KENYA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,920	1	22,571	+ 31,349
Tuberculosis	2	48,483	3	19,655	+ 28,828
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	48,278	5	15,420	+ 32,858
HIV/AIDS	4	38,680	2	20,885	+ 17,795
Stroke	5	33,847	4	15,895	+ 17,952
Malaria	6	33,802	8	12,652	+ 21,150
Coronary Heart Disease	7	29,891	9	11,972	+ 17,918
Low Birth Weight	8	22,962	11	9,562	+ 13,401
Birth Trauma	9	22,590	10	9,957	+ 12,633
Road Traffic Accidents	10	18,449	6	14,883	+ 3,566
Measles	11	16,751	63	103	+ 16,647
Hypertension	12	12,907	17	4,418	+ 8,489
Maternal Conditions	13	12,105	13	5,651	+ 6,453
Liver Disease	14	11,887	7	13,405	- 1,517
Diabetes Mellitus	15	11,764	14	5,651	+ 6,113
Meningitis	16	10,459	15	5,364	+ 5,095
Violence	17	10,395	24	2,942	+ 7,453
Lung Disease	18	9,855	20	4,280	+ 5,575
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,994	12	6,115	+ 1,878
Asthma	20	7,842	26	2,300	+ 5,542
Kidney Disease	21	7,320	16	4,464	+ 2,856
Malnutrition	22	7,119	21	4,212	+ 2,907
Other Injuries	23	6,396	19	4,336	+ 2,060
Suicide	24	6,029	23	3,214	+ 2,815
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,360	44	831	+ 3,529
Breast Cancer	26	3,548	25	2,658	+ 890
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,269	41	1,089	+ 2,180
War	28	3,232	65	89	+ 3,143
Tetanus	29	2,889	27	2,129	+ 760
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,782	40	1,121	+ 1,660
Pertussis	31	2,733	42	1,014	+ 1,720
Cervical Cancer	32	2,372	22	3,389	- 1,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,101	31	1,827	+ 274
Drownings	34	2,085	39	1,200	+ 885
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,998	53	408	+ 1,591
Falls	36	1,869	33	1,465	+ 404
Schistosomiasis	37	1,744	54	370	+ 1,374
Prostate Cancer	38	1,611	37	1,292	+ 320
Fires	39	1,462	36	1,316	+ 145
Poisonings	40	1,381	38	1,269	+ 112
Syphilis	41	1,238	52	449	+ 788
Lymphomas	42	1,227	29	1,931	- 705
Epilepsy	43	1,224	43	832	+ 392
Liver Cancer	44	1,202	34	1,351	- 148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,200	32	1,477	- 277
Oral Cancer	46	938	30	1,842	- 904
Leukemia	47	908	35	1,327	- 419
Parkinson's Disease	48	693	50	470	+ 223
Stomach Cancer	49	675	28	2,010	- 1,335
Ovary Cancer	50	660	45	795	- 135
Appendicitis	51	637	58	240	+ 397
Alcohol	52	636	55	355	+ 281
Oesophagus Cancer	53	496	18	4,373	- 3,876
Skin Disease	54	496	51	455	+ 41
Lung Cancers	55	482	47	669	- 186
Leishmaniasis	56	469	59	194	+ 275
Drug Use	57	452	62	113	+ 338
Skin Cancers	58	441	48	638	- 197
Trypanosomiasis	59	409	78	0	+ 409
Pancreas Cancer	60	377	46	716	- 339
Hepatitis B	61	340	49	522	- 182
Encephalitis	62	289	60	189	+ 100
Upper Respiratory	63	251	64	95	+ 157
Bladder Cancer	64	240	57	318	- 78
Uterin Cancer	65	201	56	323	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	155	66	84	+ 71
Diphtheria	67	109	69	13	+ 97
Otitis Media	68	64	72	7	+ 57
Hepatitis C	69	58	61	152	- 95
Other Neoplasms	70	50	67	60	- 11
Ascariasis	71	49	71	9	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	72	39	68	39	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	19	70	10	+ 9
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Central Africa

Kenya

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.