KENYA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,912	9	11,972	+ 85,939
Stroke	2	74,990	4	15,895	+ 59,095
Diabetes Mellitus	3	42,444	14	5,651	+ 36,793
Hypertension	4	23,471	17	4,418	+ 19,054
Suicide	5	23,130	23	3,214	+ 19,916
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	22,115	1	22,571	- 456
HIV/AIDS	7	18,791	2	20,885	- 2,094
Kidney Disease	8	17,117	16	4,464	+ 12,654
Liver Disease	9	14,437	7	13,405	+ 1,032
Violence	10	14,196	24	2,942	+ 11,254
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,824	6	14,883	- 2,059
Endocrine Disorders	12	12,793	44	831	+ 11,962
Lung Disease	13	12,761	20	4,280	+ 8,481
Other Injuries	14	12,263	19	4,336	+ 7,928
Drownings	15	10,622	39	1,200	+ 9,422
Tuberculosis	16	10,046	3	19,655	- 9,609
Prostate Cancer	17	9,042	37	1,292	+ 7,750
Anemia	18	7,255	82	0	+ 7,255
Breast Cancer	19	7,031	25	2,658	+ 4,373
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,730	40	1,121	+ 5,609
Cervical Cancer	21	6,703	22	3,389	+ 3,314
Low Birth Weight	22	6,547	11	9,562	- 3,015
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,039	12	6,115	- 1,077
Birth Trauma	24	4,724	10	9,957	- 5,233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	4,296	32	1,477	+ 2,819
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,984	41	1,089	+ 2,895
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,484	5	15,420	- 11,936
Other Neoplasms	28	2,945	67	60	+ 2,885
Lung Cancers	29	2,768	47	669	+ 2,100
Malnutrition	30	2,737	21	4,212	- 1,475
Stomach Cancer	31	2,491	28	2,010	+ 482
Lymphomas	32	2,361	29	1,931	+ 430
Malaria	33	2,200	8	12,652	- 10,452
Liver Cancer	34	2,119	34	1,351	+ 768
Maternal Conditions	35	2,066	13	5,651	- 3,586
Asthma	36	1,869	26	2,300	- 431
Epilepsy	37	1,729	43	832	+ 897
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	1,675	31	1,827	- 152
Leukemia	39	1,556	35	1,327	+ 229
Oral Cancer	40	1,470	30	1,842	- 372
Fires	41	1,425	36	1,316	+ 109
Pancreas Cancer	42	1,393	46	716	+ 677
Ovary Cancer	43	1,300	45	795	+ 505
Meningitis	44	1,276	15	5,364	- 4,088
Drug Use	45	1,147	62	113	+ 1,034
Uterin Cancer	46	952	56	323	+ 630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	945	53	408	+ 537
Falls	48	815	33	1,465	- 650
Parkinson's Disease	49	661	50	470	+ 191
Bladder Cancer	50	581	57	318	+ 263
Oesophagus Cancer	51	573	18	4,373	- 3,799
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	569	85	0	+ 569
Encephalitis	53	516	60	189	+ 327
Appendicitis	54	439	58	240	+ 199
Skin Cancers	55	354	48	638	- 284
Skin Disease	56	235	51	455	- 221
Alcohol	57	227	55	355	- 128
Osteoarthritis	58	221	84	0	+ 221
Hepatitis B	59	147	49	522	- 375
Dengue	60	135	73	0	+ 134
Multiple Sclerosis	61	91	68	39	+ 52
Schizophrenia	62	74	83	0	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	73	66	84	- 11
War	64	45	65	89	- 44
Poisonings	65	42	38	1,269	- 1,226
Upper Respiratory	66	38	64	95	- 57
Oral conditions	67	31	86	0	+ 31
Leprosy	68	27	76	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	20	61	152	- 133
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	19	81	0	+ 19
Syphilis	71	17	52	449	- 432
Tetanus	72	15	27	2,129	- 2,114
Pertussis	73	5	42	1,014	- 1,009
Ascariasis	74	2	71	9	- 7
Diphtheria	75	0	69	13	- 12
Otitis Media	76	0	72	7	- 7
Measles	77	0	63	103	- 103
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	10	- 10
Chagas disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	84	0	54	370	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Guyana

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.