KENYA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,151	9	11,972	+ 48,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	46,498	31	1,827	+ 44,671
Lung Cancers	3	31,434	47	669	+ 30,766
Lung Disease	4	21,338	20	4,280	+ 17,058
Stroke	5	21,258	4	15,895	+ 5,363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,490	32	1,477	+ 13,013
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,158	1	22,571	- 11,414
Breast Cancer	8	8,873	25	2,658	+ 6,216
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,585	14	5,651	+ 2,933
Lymphomas	10	7,727	29	1,931	+ 5,795
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,593	46	716	+ 6,877
Falls	12	7,250	33	1,465	+ 5,785
Prostate Cancer	13	7,073	37	1,292	+ 5,781
Kidney Disease	14	6,873	16	4,464	+ 2,410
Suicide	15	6,631	23	3,214	+ 3,417
Drug Use	16	5,534	62	113	+ 5,421
Liver Disease	17	5,440	7	13,405	- 7,964
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,043	50	470	+ 4,573
Endocrine Disorders	19	4,853	44	831	+ 4,022
Liver Cancer	20	4,674	34	1,351	+ 3,323
Leukemia	21	4,652	35	1,327	+ 3,324
Hypertension	22	3,848	17	4,418	- 570
Bladder Cancer	23	3,784	57	318	+ 3,467
Other Injuries	24	3,592	19	4,336	- 744
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,348	18	4,373	- 1,025
Stomach Cancer	26	3,269	28	2,010	+ 1,260
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,093	40	1,121	+ 1,971
Road Traffic Accidents	28	2,999	6	14,883	- 11,883
Ovary Cancer	29	2,856	45	795	+ 2,061
Skin Cancers	30	2,637	48	638	+ 1,999
Other Neoplasms	31	2,520	67	60	+ 2,460
Oral Cancer	32	2,390	30	1,842	+ 548
Alcohol	33	2,238	55	355	+ 1,883
Uterin Cancer	34	1,776	56	323	+ 1,453
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,623	12	6,115	- 4,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,262	5	15,420	- 14,158
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,039	68	39	+ 1,001
Skin Disease	38	1,019	51	455	+ 564
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	955	53	408	+ 547
Violence	40	908	24	2,942	- 2,034
Cervical Cancer	41	868	22	3,389	- 2,521
Low Birth Weight	42	831	11	9,562	- 8,731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	664	41	1,089	- 425
Epilepsy	44	577	43	832	- 256
Hepatitis C	45	545	61	152	+ 393
Anemia	46	515	82	0	+ 515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	484	66	84	+ 400
Drownings	48	425	39	1,200	- 775
Asthma	49	394	26	2,300	- 1,907
Birth Trauma	50	290	10	9,957	- 9,668
Malnutrition	51	289	21	4,212	- 3,924
Fires	52	289	36	1,316	- 1,028
HIV/AIDS	53	245	2	20,885	- 20,640
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	214	85	0	+ 214
Osteoarthritis	55	208	84	0	+ 208
Poisonings	56	182	38	1,269	- 1,086
Schizophrenia	57	178	83	0	+ 178
Tuberculosis	58	146	3	19,655	- 19,509
Meningitis	59	103	15	5,364	- 5,261
Hepatitis B	60	99	49	522	- 423
Oral conditions	61	76	86	0	+ 76
Appendicitis	62	74	58	240	- 166
Upper Respiratory	63	70	64	95	- 25
Maternal Conditions	64	68	13	5,651	- 5,584
War	65	32	65	89	- 58
Otitis Media	66	11	72	7	+ 4
Syphilis	67	8	52	449	- 442
Encephalitis	68	5	60	189	- 184
Pertussis	69	1	42	1,014	- 1,012
Chagas disease	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	27	2,129	- 2,128
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	74	0	63	103	- 103
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Chlamydia	83	0	70	10	- 10
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.