KENYA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,549	9	11,972	+ 52,577
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	47,274	31	1,827	+ 45,447
Stroke	3	22,494	4	15,895	+ 6,599
Lung Cancers	4	21,471	47	669	+ 20,802
Lung Disease	5	20,592	20	4,280	+ 16,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,171	1	22,571	- 9,400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,751	32	1,477	+ 10,274
Prostate Cancer	8	9,735	37	1,292	+ 8,443
Breast Cancer	9	8,536	25	2,658	+ 5,879
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,476	50	470	+ 8,006
Other Injuries	11	8,002	19	4,336	+ 3,667
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,930	46	716	+ 6,213
Suicide	13	6,438	23	3,214	+ 3,224
Lymphomas	14	5,882	29	1,931	+ 3,951
Kidney Disease	15	5,319	16	4,464	+ 855
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,745	14	5,651	- 906
Hypertension	17	3,874	17	4,418	- 544
Falls	18	3,790	33	1,465	+ 2,325
Oesophagus Cancer	19	3,604	18	4,373	- 768
Liver Cancer	20	3,579	34	1,351	+ 2,229
Bladder Cancer	21	3,256	57	318	+ 2,939
Leukemia	22	3,023	35	1,327	+ 1,696
Stomach Cancer	23	2,809	28	2,010	+ 800
Drug Use	24	2,689	62	113	+ 2,576
Ovary Cancer	25	2,629	45	795	+ 1,835
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,500	40	1,121	+ 1,378
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,494	44	831	+ 1,663
Alcohol	28	2,263	55	355	+ 1,907
Skin Cancers	29	2,078	48	638	+ 1,440
Other Neoplasms	30	1,557	67	60	+ 1,496
Liver Disease	31	1,514	7	13,405	- 11,891
Cervical Cancer	32	1,470	22	3,389	- 1,919
Oral Cancer	33	1,367	30	1,842	- 476
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,192	12	6,115	- 4,923
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,112	6	14,883	- 13,771
Uterin Cancer	36	1,106	56	323	+ 783
Epilepsy	37	867	43	832	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	677	66	84	+ 593
Violence	39	641	24	2,942	- 2,301
Anemia	40	586	82	0	+ 586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	521	41	1,089	- 568
Poisonings	42	517	38	1,269	- 752
Low Birth Weight	43	482	11	9,562	- 9,080
Multiple Sclerosis	44	442	68	39	+ 403
Skin Disease	45	421	51	455	- 34
Birth Trauma	46	398	10	9,957	- 9,559
Osteoarthritis	47	331	84	0	+ 331
Asthma	48	266	26	2,300	- 2,034
Schizophrenia	49	233	83	0	+ 233
Meningitis	50	205	15	5,364	- 5,159
Upper Respiratory	51	177	64	95	+ 82
Hepatitis C	52	177	61	152	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	170	85	0	+ 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	167	53	408	- 241
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	155	5	15,420	- 15,264
Drownings	56	146	39	1,200	- 1,054
Malnutrition	57	87	21	4,212	- 4,125
Fires	58	86	36	1,316	- 1,230
HIV/AIDS	59	75	2	20,885	- 20,810
Maternal Conditions	60	57	13	5,651	- 5,594
War	61	6	65	89	- 83
Pertussis	62	2	42	1,014	- 1,012
Hepatitis B	63	0	49	522	- 522
Otitis Media	64	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	67	0	63	103	- 103
Tetanus	68	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Ascariasis	69	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Encephalitis	78	0	60	189	- 189
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	52	449	- 449
Chlamydia	81	0	70	10	- 10
Tuberculosis	82	0	3	19,655	- 19,655
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	240	- 240
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.