KENYA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	53,266	1	22,571	+ 30,694
Malaria	2	34,066	8	12,652	+ 21,414
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,269	5	15,420	+ 12,849
Measles	4	25,090	63	103	+ 24,987
Stroke	5	24,059	4	15,895	+ 8,164
Coronary Heart Disease	6	23,594	9	11,972	+ 11,621
Birth Trauma	7	19,976	10	9,957	+ 10,019
Low Birth Weight	8	17,985	11	9,562	+ 8,423
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,776	6	14,883	+ 894
HIV/AIDS	10	12,576	2	20,885	- 8,309
Meningitis	11	10,965	15	5,364	+ 5,601
Liver Disease	12	10,620	7	13,405	- 2,785
Tuberculosis	13	9,864	3	19,655	- 9,791
Congenital Anomalies	14	9,082	12	6,115	+ 2,967
Diabetes Mellitus	15	8,903	14	5,651	+ 3,252
Kidney Disease	16	8,076	16	4,464	+ 3,612
Maternal Conditions	17	7,468	13	5,651	+ 1,816
Other Injuries	18	6,263	19	4,336	+ 1,928
Cervical Cancer	19	6,211	22	3,389	+ 2,822
Lung Disease	20	5,717	20	4,280	+ 1,437
Hypertension	21	5,615	17	4,418	+ 1,197
Asthma	22	4,910	26	2,300	+ 2,610
Liver Cancer	23	4,861	34	1,351	+ 3,510
Pertussis	24	4,853	42	1,014	+ 3,839
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,746	44	831	+ 3,915
Violence	26	4,698	24	2,942	+ 1,756
Trypanosomiasis	27	4,465	78	0	+ 4,465
Malnutrition	28	4,298	21	4,212	+ 86
Suicide	29	3,714	23	3,214	+ 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,411	31	1,827	+ 584
Drownings	31	2,201	39	1,200	+ 1,001
Prostate Cancer	32	2,187	37	1,292	+ 895
Falls	33	1,997	33	1,465	+ 532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,866	41	1,089	+ 777
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,830	40	1,121	+ 709
Fires	36	1,708	36	1,316	+ 392
Epilepsy	37	1,456	43	832	+ 623
Breast Cancer	38	1,436	25	2,658	- 1,221
Syphilis	39	1,366	52	449	+ 917
Poisonings	40	1,228	38	1,269	- 41
Stomach Cancer	41	1,021	28	2,010	- 989
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	991	53	408	+ 583
Schistosomiasis	43	965	54	370	+ 595
Parkinson's Disease	44	883	50	470	+ 413
Tetanus	45	706	27	2,129	- 1,423
Drug Use	46	703	62	113	+ 589
Hepatitis B	47	675	49	522	+ 153
Lymphomas	48	657	29	1,931	- 1,274
Skin Cancers	49	633	48	638	- 5
Lung Cancers	50	533	47	669	- 135
Skin Disease	51	530	51	455	+ 74
Oral Cancer	52	507	30	1,842	- 1,336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	416	32	1,477	- 1,061
Ovary Cancer	54	386	45	795	- 409
Alcohol	55	347	55	355	- 8
Encephalitis	56	336	60	189	+ 147
Appendicitis	57	172	58	240	- 69
Diphtheria	58	165	69	13	+ 152
Uterin Cancer	59	157	56	323	- 165
Bladder Cancer	60	133	57	318	- 185
Hepatitis C	61	93	61	152	- 59
Ascariasis	62	92	71	9	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	63	82	18	4,373	- 4,290
War	64	82	65	89	- 7
Pancreas Cancer	65	79	46	716	- 637
Multiple Sclerosis	66	74	68	39	+ 35
Leukemia	67	71	35	1,327	- 1,256
Other Neoplasms	68	67	67	60	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	69	63	64	95	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	53	66	84	- 31
Chlamydia	71	11	70	10	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.