KENYA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,445	1	22,571	+ 6,874
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,795	5	15,420	+ 6,376
Stroke	3	19,339	4	15,895	+ 3,444
Coronary Heart Disease	4	17,948	9	11,972	+ 5,975
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,508	6	14,883	+ 625
Birth Trauma	6	15,284	10	9,957	+ 5,326
Low Birth Weight	7	13,767	11	9,562	+ 4,205
Liver Disease	8	13,399	7	13,405	- 6
Tuberculosis	9	10,541	3	19,655	- 9,114
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,988	14	5,651	+ 2,336
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,683	12	6,115	+ 1,568
Hypertension	12	6,618	17	4,418	+ 2,201
Kidney Disease	13	5,946	16	4,464	+ 1,483
Meningitis	14	5,905	15	5,364	+ 542
Lung Disease	15	5,832	20	4,280	+ 1,552
Other Injuries	16	5,765	19	4,336	+ 1,430
HIV/AIDS	17	5,636	2	20,885	- 15,249
Maternal Conditions	18	4,366	13	5,651	- 1,285
Malnutrition	19	4,246	21	4,212	+ 34
Breast Cancer	20	4,169	25	2,658	+ 1,511
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,057	31	1,827	+ 2,230
Violence	22	3,968	24	2,942	+ 1,026
Pertussis	23	3,388	42	1,014	+ 2,375
Measles	24	3,107	63	103	+ 3,004
Suicide	25	2,963	23	3,214	- 252
Malaria	26	2,764	8	12,652	- 9,888
Cervical Cancer	27	2,466	22	3,389	- 923
Falls	28	2,216	33	1,465	+ 751
Asthma	29	2,203	26	2,300	- 97
Leukemia	30	2,075	35	1,327	+ 747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,845	32	1,477	+ 368
Poisonings	32	1,802	38	1,269	+ 534
Lymphomas	33	1,764	29	1,931	- 167
Fires	34	1,599	36	1,316	+ 283
Drownings	35	1,539	39	1,200	+ 339
Ovary Cancer	36	1,191	45	795	+ 396
Tetanus	37	1,082	27	2,129	- 1,047
Lung Cancers	38	1,082	47	669	+ 413
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,065	40	1,121	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	40	903	18	4,373	- 3,469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	864	41	1,089	- 225
Liver Cancer	42	850	34	1,351	- 501
Syphilis	43	835	52	449	+ 386
Epilepsy	44	798	43	832	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	45	797	44	831	- 34
Parkinson's Disease	46	775	50	470	+ 305
Stomach Cancer	47	746	28	2,010	- 1,264
Oral Cancer	48	725	30	1,842	- 1,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	658	53	408	+ 250
Prostate Cancer	50	611	37	1,292	- 681
Bladder Cancer	51	531	57	318	+ 213
Skin Cancers	52	494	48	638	- 144
Skin Disease	53	444	51	455	- 11
Schistosomiasis	54	412	54	370	+ 42
Alcohol	55	368	55	355	+ 13
Hepatitis B	56	364	49	522	- 158
Upper Respiratory	57	348	64	95	+ 254
Appendicitis	58	333	58	240	+ 92
Leishmaniasis	59	284	59	194	+ 90
Drug Use	60	252	62	113	+ 139
Pancreas Cancer	61	240	46	716	- 477
Uterin Cancer	62	207	56	323	- 116
Encephalitis	63	189	60	189	+ 0
War	64	138	65	89	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	108	66	84	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	66	73	67	60	+ 12
Diphtheria	67	72	69	13	+ 59
Ascariasis	68	64	71	9	+ 55
Hepatitis C	69	56	61	152	- 96
Multiple Sclerosis	70	30	68	39	- 9
Otitis Media	71	19	72	7	+ 12
Chlamydia	72	10	70	10	+ 0
Dengue	73	10	73	0	+ 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Ethiopia

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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.