KENYA VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,883	9	11,972	+ 31,911
Stroke	2	32,612	4	15,895	+ 16,717
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,068	1	22,571	+ 2,497
Violence	4	18,205	24	2,942	+ 15,263
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,778	14	5,651	+ 10,127
Lung Disease	6	15,716	20	4,280	+ 11,436
Kidney Disease	7	9,976	16	4,464	+ 5,513
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,965	6	14,883	- 5,917
Lung Cancers	9	8,380	47	669	+ 7,711
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	8,130	31	1,827	+ 6,303
Hypertension	11	7,629	17	4,418	+ 3,211
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	6,131	32	1,477	+ 4,654
Liver Disease	13	5,670	7	13,405	- 7,734
Breast Cancer	14	5,495	25	2,658	+ 2,837
Prostate Cancer	15	5,029	37	1,292	+ 3,737
Falls	16	4,989	33	1,465	+ 3,524
Stomach Cancer	17	4,762	28	2,010	+ 2,753
Inflammatory/Heart	18	4,634	40	1,121	+ 3,513
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,480	44	831	+ 3,650
Suicide	20	3,849	23	3,214	+ 634
Other Injuries	21	3,655	19	4,336	- 681
HIV/AIDS	22	3,324	2	20,885	- 17,561
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,260	12	6,115	- 2,855
Pancreas Cancer	24	3,176	46	716	+ 2,460
Liver Cancer	25	3,048	34	1,351	+ 1,697
Oesophagus Cancer	26	2,770	18	4,373	- 1,602
Lymphomas	27	2,746	29	1,931	+ 815
Oral Cancer	28	2,634	30	1,842	+ 792
Cervical Cancer	29	2,517	22	3,389	- 872
Leukemia	30	2,258	35	1,327	+ 931
Skin Disease	31	1,900	51	455	+ 1,445
Alcohol	32	1,885	55	355	+ 1,529
Low Birth Weight	33	1,821	11	9,562	- 7,740
Malnutrition	34	1,772	21	4,212	- 2,440
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,498	5	15,420	- 13,922
Bladder Cancer	36	1,404	57	318	+ 1,087
Chagas disease	37	1,335	79	0	+ 1,335
Skin Cancers	38	1,332	48	638	+ 694
Drownings	39	1,307	39	1,200	+ 107
Tuberculosis	40	1,296	3	19,655	- 18,359
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,263	50	470	+ 793
Other Neoplasms	42	1,235	67	60	+ 1,174
Ovary Cancer	43	1,153	45	795	+ 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,127	41	1,089	+ 38
Birth Trauma	45	1,000	10	9,957	- 8,957
Epilepsy	46	864	43	832	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	47	736	56	323	+ 413
Asthma	48	687	26	2,300	- 1,613
Drug Use	49	653	62	113	+ 540
Anemia	50	640	82	0	+ 640
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	580	53	408	+ 173
Hepatitis C	52	517	61	152	+ 365
Maternal Conditions	53	399	13	5,651	- 5,253
Meningitis	54	360	15	5,364	- 5,004
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	290	85	0	+ 290
War	56	288	65	89	+ 199
Appendicitis	57	283	58	240	+ 42
Fires	58	272	36	1,316	- 1,044
Hepatitis B	59	205	49	522	- 317
Schizophrenia	60	175	83	0	+ 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	158	66	84	+ 74
Schistosomiasis	62	157	54	370	- 213
Leishmaniasis	63	114	59	194	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	64	94	68	39	+ 56
Osteoarthritis	65	87	84	0	+ 87
Poisonings	66	84	38	1,269	- 1,185
Upper Respiratory	67	69	64	95	- 26
Syphilis	68	59	52	449	- 390
Leprosy	69	46	76	0	+ 46
Otitis Media	70	25	72	7	+ 18
Tetanus	71	23	27	2,129	- 2,106
Encephalitis	72	17	60	189	- 172
Oral conditions	73	16	86	0	+ 16
Malaria	74	12	8	12,652	- 12,640
Pertussis	75	8	42	1,014	- 1,006
Dengue	76	4	73	0	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	3	77	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	78	2	71	9	- 7
Diphtheria	79	2	69	13	- 11
Chlamydia	80	1	70	10	- 9
Measles	81	1	63	103	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	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.