KENYA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,085	9	11,972	+ 40,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	50,878	31	1,827	+ 49,051
Lung Disease	3	42,775	20	4,280	+ 38,495
Lung Cancers	4	36,287	47	669	+ 35,618
Stroke	5	35,713	4	15,895	+ 19,817
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	21,878	1	22,571	- 694
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	20,934	32	1,477	+ 19,457
Prostate Cancer	8	14,432	37	1,292	+ 13,140
Breast Cancer	9	12,666	25	2,658	+ 10,008
Diabetes Mellitus	10	12,519	14	5,651	+ 6,868
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,687	46	716	+ 9,970
Kidney Disease	12	8,881	16	4,464	+ 4,418
Lymphomas	13	7,115	29	1,931	+ 5,184
Liver Disease	14	6,749	7	13,405	- 6,656
Hypertension	15	6,265	17	4,418	+ 1,847
Suicide	16	6,020	23	3,214	+ 2,806
Parkinson's Disease	17	5,851	50	470	+ 5,381
Alcohol	18	5,835	55	355	+ 5,480
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,603	44	831	+ 4,772
Leukemia	20	5,445	35	1,327	+ 4,118
Bladder Cancer	21	5,319	57	318	+ 5,001
Falls	22	5,273	33	1,465	+ 3,808
Stomach Cancer	23	4,721	28	2,010	+ 2,711
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,647	18	4,373	+ 274
Liver Cancer	25	4,529	34	1,351	+ 3,178
Skin Cancers	26	3,788	48	638	+ 3,150
Other Neoplasms	27	3,686	67	60	+ 3,625
Oral Cancer	28	3,615	30	1,842	+ 1,772
Ovary Cancer	29	3,579	45	795	+ 2,785
Other Injuries	30	3,385	19	4,336	- 951
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,774	40	1,121	+ 1,652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,109	41	1,089	+ 1,020
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,082	6	14,883	- 12,801
Drug Use	34	1,919	62	113	+ 1,806
Uterin Cancer	35	1,517	56	323	+ 1,195
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,493	12	6,115	- 4,622
Cervical Cancer	37	1,489	22	3,389	- 1,900
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,410	5	15,420	- 14,010
Multiple Sclerosis	39	1,287	68	39	+ 1,248
Epilepsy	40	1,219	43	832	+ 387
Low Birth Weight	41	1,136	11	9,562	- 8,426
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	940	53	408	+ 533
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	824	66	84	+ 740
Asthma	44	803	26	2,300	- 1,497
Skin Disease	45	769	51	455	+ 314
Anemia	46	713	82	0	+ 713
Violence	47	614	24	2,942	- 2,328
Schizophrenia	48	553	83	0	+ 553
Fires	49	515	36	1,316	- 801
Drownings	50	363	39	1,200	- 837
Osteoarthritis	51	248	84	0	+ 248
Meningitis	52	243	15	5,364	- 5,120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	239	85	0	+ 239
Appendicitis	54	224	58	240	- 17
HIV/AIDS	55	220	2	20,885	- 20,665
Birth Trauma	56	207	10	9,957	- 9,750
Tuberculosis	57	151	3	19,655	- 19,504
Upper Respiratory	58	149	64	95	+ 55
Malnutrition	59	137	21	4,212	- 4,076
Hepatitis C	60	84	61	152	- 69
Hepatitis B	61	59	49	522	- 463
Poisonings	62	54	38	1,269	- 1,214
Oral conditions	63	40	86	0	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	64	22	13	5,651	- 5,630
Otitis Media	65	17	72	7	+ 10
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Encephalitis	67	6	60	189	- 184
Tetanus	68	4	27	2,129	- 2,125
Chlamydia	69	3	70	10	- 7
Syphilis	70	3	52	449	- 446
Measles	71	3	63	103	- 100
Pertussis	72	0	42	1,014	- 1,014
Diphtheria	73	0	69	13	- 13
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Denmark

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.