KENYA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	84,044	4	15,895	+ 68,148
Coronary Heart Disease	2	72,868	9	11,972	+ 60,896
Lung Disease	3	39,842	20	4,280	+ 35,562
Lung Cancers	4	29,382	47	669	+ 28,713
Stomach Cancer	5	16,389	28	2,010	+ 14,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,523	31	1,827	+ 10,696
Hypertension	7	12,389	17	4,418	+ 7,971
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,294	6	14,883	- 4,588
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,217	32	1,477	+ 8,740
Oesophagus Cancer	10	9,991	18	4,373	+ 5,618
Kidney Disease	11	7,910	16	4,464	+ 3,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	7,541	1	22,571	- 15,030
Liver Cancer	13	7,443	34	1,351	+ 6,092
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,650	14	5,651	+ 999
Liver Disease	15	5,989	7	13,405	- 7,415
Falls	16	5,712	33	1,465	+ 4,247
Suicide	17	4,785	23	3,214	+ 1,570
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,588	46	716	+ 3,872
Breast Cancer	19	3,815	25	2,658	+ 1,158
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,908	50	470	+ 2,438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	2,688	53	408	+ 2,281
Leukemia	22	2,392	35	1,327	+ 1,064
Lymphomas	23	2,379	29	1,931	+ 448
Oral Cancer	24	2,250	30	1,842	+ 408
Other Injuries	25	2,225	19	4,336	- 2,111
Drownings	26	2,172	39	1,200	+ 972
Cervical Cancer	27	2,125	22	3,389	- 1,264
Prostate Cancer	28	2,100	37	1,292	+ 808
Bladder Cancer	29	1,558	57	318	+ 1,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,552	41	1,089	+ 463
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,506	12	6,115	- 4,609
Tuberculosis	32	1,432	3	19,655	- 18,224
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,232	40	1,121	+ 111
HIV/AIDS	34	1,182	2	20,885	- 19,702
Ovary Cancer	35	1,155	45	795	+ 360
Poisonings	36	1,060	38	1,269	- 209
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,054	44	831	+ 223
Drug Use	38	996	62	113	+ 883
Asthma	39	952	26	2,300	- 1,348
Low Birth Weight	40	890	11	9,562	- 8,672
Skin Cancers	41	809	48	638	+ 171
Alcohol	42	784	55	355	+ 429
Birth Trauma	43	726	10	9,957	- 9,231
Malnutrition	44	535	21	4,212	- 3,678
Uterin Cancer	45	483	56	323	+ 161
Epilepsy	46	467	43	832	- 365
Violence	47	457	24	2,942	- 2,485
Fires	48	432	36	1,316	- 885
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	416	66	84	+ 332
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	359	5	15,420	- 15,061
Meningitis	51	235	15	5,364	- 5,129
Skin Disease	52	215	51	455	- 240
Other Neoplasms	53	180	67	60	+ 120
Maternal Conditions	54	148	13	5,651	- 5,504
Encephalitis	55	115	60	189	- 74
Hepatitis B	56	113	49	522	- 409
Upper Respiratory	57	110	64	95	+ 15
Syphilis	58	75	52	449	- 374
Multiple Sclerosis	59	71	68	39	+ 33
Appendicitis	60	60	58	240	- 180
War	61	37	65	89	- 52
Measles	62	23	63	103	- 80
Tetanus	63	20	27	2,129	- 2,109
Pertussis	64	20	42	1,014	- 994
Schistosomiasis	65	16	54	370	- 354
Hepatitis C	66	4	61	152	- 149
Chlamydia	67	2	70	10	- 8
Ascariasis	68	1	71	9	- 8
Otitis Media	69	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 12
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.