5,364	- 4,967
Oesophagus Cancer	46	388	18	4,373	- 3,984
Poisonings	47	355	38	1,269	- 914
HIV/AIDS	48	239	2	20,885	- 20,646
Pertussis	49	210	42	1,014	- 804
Hepatitis B	50	204	49	522	- 318
Encephalitis	51	180	60	189	- 9
Skin Disease	52	137	51	455	- 318
Malnutrition	53	101	21	4,212	- 4,111
Alcohol	54	101	55	355	- 255
Appendicitis	55	99	58	240	- 141
Uterin Cancer	56	93	56	323	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	57	91	68	39	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	58	72	67	60	+ 11
Measles	59	68	63	103	- 35
Tetanus	60	64	27	2,129	- 2,065
Syphilis	61	51	52	449	- 399
War	62	50	65	89	- 39
Schistosomiasis	63	27	54	370	- 343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	66	84	- 57
Hepatitis C	65	5	61	152	- 147
Leishmaniasis	66	4	59	194	- 190
Ascariasis	67	3	71	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	68	2	64	95	- 92
Chlamydia	69	1	70	10	- 9
Diphtheria	70	1	69	13	- 12
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Malaria	72	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Algeria

Kenya

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.