KENYA VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,344	9	11,972	+ 21,372
Stroke	2	30,368	4	15,895	+ 14,473
Kidney Disease	3	12,685	16	4,464	+ 8,222
Lung Disease	4	12,678	20	4,280	+ 8,397
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	12,482	31	1,827	+ 10,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,233	1	22,571	- 10,339
Hypertension	7	11,910	17	4,418	+ 7,493
Stomach Cancer	8	11,330	28	2,010	+ 9,320
Lung Cancers	9	10,774	47	669	+ 10,105
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,913	14	5,651	+ 4,262
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	9,432	32	1,477	+ 7,954
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,820	6	14,883	- 6,062
Liver Disease	13	8,262	7	13,405	- 5,143
Prostate Cancer	14	7,599	37	1,292	+ 6,308
Suicide	15	5,306	23	3,214	+ 2,092
Breast Cancer	16	5,269	25	2,658	+ 2,611
Pancreas Cancer	17	4,890	46	716	+ 4,174
Lymphomas	18	4,349	29	1,931	+ 2,418
Liver Cancer	19	4,273	34	1,351	+ 2,922
Other Neoplasms	20	4,237	67	60	+ 4,177
Other Injuries	21	4,089	19	4,336	- 247
Endocrine Disorders	22	4,014	44	831	+ 3,183
Falls	23	2,822	33	1,465	+ 1,357
Leukemia	24	2,744	35	1,327	+ 1,417
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,677	12	6,115	- 3,439
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,466	50	470	+ 1,996
Cervical Cancer	27	2,433	22	3,389	- 956
Skin Disease	28	2,382	51	455	+ 1,927
Violence	29	2,321	24	2,942	- 621
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,253	18	4,373	- 2,119
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,213	40	1,121	+ 1,092
Bladder Cancer	32	2,001	57	318	+ 1,683
HIV/AIDS	33	1,683	2	20,885	- 19,202
Skin Cancers	34	1,640	48	638	+ 1,002
Ovary Cancer	35	1,605	45	795	+ 810
Low Birth Weight	36	1,365	11	9,562	- 8,197
Malnutrition	37	1,311	21	4,212	- 2,901
Tuberculosis	38	1,280	3	19,655	- 18,375
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	1,043	5	15,420	- 14,377
Oral Cancer	40	958	30	1,842	- 884
Fires	41	922	36	1,316	- 394
Asthma	42	919	26	2,300	- 1,381
Epilepsy	43	919	43	832	+ 86
Drownings	44	883	39	1,200	- 317
Uterin Cancer	45	857	56	323	+ 535
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	697	41	1,089	- 392
Alcohol	47	646	55	355	+ 291
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	582	66	84	+ 498
Anemia	49	561	82	0	+ 561
Drug Use	50	464	62	113	+ 350
Osteoarthritis	51	410	84	0	+ 410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	326	53	408	- 82
Meningitis	53	296	15	5,364	- 5,067
Birth Trauma	54	273	10	9,957	- 9,684
Chagas disease	55	245	79	0	+ 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	229	85	0	+ 229
Poisonings	57	213	38	1,269	- 1,056
Schizophrenia	58	118	83	0	+ 118
Appendicitis	59	115	58	240	- 126
Hepatitis B	60	93	49	522	- 429
Hepatitis C	61	83	61	152	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	62	83	68	39	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	63	74	13	5,651	- 5,578
War	64	42	65	89	- 47
Oral conditions	65	16	86	0	+ 16
Syphilis	66	15	52	449	- 434
Upper Respiratory	67	14	64	95	- 81
Pertussis	68	8	42	1,014	- 1,006
Tetanus	69	6	27	2,129	- 2,123
Encephalitis	70	5	60	189	- 184
Otitis Media	71	5	72	7	- 2
Ascariasis	72	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	75	0	63	103	- 103
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	81	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	82	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	370	- 370
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.