KENYA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,308	9	11,972	+ 62,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	45,789	31	1,827	+ 43,962
Stroke	3	36,022	4	15,895	+ 20,127
Lung Cancers	4	32,955	47	669	+ 32,287
Lung Disease	5	31,308	20	4,280	+ 27,027
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,608	1	22,571	+ 5,037
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	16,187	32	1,477	+ 14,710
Kidney Disease	8	14,354	16	4,464	+ 9,891
Breast Cancer	9	12,579	25	2,658	+ 9,921
Suicide	10	10,266	23	3,214	+ 7,052
Other Injuries	11	9,757	19	4,336	+ 5,421
Other Neoplasms	12	8,888	67	60	+ 8,827
Prostate Cancer	13	8,872	37	1,292	+ 7,580
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,799	46	716	+ 8,083
Falls	15	8,537	33	1,465	+ 7,072
Lymphomas	16	7,549	29	1,931	+ 5,617
Liver Disease	17	6,968	7	13,405	- 6,437
Endocrine Disorders	18	6,962	44	831	+ 6,131
Parkinson's Disease	19	6,699	50	470	+ 6,229
Diabetes Mellitus	20	6,173	14	5,651	+ 521
Leukemia	21	5,832	35	1,327	+ 4,505
Bladder Cancer	22	5,245	57	318	+ 4,927
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,157	40	1,121	+ 4,036
Liver Cancer	24	4,745	34	1,351	+ 3,394
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,368	18	4,373	- 5
Stomach Cancer	26	4,197	28	2,010	+ 2,188
Hypertension	27	3,597	17	4,418	- 821
Oral Cancer	28	3,281	30	1,842	+ 1,439
Road Traffic Accidents	29	3,239	6	14,883	- 11,644
Ovary Cancer	30	3,173	45	795	+ 2,379
Skin Cancers	31	2,540	48	638	+ 1,901
Alcohol	32	2,430	55	355	+ 2,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,031	5	15,420	- 13,389
Uterin Cancer	34	1,868	56	323	+ 1,545
Skin Disease	35	1,846	51	455	+ 1,390
Epilepsy	36	1,691	43	832	+ 859
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	1,424	53	408	+ 1,016
Malnutrition	38	1,414	21	4,212	- 2,799
Drug Use	39	1,398	62	113	+ 1,284
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,371	12	6,115	- 4,745
Cervical Cancer	41	1,181	22	3,389	- 2,208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,034	41	1,089	- 55
Anemia	43	967	82	0	+ 967
Violence	44	727	24	2,942	- 2,215
Multiple Sclerosis	45	715	68	39	+ 676
Asthma	46	621	26	2,300	- 1,679
Drownings	47	383	39	1,200	- 817
Fires	48	364	36	1,316	- 952
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	353	66	84	+ 269
Low Birth Weight	50	339	11	9,562	- 9,223
Osteoarthritis	51	285	84	0	+ 285
Hepatitis C	52	258	61	152	+ 105
Birth Trauma	53	228	10	9,957	- 9,729
Tuberculosis	54	222	3	19,655	- 19,433
Poisonings	55	200	38	1,269	- 1,069
Schizophrenia	56	192	83	0	+ 192
HIV/AIDS	57	176	2	20,885	- 20,709
Meningitis	58	139	15	5,364	- 5,225
Upper Respiratory	59	107	64	95	+ 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	97	85	0	+ 97
Oral conditions	61	92	86	0	+ 92
Appendicitis	62	81	58	240	- 159
Hepatitis B	63	81	49	522	- 442
Maternal Conditions	64	29	13	5,651	- 5,622
Otitis Media	65	9	72	7	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	6	60	189	- 183
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Pertussis	68	4	42	1,014	- 1,009
Diphtheria	69	0	69	13	- 12
Syphilis	70	0	52	449	- 449
Chlamydia	71	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	79	0	63	103	- 103
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	83	0	73	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

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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.