KENYA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,618	9	11,972	+ 105,646
Stroke	2	78,382	4	15,895	+ 62,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	46,115	1	22,571	+ 23,544
Lung Cancers	4	40,955	47	669	+ 40,286
Lung Disease	5	30,769	20	4,280	+ 26,489
Kidney Disease	6	26,495	16	4,464	+ 22,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	21,935	31	1,827	+ 20,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	18,171	32	1,477	+ 16,694
Hypertension	9	16,271	17	4,418	+ 11,854
Parkinson's Disease	10	14,732	50	470	+ 14,262
Breast Cancer	11	14,033	25	2,658	+ 11,375
Prostate Cancer	12	11,265	37	1,292	+ 9,973
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,602	46	716	+ 9,886
Liver Cancer	14	8,717	34	1,351	+ 7,366
Bladder Cancer	15	8,634	57	318	+ 8,316
Stomach Cancer	16	8,549	28	2,010	+ 6,539
Other Injuries	17	8,092	19	4,336	+ 3,756
Leukemia	18	7,539	35	1,327	+ 6,211
Lymphomas	19	7,063	29	1,931	+ 5,131
Diabetes Mellitus	20	7,046	14	5,651	+ 1,395
Falls	21	6,932	33	1,465	+ 5,467
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,846	6	14,883	- 10,037
Liver Disease	23	4,506	7	13,405	- 8,899
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,036	40	1,121	+ 2,915
Other Neoplasms	25	3,778	67	60	+ 3,718
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,400	41	1,089	+ 2,311
Ovary Cancer	27	3,102	45	795	+ 2,308
Suicide	28	2,966	23	3,214	- 249
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,928	44	831	+ 2,097
Oral Cancer	30	2,451	30	1,842	+ 609
Skin Cancers	31	2,440	48	638	+ 1,801
Drownings	32	2,424	39	1,200	+ 1,224
Uterin Cancer	33	2,074	56	323	+ 1,752
Epilepsy	34	1,387	43	832	+ 555
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,367	18	4,373	- 3,005
Cervical Cancer	36	1,355	22	3,389	- 2,034
Drug Use	37	1,076	62	113	+ 962
Congenital Anomalies	38	969	12	6,115	- 5,146
Fires	39	815	36	1,316	- 501
Multiple Sclerosis	40	753	68	39	+ 714
Low Birth Weight	41	708	11	9,562	- 8,854
Violence	42	579	24	2,942	- 2,364
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	557	53	408	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	528	5	15,420	- 14,891
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	372	66	84	+ 288
Tuberculosis	46	370	3	19,655	- 19,285
Skin Disease	47	313	51	455	- 142
Hepatitis B	48	311	49	522	- 211
Alcohol	49	281	55	355	- 75
HIV/AIDS	50	263	2	20,885	- 20,622
Anemia	51	261	82	0	+ 261
Hepatitis C	52	214	61	152	+ 62
Meningitis	53	185	15	5,364	- 5,178
Schizophrenia	54	153	83	0	+ 153
Asthma	55	153	26	2,300	- 2,147
Poisonings	56	108	38	1,269	- 1,161
Birth Trauma	57	94	10	9,957	- 9,863
Appendicitis	58	53	58	240	- 188
Upper Respiratory	59	44	64	95	- 51
Leishmaniasis	60	20	59	194	- 174
Maternal Conditions	61	12	13	5,651	- 5,639
Tetanus	62	10	27	2,129	- 2,119
Oral conditions	63	9	86	0	+ 9
War	64	6	65	89	- 83
Syphilis	65	6	52	449	- 444
Malnutrition	66	5	21	4,212	- 4,208
Encephalitis	67	4	60	189	- 185
Measles	68	2	63	103	- 102
Pertussis	69	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Diphtheria	70	0	69	13	- 13
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	72	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.