KENYA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,822	9	11,972	+ 41,850
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	45,283	31	1,827	+ 43,456
Stroke	3	30,969	4	15,895	+ 15,074
Lung Cancers	4	30,375	47	669	+ 29,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	18,616	32	1,477	+ 17,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,842	1	22,571	- 5,729
Lung Disease	7	15,531	20	4,280	+ 11,251
Breast Cancer	8	13,234	25	2,658	+ 10,577
Other Injuries	9	12,880	19	4,336	+ 8,544
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,529	46	716	+ 9,813
Kidney Disease	11	9,777	16	4,464	+ 5,313
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,295	14	5,651	+ 3,644
Prostate Cancer	13	9,262	37	1,292	+ 7,970
Lymphomas	14	8,576	29	1,931	+ 6,645
Liver Cancer	15	8,155	34	1,351	+ 6,804
Suicide	16	7,634	23	3,214	+ 4,419
Other Neoplasms	17	7,471	67	60	+ 7,411
Falls	18	7,057	33	1,465	+ 5,592
Endocrine Disorders	19	6,888	44	831	+ 6,057
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,449	50	470	+ 5,979
Leukemia	21	6,352	35	1,327	+ 5,025
Liver Disease	22	6,289	7	13,405	- 7,116
Hypertension	23	6,056	17	4,418	+ 1,639
Bladder Cancer	24	5,593	57	318	+ 5,275
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,167	40	1,121	+ 4,046
Stomach Cancer	26	4,711	28	2,010	+ 2,702
Oral Cancer	27	3,983	30	1,842	+ 2,141
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,981	18	4,373	- 392
Malnutrition	29	3,588	21	4,212	- 625
Ovary Cancer	30	3,377	45	795	+ 2,582
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,844	6	14,883	- 12,038
Skin Cancers	32	2,773	48	638	+ 2,135
Alcohol	33	2,716	55	355	+ 2,361
Uterin Cancer	34	2,318	56	323	+ 1,995
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,714	12	6,115	- 4,401
Drug Use	36	1,602	62	113	+ 1,489
Epilepsy	37	1,589	43	832	+ 757
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,540	5	15,420	- 13,880
Skin Disease	39	1,361	51	455	+ 906
Cervical Cancer	40	1,340	22	3,389	- 2,048
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,179	53	408	+ 772
Asthma	42	885	26	2,300	- 1,415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	840	41	1,089	- 249
Anemia	44	829	82	0	+ 829
Drownings	45	739	39	1,200	- 461
Multiple Sclerosis	46	641	68	39	+ 602
Low Birth Weight	47	554	11	9,562	- 9,007
Schizophrenia	48	551	83	0	+ 551
Violence	49	458	24	2,942	- 2,484
Tuberculosis	50	371	3	19,655	- 19,285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	363	66	84	+ 279
Hepatitis C	52	354	61	152	+ 202
Fires	53	343	36	1,316	- 973
HIV/AIDS	54	308	2	20,885	- 20,577
Birth Trauma	55	263	10	9,957	- 9,694
Osteoarthritis	56	209	84	0	+ 209
Poisonings	57	194	38	1,269	- 1,075
Meningitis	58	139	15	5,364	- 5,224
Hepatitis B	59	115	49	522	- 407
Oral conditions	60	100	86	0	+ 100
Appendicitis	61	76	58	240	- 164
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	64	85	0	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	63	46	64	95	- 49
Maternal Conditions	64	44	13	5,651	- 5,607
Otitis Media	65	13	72	7	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	7	60	189	- 182
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Syphilis	68	3	52	449	- 446
Pertussis	69	2	42	1,014	- 1,011
Tetanus	70	2	27	2,129	- 2,127
Schistosomiasis	71	1	54	370	- 369
Leprosy	72	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	0	69	13	- 12
Dengue	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	78	0	70	10	- 10
Ascariasis	79	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.