KENYA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	43,075	2	20,885	+ 22,190
Tuberculosis	2	26,565	3	19,655	+ 6,910
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,608	1	22,571	+ 2,037
Coronary Heart Disease	4	23,826	9	11,972	+ 11,854
Stroke	5	21,651	4	15,895	+ 5,755
Malaria	6	18,885	8	12,652	+ 6,233
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,267	6	14,883	+ 384
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,458	5	15,420	- 2,962
Low Birth Weight	9	12,256	11	9,562	+ 2,694
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,026	14	5,651	+ 4,375
Birth Trauma	11	9,527	10	9,957	- 430
Hypertension	12	8,908	17	4,418	+ 4,490
Liver Disease	13	8,888	7	13,405	- 4,516
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,963	12	6,115	+ 848
Kidney Disease	15	5,855	16	4,464	+ 1,391
Maternal Conditions	16	5,517	13	5,651	- 134
Lung Disease	17	5,166	20	4,280	+ 886
Violence	18	5,146	24	2,942	+ 2,204
Suicide	19	3,331	23	3,214	+ 116
Other Injuries	20	3,182	19	4,336	- 1,154
Pertussis	21	3,144	42	1,014	+ 2,130
Meningitis	22	2,857	15	5,364	- 2,506
Asthma	23	2,778	26	2,300	+ 477
Malnutrition	24	2,596	21	4,212	- 1,617
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,199	31	1,827	+ 372
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,097	40	1,121	+ 976
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,985	44	831	+ 1,154
Prostate Cancer	28	1,889	37	1,292	+ 597
Cervical Cancer	29	1,874	22	3,389	- 1,515
Liver Cancer	30	1,619	34	1,351	+ 268
Measles	31	1,522	63	103	+ 1,419
Breast Cancer	32	1,516	25	2,658	- 1,142
Falls	33	1,421	33	1,465	- 45
Syphilis	34	1,018	52	449	+ 569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,004	41	1,089	- 85
Drownings	36	992	39	1,200	- 208
Fires	37	862	36	1,316	- 454
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	848	32	1,477	- 629
Stomach Cancer	39	840	28	2,010	- 1,169
Epilepsy	40	725	43	832	- 107
Poisonings	41	673	38	1,269	- 595
Parkinson's Disease	42	659	50	470	+ 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	636	53	408	+ 228
Drug Use	44	625	62	113	+ 512
Lymphomas	45	583	29	1,931	- 1,348
Leukemia	46	549	35	1,327	- 778
Lung Cancers	47	513	47	669	- 156
Ovary Cancer	48	472	45	795	- 323
Alcohol	49	440	55	355	+ 84
Skin Disease	50	437	51	455	- 18
Schistosomiasis	51	428	54	370	+ 58
Pancreas Cancer	52	400	46	716	- 316
Skin Cancers	53	344	48	638	- 294
Oral Cancer	54	312	30	1,842	- 1,530
Tetanus	55	220	27	2,129	- 1,909
Encephalitis	56	189	60	189	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	186	18	4,373	- 4,187
Appendicitis	58	176	58	240	- 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	143	66	84	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	60	140	56	323	- 183
Bladder Cancer	61	139	57	318	- 179
Hepatitis B	62	138	49	522	- 384
Other Neoplasms	63	72	67	60	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	64	64	95	- 31
Trypanosomiasis	65	64	78	0	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	68	39	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	24	61	152	- 129
Diphtheria	68	18	69	13	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	10	71	9	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	10	70	10	- 1
Otitis Media	71	6	72	7	- 1
War	72	5	65	89	- 84
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.