KENYA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,887	9	11,972	+ 34,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,919	31	1,827	+ 32,092
Stroke	3	22,480	4	15,895	+ 6,584
Lung Cancers	4	19,080	47	669	+ 18,411
Lung Disease	5	18,468	20	4,280	+ 14,188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,510	32	1,477	+ 12,033
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,729	14	5,651	+ 4,078
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,675	1	22,571	- 12,897
Prostate Cancer	9	8,195	37	1,292	+ 6,903
Breast Cancer	10	7,410	25	2,658	+ 4,752
Suicide	11	6,854	23	3,214	+ 3,639
Kidney Disease	12	6,831	16	4,464	+ 2,367
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,783	46	716	+ 6,067
Falls	14	6,780	33	1,465	+ 5,315
Lymphomas	15	6,612	29	1,931	+ 4,681
Endocrine Disorders	16	5,066	44	831	+ 4,235
Skin Cancers	17	5,045	48	638	+ 4,407
Leukemia	18	4,626	35	1,327	+ 3,299
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,431	50	470	+ 3,961
Liver Cancer	20	4,430	34	1,351	+ 3,080
Drug Use	21	3,879	62	113	+ 3,766
Other Injuries	22	3,574	19	4,336	- 762
Hypertension	23	3,550	17	4,418	- 868
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,418	40	1,121	+ 2,297
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,250	18	4,373	- 1,123
Liver Disease	26	3,093	7	13,405	- 10,312
Stomach Cancer	27	2,802	28	2,010	+ 793
Other Neoplasms	28	2,725	67	60	+ 2,664
Road Traffic Accidents	29	2,709	6	14,883	- 12,174
Bladder Cancer	30	2,584	57	318	+ 2,266
Ovary Cancer	31	2,181	45	795	+ 1,387
Oral Cancer	32	2,115	30	1,842	+ 273
Congenital Anomalies	33	1,546	12	6,115	- 4,569
Skin Disease	34	1,293	51	455	+ 838
Uterin Cancer	35	1,140	56	323	+ 818
Asthma	36	991	26	2,300	- 1,309
Alcohol	37	826	55	355	+ 471
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	824	53	408	+ 417
Cervical Cancer	39	743	22	3,389	- 2,646
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	643	5	15,420	- 14,777
Epilepsy	41	619	43	832	- 213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	600	41	1,089	- 488
Low Birth Weight	43	540	11	9,562	- 9,022
Violence	44	530	24	2,942	- 2,413
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	498	66	84	+ 414
Multiple Sclerosis	46	408	68	39	+ 370
Drownings	47	385	39	1,200	- 815
Hepatitis C	48	376	61	152	+ 224
Anemia	49	342	82	0	+ 342
Birth Trauma	50	305	10	9,957	- 9,652
Malnutrition	51	254	21	4,212	- 3,958
Osteoarthritis	52	248	84	0	+ 248
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	155	85	0	+ 155
Schizophrenia	54	139	83	0	+ 139
Fires	55	119	36	1,316	- 1,198
Tuberculosis	56	114	3	19,655	- 19,541
HIV/AIDS	57	109	2	20,885	- 20,776
Hepatitis B	58	89	49	522	- 433
Oral conditions	59	87	86	0	+ 87
Meningitis	60	81	15	5,364	- 5,283
Poisonings	61	76	38	1,269	- 1,193
Appendicitis	62	57	58	240	- 183
Maternal Conditions	63	44	13	5,651	- 5,607
Upper Respiratory	64	37	64	95	- 58
War	65	17	65	89	- 72
Otitis Media	66	13	72	7	+ 6
Syphilis	67	6	52	449	- 443
Encephalitis	68	6	60	189	- 183
Pertussis	69	3	42	1,014	- 1,010
Tetanus	70	3	27	2,129	- 2,126
Diphtheria	71	1	69	13	- 12
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	9	- 9
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	10	- 10
Measles	78	0	63	103	- 103
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	82	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Australia

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.