KENYA VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,732	9	11,972	+ 19,760
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,556	31	1,827	+ 16,729
Kidney Disease	3	15,095	16	4,464	+ 10,632
Stroke	4	15,061	4	15,895	- 834
Lung Cancers	5	12,549	47	669	+ 11,880
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,851	14	5,651	+ 6,200
Lung Disease	7	9,578	20	4,280	+ 5,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,410	1	22,571	- 13,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	9,356	32	1,477	+ 7,879
Breast Cancer	10	7,662	25	2,658	+ 5,004
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,335	46	716	+ 5,618
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,209	44	831	+ 5,378
Lymphomas	13	5,731	29	1,931	+ 3,800
Other Injuries	14	5,128	19	4,336	+ 792
Leukemia	15	3,789	35	1,327	+ 2,462
Stomach Cancer	16	3,501	28	2,010	+ 1,492
Prostate Cancer	17	3,230	37	1,292	+ 1,938
Bladder Cancer	18	3,074	57	318	+ 2,757
Suicide	19	2,809	23	3,214	- 405
Other Neoplasms	20	2,601	67	60	+ 2,541
Hypertension	21	2,480	17	4,418	- 1,938
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,465	50	470	+ 1,995
Skin Cancers	23	2,348	48	638	+ 1,710
Skin Disease	24	2,279	51	455	+ 1,823
Liver Cancer	25	2,137	34	1,351	+ 786
Road Traffic Accidents	26	2,063	6	14,883	- 12,820
Ovary Cancer	27	1,998	45	795	+ 1,203
Liver Disease	28	1,810	7	13,405	- 11,594
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,803	12	6,115	- 4,313
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,329	40	1,121	+ 207
Uterin Cancer	31	1,251	56	323	+ 928
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,029	5	15,420	- 14,390
Oral Cancer	33	931	30	1,842	- 911
Anemia	34	924	82	0	+ 924
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	892	53	408	+ 485
Asthma	36	878	26	2,300	- 1,423
Oesophagus Cancer	37	854	18	4,373	- 3,519
Cervical Cancer	38	824	22	3,389	- 2,565
Falls	39	764	33	1,465	- 701
Epilepsy	40	673	43	832	- 160
Violence	41	644	24	2,942	- 2,298
Low Birth Weight	42	582	11	9,562	- 8,979
Drug Use	43	418	62	113	+ 304
Schizophrenia	44	412	83	0	+ 412
Drownings	45	242	39	1,200	- 958
Hepatitis C	46	241	61	152	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	47	241	68	39	+ 202
Malnutrition	48	240	21	4,212	- 3,972
Alcohol	49	239	55	355	- 117
Birth Trauma	50	216	10	9,957	- 9,741
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	206	41	1,089	- 883
HIV/AIDS	52	157	2	20,885	- 20,728
Fires	53	150	36	1,316	- 1,166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	142	66	84	+ 58
Meningitis	55	125	15	5,364	- 5,238
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	107	85	0	+ 107
Tuberculosis	57	100	3	19,655	- 19,555
Hepatitis B	58	98	49	522	- 424
Osteoarthritis	59	49	84	0	+ 49
War	60	45	65	89	- 44
Maternal Conditions	61	36	13	5,651	- 5,616
Upper Respiratory	62	34	64	95	- 61
Poisonings	63	25	38	1,269	- 1,244
Appendicitis	64	23	58	240	- 217
Oral conditions	65	23	86	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	66	21	60	189	- 168
Otitis Media	67	5	72	7	- 3
Leprosy	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	42	1,014	- 1,013
Leishmaniasis	70	0	59	194	- 194
Syphilis	71	0	52	449	- 449
Diphtheria	72	0	69	13	- 13
Tetanus	73	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	74	0	63	103	- 103
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.