KENYA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,254	9	11,972	+ 34,282
Lung Disease	2	34,533	20	4,280	+ 30,253
Stroke	3	23,722	4	15,895	+ 7,827
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,661	1	22,571	- 10,910
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,152	5	15,420	- 4,267
Liver Disease	6	10,901	7	13,405	- 2,503
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,795	14	5,651	+ 5,144
Kidney Disease	8	9,787	16	4,464	+ 5,323
Tuberculosis	9	9,071	3	19,655	- 10,584
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,130	6	14,883	- 6,752
Stomach Cancer	11	7,778	28	2,010	+ 5,769
Falls	12	7,304	33	1,465	+ 5,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,883	31	1,827	+ 5,056
Low Birth Weight	14	5,217	11	9,562	- 4,345
Asthma	15	5,120	26	2,300	+ 2,820
Hypertension	16	5,039	17	4,418	+ 621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,450	53	408	+ 4,043
HIV/AIDS	18	3,819	2	20,885	- 17,066
Birth Trauma	19	3,375	10	9,957	- 6,582
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,310	12	6,115	- 2,805
Lung Cancers	21	2,900	47	669	+ 2,231
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,881	18	4,373	- 1,491
Oral Cancer	23	2,834	30	1,842	+ 992
Other Injuries	24	2,806	19	4,336	- 1,529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,543	41	1,089	+ 1,454
Suicide	26	2,314	23	3,214	- 901
Liver Cancer	27	2,300	34	1,351	+ 949
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,068	50	470	+ 1,598
Cervical Cancer	29	2,007	22	3,389	- 1,382
Encephalitis	30	1,845	60	189	+ 1,656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,591	32	1,477	+ 114
Drownings	32	1,337	39	1,200	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,314	46	716	+ 598
Leukemia	34	1,222	35	1,327	- 105
Violence	35	1,206	24	2,942	- 1,736
Meningitis	36	1,134	15	5,364	- 4,230
Ovary Cancer	37	938	45	795	+ 144
Epilepsy	38	909	43	832	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	39	722	44	831	- 109
Syphilis	40	700	52	449	+ 250
Skin Cancers	41	608	48	638	- 30
Maternal Conditions	42	602	13	5,651	- 5,049
Breast Cancer	43	521	25	2,658	- 2,136
Fires	44	518	36	1,316	- 798
Inflammatory/Heart	45	505	40	1,121	- 617
Skin Disease	46	479	51	455	+ 24
Drug Use	47	451	62	113	+ 338
Bladder Cancer	48	427	57	318	+ 110
Alcohol	49	393	55	355	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	350	66	84	+ 266
Appendicitis	51	331	58	240	+ 91
Lymphomas	52	319	29	1,931	- 1,612
Hepatitis B	53	267	49	522	- 256
Malnutrition	54	228	21	4,212	- 3,984
Prostate Cancer	55	223	37	1,292	- 1,069
Dengue	56	218	73	0	+ 218
Other Neoplasms	57	142	67	60	+ 81
Measles	58	135	63	103	+ 32
Poisonings	59	125	38	1,269	- 1,144
Tetanus	60	91	27	2,129	- 2,038
Upper Respiratory	61	67	64	95	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	62	66	68	39	+ 27
Pertussis	63	63	42	1,014	- 951
Hepatitis C	64	61	61	152	- 92
Leishmaniasis	65	61	59	194	- 134
Ascariasis	66	12	71	9	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	6	70	10	- 4
War	68	6	65	89	- 83
Otitis Media	69	3	72	7	- 4
Diphtheria	70	1	69	13	- 11
Uterin Cancer	71	0	56	323	- 322
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	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.