KENYA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	115,120	31	1,827	+ 113,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	101,774	9	11,972	+ 89,801
Stroke	3	42,600	4	15,895	+ 26,704
Lung Cancers	4	23,936	47	669	+ 23,267
Hypertension	5	21,016	17	4,418	+ 16,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,838	32	1,477	+ 13,360
Falls	7	13,719	33	1,465	+ 12,253
Lung Disease	8	13,348	20	4,280	+ 9,067
Pancreas Cancer	9	12,910	46	716	+ 12,194
Liver Disease	10	11,057	7	13,405	- 2,348
Prostate Cancer	11	10,044	37	1,292	+ 8,752
Breast Cancer	12	9,816	25	2,658	+ 7,158
Parkinson's Disease	13	8,829	50	470	+ 8,359
Lymphomas	14	8,808	29	1,931	+ 6,877
Suicide	15	8,759	23	3,214	+ 5,545
Liver Cancer	16	5,643	34	1,351	+ 4,292
Inflammatory/Heart	17	5,363	40	1,121	+ 4,241
Alcohol	18	4,807	55	355	+ 4,452
Stomach Cancer	19	4,626	28	2,010	+ 2,616
Other Injuries	20	4,521	19	4,336	+ 186
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	4,516	1	22,571	- 18,055
Diabetes Mellitus	22	4,325	14	5,651	- 1,326
Other Neoplasms	23	3,902	67	60	+ 3,841
Leukemia	24	3,842	35	1,327	+ 2,515
Ovary Cancer	25	3,565	45	795	+ 2,770
Kidney Disease	26	3,539	16	4,464	- 925
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,311	18	4,373	- 1,062
Bladder Cancer	28	3,193	57	318	+ 2,875
Skin Cancers	29	3,076	48	638	+ 2,438
Drug Use	30	2,786	62	113	+ 2,673
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,657	44	831	+ 1,826
Uterin Cancer	32	2,330	56	323	+ 2,007
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,226	6	14,883	- 12,657
Oral Cancer	34	2,144	30	1,842	+ 302
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,987	12	6,115	- 4,128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,568	41	1,089	+ 479
Drownings	37	1,097	39	1,200	- 103
Epilepsy	38	1,078	43	832	+ 246
Schizophrenia	39	963	83	0	+ 963
Asthma	40	877	26	2,300	- 1,423
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	859	66	84	+ 775
Multiple Sclerosis	42	830	68	39	+ 791
Violence	43	665	24	2,942	- 2,277
Cervical Cancer	44	643	22	3,389	- 2,746
Fires	45	638	36	1,316	- 679
Tuberculosis	46	331	3	19,655	- 19,324
Skin Disease	47	281	51	455	- 174
Low Birth Weight	48	271	11	9,562	- 9,291
Poisonings	49	257	38	1,269	- 1,012
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	197	53	408	- 211
Osteoarthritis	51	173	84	0	+ 173
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	158	5	15,420	- 15,261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	112	85	0	+ 112
Appendicitis	54	98	58	240	- 142
Meningitis	55	97	15	5,364	- 5,266
Birth Trauma	56	80	10	9,957	- 9,877
Malnutrition	57	68	21	4,212	- 4,144
Anemia	58	58	82	0	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	59	58	2	20,885	- 20,827
Hepatitis C	60	47	61	152	- 105
Oral conditions	61	39	86	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	62	20	64	95	- 74
Hepatitis B	63	17	49	522	- 505
Maternal Conditions	64	16	13	5,651	- 5,636
War	65	6	65	89	- 83
Encephalitis	66	5	60	189	- 184
Syphilis	67	4	52	449	- 446
Otitis Media	68	3	72	7	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Tetanus	70	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Finland

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.