KENYA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,084	1	22,571	+ 7,513
Stroke	2	23,541	4	15,895	+ 7,646
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,045	5	15,420	+ 5,625
Coronary Heart Disease	4	19,774	9	11,972	+ 7,802
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,176	6	14,883	- 2,707
Liver Disease	6	11,153	7	13,405	- 2,252
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,671	14	5,651	+ 3,020
Hypertension	8	8,499	17	4,418	+ 4,081
Lung Disease	9	6,077	20	4,280	+ 1,796
Malnutrition	10	6,057	21	4,212	+ 1,844
Birth Trauma	11	5,659	10	9,957	- 4,298
Kidney Disease	12	5,304	16	4,464	+ 840
Maternal Conditions	13	4,991	13	5,651	- 661
Tuberculosis	14	4,990	3	19,655	- 14,666
Other Injuries	15	4,958	19	4,336	+ 622
Low Birth Weight	16	4,876	11	9,562	- 4,686
Malaria	17	4,012	8	12,652	- 8,640
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,967	12	6,115	- 2,149
Meningitis	19	3,713	15	5,364	- 1,650
Violence	20	3,528	24	2,942	+ 585
Suicide	21	3,505	23	3,214	+ 290
Asthma	22	2,994	26	2,300	+ 694
Breast Cancer	23	2,860	25	2,658	+ 202
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,844	31	1,827	+ 1,017
HIV/AIDS	25	2,824	2	20,885	- 18,061
Falls	26	1,543	33	1,465	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,350	41	1,089	+ 261
Lymphomas	28	1,348	29	1,931	- 583
Leukemia	29	1,323	35	1,327	- 5
Cervical Cancer	30	1,216	22	3,389	- 2,173
Fires	31	1,211	36	1,316	- 106
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,128	40	1,121	+ 7
Drownings	33	1,080	39	1,200	- 120
Poisonings	34	1,048	38	1,269	- 220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,038	32	1,477	- 439
Pertussis	36	822	42	1,014	- 191
Parkinson's Disease	37	778	50	470	+ 309
Epilepsy	38	748	43	832	- 84
Oesophagus Cancer	39	744	18	4,373	- 3,629
Ovary Cancer	40	730	45	795	- 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	704	53	408	+ 297
Schistosomiasis	42	668	54	370	+ 298
Endocrine Disorders	43	654	44	831	- 177
Oral Cancer	44	652	30	1,842	- 1,190
Liver Cancer	45	636	34	1,351	- 715
Lung Cancers	46	566	47	669	- 102
Prostate Cancer	47	497	37	1,292	- 795
Stomach Cancer	48	443	28	2,010	- 1,566
Alcohol	49	418	55	355	+ 62
Skin Disease	50	410	51	455	- 45
Bladder Cancer	51	385	57	318	+ 68
Tetanus	52	344	27	2,129	- 1,785
Drug Use	53	332	62	113	+ 219
Syphilis	54	320	52	449	- 130
Appendicitis	55	288	58	240	+ 47
Skin Cancers	56	274	48	638	- 365
Hepatitis B	57	253	49	522	- 269
Pancreas Cancer	58	180	46	716	- 537
Leishmaniasis	59	174	59	194	- 20
Upper Respiratory	60	164	64	95	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	61	161	56	323	- 162
Encephalitis	62	143	60	189	- 46
Measles	63	116	63	103	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	109	66	84	+ 25
Hepatitis C	65	59	61	152	- 94
Other Neoplasms	66	56	67	60	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	35	68	39	- 4
Ascariasis	68	17	71	9	+ 8
Otitis Media	69	16	72	7	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	9	70	10	- 1
War	71	4	65	89	- 85
Diphtheria	72	3	69	13	- 10
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

Eritrea

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.