KENYA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,831	9	11,972	+ 50,858
Lung Disease	2	36,364	20	4,280	+ 32,084
Stroke	3	28,812	4	15,895	+ 12,917
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	27,707	5	15,420	+ 12,288
Tuberculosis	5	18,017	3	19,655	- 1,638
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,221	1	22,571	- 6,350
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,222	14	5,651	+ 5,571
Liver Disease	8	11,102	7	13,405	- 2,303
Low Birth Weight	9	9,868	11	9,562	+ 306
Falls	10	9,332	33	1,465	+ 7,867
Kidney Disease	11	9,214	16	4,464	+ 4,750
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,788	6	14,883	- 6,095
Asthma	13	8,104	26	2,300	+ 5,804
Suicide	14	7,165	23	3,214	+ 3,951
Other Injuries	15	6,182	19	4,336	+ 1,847
Oral Cancer	16	5,547	30	1,842	+ 3,704
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	5,233	31	1,827	+ 3,406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	5,211	53	408	+ 4,804
Hypertension	19	4,466	17	4,418	+ 49
Birth Trauma	20	4,250	10	9,957	- 5,707
Lung Cancers	21	3,649	47	669	+ 2,980
Breast Cancer	22	3,423	25	2,658	+ 766
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,421	12	6,115	- 2,694
Stomach Cancer	24	3,351	28	2,010	+ 1,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	3,198	32	1,477	+ 1,721
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,815	41	1,089	+ 1,726
Violence	27	2,140	24	2,942	- 803
Drownings	28	2,016	39	1,200	+ 816
Encephalitis	29	1,987	60	189	+ 1,798
Cervical Cancer	30	1,873	22	3,389	- 1,516
HIV/AIDS	31	1,836	2	20,885	- 19,049
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,794	50	470	+ 1,324
Lymphomas	33	1,660	29	1,931	- 271
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,608	18	4,373	- 2,765
Leukemia	35	1,380	35	1,327	+ 53
Meningitis	36	1,378	15	5,364	- 3,986
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,356	46	716	+ 640
Prostate Cancer	38	1,279	37	1,292	- 13
Liver Cancer	39	1,255	34	1,351	- 96
Epilepsy	40	1,253	43	832	+ 420
Maternal Conditions	41	1,071	13	5,651	- 4,580
Fires	42	962	36	1,316	- 355
Alcohol	43	955	55	355	+ 599
Ovary Cancer	44	907	45	795	+ 113
Skin Disease	45	738	51	455	+ 283
Dengue	46	725	73	0	+ 725
Endocrine Disorders	47	631	44	831	- 200
Bladder Cancer	48	582	57	318	+ 264
Inflammatory/Heart	49	523	40	1,121	- 598
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	493	66	84	+ 409
Measles	51	493	63	103	+ 390
Drug Use	52	486	62	113	+ 372
Appendicitis	53	465	58	240	+ 224
Pertussis	54	417	42	1,014	- 596
Malnutrition	55	357	21	4,212	- 3,856
Hepatitis B	56	338	49	522	- 184
Malaria	57	318	8	12,652	- 12,334
Tetanus	58	293	27	2,129	- 1,836
Uterin Cancer	59	283	56	323	- 40
Skin Cancers	60	209	48	638	- 429
Poisonings	61	146	38	1,269	- 1,122
Other Neoplasms	62	123	67	60	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	63	96	68	39	+ 58
Syphilis	64	83	52	449	- 366
Hepatitis C	65	56	61	152	- 96
Leishmaniasis	66	40	59	194	- 154
War	67	37	65	89	- 52
Upper Respiratory	68	24	64	95	- 71
Chlamydia	69	16	70	10	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	5	71	9	- 4
Otitis Media	71	3	72	7	- 4
Diphtheria	72	3	69	13	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	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.