KENYA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,825	9	11,972	+ 89,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,430	31	1,827	+ 33,603
Stroke	3	34,478	4	15,895	+ 18,583
Lung Cancers	4	32,239	47	669	+ 31,571
Lung Disease	5	29,634	20	4,280	+ 25,354
Hypertension	6	18,554	17	4,418	+ 14,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,021	32	1,477	+ 16,544
Kidney Disease	8	15,767	16	4,464	+ 11,303
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	14,342	1	22,571	- 8,229
Breast Cancer	10	13,047	25	2,658	+ 10,389
Pancreas Cancer	11	12,444	46	716	+ 11,728
Prostate Cancer	12	11,416	37	1,292	+ 10,124
Diabetes Mellitus	13	10,774	14	5,651	+ 5,123
Falls	14	10,611	33	1,465	+ 9,146
Liver Disease	15	10,521	7	13,405	- 2,884
Parkinson's Disease	16	8,720	50	470	+ 8,250
Lymphomas	17	8,481	29	1,931	+ 6,550
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,393	44	831	+ 6,562
Suicide	19	7,121	23	3,214	+ 3,907
Stomach Cancer	20	6,687	28	2,010	+ 4,678
Inflammatory/Heart	21	6,157	40	1,121	+ 5,035
Leukemia	22	6,050	35	1,327	+ 4,722
Other Injuries	23	5,711	19	4,336	+ 1,376
Other Neoplasms	24	5,651	67	60	+ 5,591
Liver Cancer	25	5,579	34	1,351	+ 4,228
Alcohol	26	4,333	55	355	+ 3,977
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,302	18	4,373	- 71
Bladder Cancer	28	4,288	57	318	+ 3,970
Oral Cancer	29	4,171	30	1,842	+ 2,328
Ovary Cancer	30	3,595	45	795	+ 2,801
Skin Cancers	31	2,808	48	638	+ 2,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	2,652	5	15,420	- 12,768
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,503	53	408	+ 2,096
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,188	6	14,883	- 12,695
Epilepsy	35	2,140	43	832	+ 1,308
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,587	12	6,115	- 4,529
Uterin Cancer	37	1,545	56	323	+ 1,222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,500	41	1,089	+ 411
Cervical Cancer	39	1,476	22	3,389	- 1,913
Drug Use	40	1,337	62	113	+ 1,223
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,088	68	39	+ 1,049
Skin Disease	42	1,068	51	455	+ 613
Anemia	43	688	82	0	+ 688
Asthma	44	640	26	2,300	- 1,660
Low Birth Weight	45	533	11	9,562	- 9,029
Violence	46	532	24	2,942	- 2,410
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	376	66	84	+ 292
Hepatitis C	48	351	61	152	+ 199
Drownings	49	317	39	1,200	- 883
Malnutrition	50	312	21	4,212	- 3,901
Schizophrenia	51	270	83	0	+ 270
Osteoarthritis	52	252	84	0	+ 252
Fires	53	248	36	1,316	- 1,068
HIV/AIDS	54	239	2	20,885	- 20,646
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	202	85	0	+ 202
Tuberculosis	56	194	3	19,655	- 19,461
Birth Trauma	57	166	10	9,957	- 9,791
Poisonings	58	150	38	1,269	- 1,119
Hepatitis B	59	126	49	522	- 396
Meningitis	60	116	15	5,364	- 5,248
Upper Respiratory	61	96	64	95	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	89	58	240	- 151
Oral conditions	63	43	86	0	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	64	26	13	5,651	- 5,625
Otitis Media	65	11	72	7	+ 4
War	66	7	65	89	- 82
Encephalitis	67	5	60	189	- 184
Syphilis	68	4	52	449	- 446
Pertussis	69	2	42	1,014	- 1,012
Measles	70	2	63	103	- 102
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	73	1	54	370	- 369
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	10	- 10
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.