KENYA VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,440	9	11,972	+ 48,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	50,799	1	22,571	+ 28,228
Lung Disease	3	28,797	20	4,280	+ 24,517
Stroke	4	28,355	4	15,895	+ 12,460
Kidney Disease	5	16,841	16	4,464	+ 12,378
Lung Cancers	6	12,411	47	669	+ 11,742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,069	32	1,477	+ 9,592
Breast Cancer	8	8,754	25	2,658	+ 6,096
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,475	14	5,651	+ 2,824
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,805	6	14,883	- 7,077
Hypertension	11	7,187	17	4,418	+ 2,770
Other Injuries	12	6,992	19	4,336	+ 2,657
Inflammatory/Heart	13	6,811	40	1,121	+ 5,689
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,710	46	716	+ 4,993
Prostate Cancer	15	5,587	37	1,292	+ 4,295
Liver Disease	16	4,994	7	13,405	- 8,411
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,942	44	831	+ 4,111
Suicide	18	4,644	23	3,214	+ 1,430
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,632	31	1,827	+ 2,805
Stomach Cancer	20	4,367	28	2,010	+ 2,357
Other Neoplasms	21	3,996	67	60	+ 3,936
Skin Disease	22	3,930	51	455	+ 3,475
Violence	23	3,361	24	2,942	+ 419
Lymphomas	24	3,356	29	1,931	+ 1,425
Cervical Cancer	25	3,073	22	3,389	- 316
Congenital Anomalies	26	2,998	12	6,115	- 3,117
Leukemia	27	2,713	35	1,327	+ 1,386
Low Birth Weight	28	2,705	11	9,562	- 6,856
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,546	18	4,373	- 1,826
Liver Cancer	30	2,535	34	1,351	+ 1,184
Bladder Cancer	31	2,076	57	318	+ 1,759
HIV/AIDS	32	1,836	2	20,885	- 19,049
Ovary Cancer	33	1,620	45	795	+ 825
Skin Cancers	34	1,330	48	638	+ 691
Oral Cancer	35	1,330	30	1,842	- 512
Parkinson's Disease	36	1,195	50	470	+ 726
Uterin Cancer	37	1,170	56	323	+ 847
Malnutrition	38	1,152	21	4,212	- 3,060
Drug Use	39	1,023	62	113	+ 910
Anemia	40	856	82	0	+ 856
Tuberculosis	41	812	3	19,655	- 18,843
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	717	5	15,420	- 14,703
Falls	43	628	33	1,465	- 838
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	605	41	1,089	- 484
Chagas disease	45	559	79	0	+ 559
Alcohol	46	547	55	355	+ 192
Asthma	47	499	26	2,300	- 1,801
Drownings	48	471	39	1,200	- 729
Birth Trauma	49	463	10	9,957	- 9,494
Epilepsy	50	412	43	832	- 421
Meningitis	51	392	15	5,364	- 4,971
Fires	52	347	36	1,316	- 970
Maternal Conditions	53	346	13	5,651	- 5,306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	301	66	84	+ 217
Poisonings	55	239	38	1,269	- 1,029
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	172	53	408	- 235
Hepatitis C	57	140	61	152	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	58	126	68	39	+ 87
Osteoarthritis	59	91	84	0	+ 91
Appendicitis	60	87	58	240	- 153
Schizophrenia	61	73	83	0	+ 73
Hepatitis B	62	69	49	522	- 453
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	59	85	0	+ 59
Encephalitis	64	21	60	189	- 168
Syphilis	65	18	52	449	- 431
Oral conditions	66	17	86	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	67	15	64	95	- 80
Pertussis	68	13	42	1,014	- 1,001
Leprosy	69	6	76	0	+ 6
War	70	6	65	89	- 83
Tetanus	71	4	27	2,129	- 2,125
Leishmaniasis	72	3	59	194	- 192
Otitis Media	73	2	72	7	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	71	9	- 9
Diphtheria	78	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	79	0	63	103	- 103
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	10	- 10
Malaria	83	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	370	- 370
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.