KENYA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	59,627	2	20,885	+ 38,742
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,601	1	22,571	+ 7,030
Malaria	3	21,650	8	12,652	+ 8,998
Low Birth Weight	4	14,818	11	9,562	+ 5,257
Birth Trauma	5	14,299	10	9,957	+ 4,342
Stroke	6	14,177	4	15,895	- 1,718
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,585	9	11,972	+ 1,613
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,951	6	14,883	- 2,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	11,314	5	15,420	- 4,106
Tuberculosis	10	10,407	3	19,655	- 9,248
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,703	14	5,651	+ 4,052
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,085	12	6,115	+ 1,970
Liver Disease	13	6,463	7	13,405	- 6,941
Kidney Disease	14	6,435	16	4,464	+ 1,971
Measles	15	5,871	63	103	+ 5,768
Hypertension	16	5,355	17	4,418	+ 938
Maternal Conditions	17	4,498	13	5,651	- 1,153
Syphilis	18	4,342	52	449	+ 3,892
Meningitis	19	4,120	15	5,364	- 1,243
Lung Disease	20	3,907	20	4,280	- 373
Pertussis	21	3,536	42	1,014	+ 2,522
Suicide	22	3,475	23	3,214	+ 261
Other Injuries	23	3,409	19	4,336	- 927
Breast Cancer	24	2,734	25	2,658	+ 76
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,371	44	831	+ 1,540
Asthma	26	2,115	26	2,300	- 186
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,046	40	1,121	+ 925
Cervical Cancer	28	1,818	22	3,389	- 1,571
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,800	31	1,827	- 28
Drug Use	30	1,631	62	113	+ 1,518
Malnutrition	31	1,559	21	4,212	- 2,653
Falls	32	1,481	33	1,465	+ 16
Violence	33	1,450	24	2,942	- 1,492
Liver Cancer	34	1,396	34	1,351	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	35	1,389	37	1,292	+ 97
Drownings	36	1,281	39	1,200	+ 81
Oral Cancer	37	1,119	30	1,842	- 723
Epilepsy	38	1,047	43	832	+ 215
Fires	39	978	36	1,316	- 338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	928	32	1,477	- 549
Lung Cancers	41	867	47	669	+ 198
Tetanus	42	755	27	2,129	- 1,374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	709	41	1,089	- 379
Poisonings	44	683	38	1,269	- 586
Lymphomas	45	628	29	1,931	- 1,303
Parkinson's Disease	46	571	50	470	+ 101
Trypanosomiasis	47	535	78	0	+ 535
Skin Cancers	48	525	48	638	- 114
Stomach Cancer	49	506	28	2,010	- 1,504
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	461	53	408	+ 53
Skin Disease	51	422	51	455	- 34
Ovary Cancer	52	416	45	795	- 379
Alcohol	53	386	55	355	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	54	384	18	4,373	- 3,989
Pancreas Cancer	55	369	46	716	- 347
Bladder Cancer	56	276	57	318	- 42
Encephalitis	57	251	60	189	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	58	250	56	323	- 73
Appendicitis	59	180	58	240	- 60
Schistosomiasis	60	139	54	370	- 231
Leukemia	61	121	35	1,327	- 1,206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	119	66	84	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	63	102	67	60	+ 41
Diphtheria	64	100	69	13	+ 88
Hepatitis B	65	98	49	522	- 424
Upper Respiratory	66	54	64	95	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	67	46	68	39	+ 8
Chlamydia	68	14	70	10	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	9	61	152	- 143
Ascariasis	70	9	71	9	- 0
War	71	5	65	89	- 84
Otitis Media	72	5	72	7	- 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Equ. Guinea

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.