KENYA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,806	9	11,972	+ 134,834
Hypertension	2	131,748	17	4,418	+ 127,330
Stroke	3	54,450	4	15,895	+ 38,555
Lung Cancers	4	32,064	47	669	+ 31,395
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	25,709	32	1,477	+ 24,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,016	1	22,571	- 5,555
Liver Disease	7	16,027	7	13,405	+ 2,622
Prostate Cancer	8	14,563	37	1,292	+ 13,271
Stomach Cancer	9	14,140	28	2,010	+ 12,130
Pancreas Cancer	10	13,096	46	716	+ 12,380
Breast Cancer	11	12,682	25	2,658	+ 10,025
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	11,194	31	1,827	+ 9,367
Lung Disease	13	11,160	20	4,280	+ 6,880
Inflammatory/Heart	14	10,588	40	1,121	+ 9,466
Lymphomas	15	10,387	29	1,931	+ 8,456
Suicide	16	9,632	23	3,214	+ 6,417
Kidney Disease	17	8,609	16	4,464	+ 4,145
Alcohol	18	7,240	55	355	+ 6,885
Diabetes Mellitus	19	7,127	14	5,651	+ 1,476
Other Injuries	20	6,891	19	4,336	+ 2,555
Bladder Cancer	21	6,137	57	318	+ 5,819
Leukemia	22	6,129	35	1,327	+ 4,801
Other Neoplasms	23	6,018	67	60	+ 5,957
Falls	24	5,785	33	1,465	+ 4,320
Oral Cancer	25	5,388	30	1,842	+ 3,546
Liver Cancer	26	5,231	34	1,351	+ 3,880
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,806	18	4,373	+ 434
Ovary Cancer	28	4,255	45	795	+ 3,460
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,999	50	470	+ 3,529
Skin Cancers	30	3,848	48	638	+ 3,210
Drug Use	31	3,659	62	113	+ 3,546
Cervical Cancer	32	3,296	22	3,389	- 93
Endocrine Disorders	33	3,217	44	831	+ 2,386
Uterin Cancer	34	2,933	56	323	+ 2,611
Road Traffic Accidents	35	2,887	6	14,883	- 11,995
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,684	41	1,089	+ 1,596
Epilepsy	37	2,171	43	832	+ 1,339
Fires	38	1,995	36	1,316	+ 679
HIV/AIDS	39	1,966	2	20,885	- 18,919
Drownings	40	1,462	39	1,200	+ 262
Skin Disease	41	1,391	51	455	+ 936
Violence	42	1,390	24	2,942	- 1,552
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,221	12	6,115	- 4,894
Asthma	44	1,175	26	2,300	- 1,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,051	53	408	+ 643
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	840	66	84	+ 756
Tuberculosis	47	803	3	19,655	- 18,852
Multiple Sclerosis	48	793	68	39	+ 754
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	592	85	0	+ 592
Osteoarthritis	50	495	84	0	+ 495
Anemia	51	446	82	0	+ 446
Poisonings	52	406	38	1,269	- 863
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	403	5	15,420	- 15,017
Meningitis	54	362	15	5,364	- 5,002
Low Birth Weight	55	330	11	9,562	- 9,231
Schizophrenia	56	297	83	0	+ 297
Birth Trauma	57	244	10	9,957	- 9,713
Hepatitis C	58	197	61	152	+ 45
Appendicitis	59	99	58	240	- 142
Oral conditions	60	98	86	0	+ 98
Maternal Conditions	61	56	13	5,651	- 5,595
Syphilis	62	49	52	449	- 401
Encephalitis	63	10	60	189	- 180
War	64	6	65	89	- 83
Hepatitis B	65	0	49	522	- 522
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	95	- 95
Otitis Media	67	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	73	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Ascariasis	74	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	10	- 10
Malnutrition	79	0	21	4,212	- 4,212
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Diphtheria	82	0	69	13	- 13
Pertussis	83	0	42	1,014	- 1,014
Measles	84	0	63	103	- 103
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Estonia

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.