KENYA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	73,631	4	15,895	+ 57,736
Coronary Heart Disease	2	68,507	9	11,972	+ 56,535
Diabetes Mellitus	3	49,789	14	5,651	+ 44,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	42,362	1	22,571	+ 19,791
Prostate Cancer	5	31,606	37	1,292	+ 30,314
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,024	32	1,477	+ 20,547
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	21,848	31	1,827	+ 20,021
Breast Cancer	8	18,206	25	2,658	+ 15,548
Endocrine Disorders	9	17,874	44	831	+ 17,043
Kidney Disease	10	17,672	16	4,464	+ 13,208
Other Injuries	11	15,035	19	4,336	+ 10,700
Lung Disease	12	14,139	20	4,280	+ 9,859
Hypertension	13	13,784	17	4,418	+ 9,367
Skin Disease	14	11,952	51	455	+ 11,497
Lymphomas	15	9,721	29	1,931	+ 7,790
Lung Cancers	16	8,172	47	669	+ 7,503
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,469	40	1,121	+ 6,348
Pancreas Cancer	18	7,418	46	716	+ 6,702
Violence	19	6,193	24	2,942	+ 3,251
Leukemia	20	5,570	35	1,327	+ 4,242
HIV/AIDS	21	5,390	2	20,885	- 15,495
Stomach Cancer	22	5,306	28	2,010	+ 3,296
Cervical Cancer	23	5,275	22	3,389	+ 1,886
Other Neoplasms	24	4,946	67	60	+ 4,886
Road Traffic Accidents	25	4,494	6	14,883	- 10,389
Liver Disease	26	4,373	7	13,405	- 9,031
Uterin Cancer	27	4,057	56	323	+ 3,735
Oral Cancer	28	3,422	30	1,842	+ 1,579
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,419	12	6,115	- 2,696
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	3,317	85	0	+ 3,317
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,137	50	470	+ 2,667
Ovary Cancer	32	2,973	45	795	+ 2,178
Liver Cancer	33	2,756	34	1,351	+ 1,405
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,715	41	1,089	+ 1,627
Asthma	35	2,487	26	2,300	+ 187
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,204	18	4,373	- 2,168
Anemia	37	2,133	82	0	+ 2,133
Epilepsy	38	1,801	43	832	+ 968
Bladder Cancer	39	1,795	57	318	+ 1,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,309	5	15,420	- 14,111
Falls	41	1,265	33	1,465	- 200
Low Birth Weight	42	1,011	11	9,562	- 8,551
Birth Trauma	43	996	10	9,957	- 8,961
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	890	66	84	+ 806
Meningitis	45	827	15	5,364	- 4,537
Alcohol	46	775	55	355	+ 419
Skin Cancers	47	755	48	638	+ 116
Poisonings	48	394	38	1,269	- 874
Malnutrition	49	378	21	4,212	- 3,834
Osteoarthritis	50	375	84	0	+ 375
Suicide	51	340	23	3,214	- 2,875
Hepatitis B	52	310	49	522	- 212
Drug Use	53	284	62	113	+ 170
Dengue	54	260	73	0	+ 260
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	225	53	408	- 183
Maternal Conditions	56	220	13	5,651	- 5,431
Drownings	57	211	39	1,200	- 989
Upper Respiratory	58	199	64	95	+ 105
Schizophrenia	59	197	83	0	+ 197
Tuberculosis	60	194	3	19,655	- 19,461
Multiple Sclerosis	61	145	68	39	+ 106
Fires	62	108	36	1,316	- 1,209
Oral conditions	63	107	86	0	+ 107
Syphilis	64	74	52	449	- 375
Appendicitis	65	62	58	240	- 178
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Pertussis	67	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Measles	68	0	63	103	- 103
Diphtheria	69	0	69	13	- 13
Tetanus	70	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	9	- 9
Malaria	76	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	10	- 10
Encephalitis	82	0	60	189	- 189
Hepatitis C	83	0	61	152	- 152
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.