KENYA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,785	9	11,972	+ 80,813
Stroke	2	59,841	4	15,895	+ 43,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	39,597	31	1,827	+ 37,769
Lung Cancers	4	32,630	47	669	+ 31,961
Lung Disease	5	30,938	20	4,280	+ 26,658
Hypertension	6	28,596	17	4,418	+ 24,179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	20,306	32	1,477	+ 18,829
Diabetes Mellitus	8	18,952	14	5,651	+ 13,300
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	15,610	1	22,571	- 6,961
Breast Cancer	10	13,250	25	2,658	+ 10,592
Kidney Disease	11	12,158	16	4,464	+ 7,695
Other Injuries	12	11,572	19	4,336	+ 7,236
Pancreas Cancer	13	11,555	46	716	+ 10,839
Stomach Cancer	14	9,795	28	2,010	+ 7,786
Other Neoplasms	15	9,539	67	60	+ 9,479
Lymphomas	16	9,239	29	1,931	+ 7,308
Liver Cancer	17	9,191	34	1,351	+ 7,840
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,055	44	831	+ 7,224
Parkinson's Disease	19	8,052	50	470	+ 7,582
Prostate Cancer	20	8,034	37	1,292	+ 6,742
Leukemia	21	6,428	35	1,327	+ 5,101
Bladder Cancer	22	6,411	57	318	+ 6,094
Liver Disease	23	5,312	7	13,405	- 8,093
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,284	40	1,121	+ 4,163
Falls	25	4,034	33	1,465	+ 2,569
Suicide	26	3,862	23	3,214	+ 647
Oral Cancer	27	3,194	30	1,842	+ 1,352
Ovary Cancer	28	3,135	45	795	+ 2,341
Skin Cancers	29	3,095	48	638	+ 2,456
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,077	6	14,883	- 11,806
Hepatitis C	31	2,341	61	152	+ 2,189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,117	53	408	+ 1,709
Uterin Cancer	33	2,100	56	323	+ 1,777
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,954	18	4,373	- 2,419
Anemia	35	1,598	82	0	+ 1,598
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,550	5	15,420	- 13,870
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,379	12	6,115	- 4,737
Skin Disease	38	1,376	51	455	+ 920
Epilepsy	39	1,277	43	832	+ 444
Cervical Cancer	40	1,102	22	3,389	- 2,287
Malnutrition	41	741	21	4,212	- 3,471
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	670	66	84	+ 586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	659	41	1,089	- 430
Multiple Sclerosis	44	646	68	39	+ 608
Drug Use	45	625	62	113	+ 511
HIV/AIDS	46	497	2	20,885	- 20,388
Asthma	47	472	26	2,300	- 1,829
Osteoarthritis	48	460	84	0	+ 460
Schizophrenia	49	405	83	0	+ 405
Violence	50	390	24	2,942	- 2,552
Low Birth Weight	51	342	11	9,562	- 9,220
Drownings	52	329	39	1,200	- 871
Tuberculosis	53	321	3	19,655	- 19,334
Hepatitis B	54	319	49	522	- 203
Alcohol	55	265	55	355	- 91
Fires	56	259	36	1,316	- 1,057
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	230	85	0	+ 230
Poisonings	58	147	38	1,269	- 1,122
Birth Trauma	59	134	10	9,957	- 9,823
Meningitis	60	122	15	5,364	- 5,242
Appendicitis	61	46	58	240	- 194
Oral conditions	62	45	86	0	+ 45
Tetanus	63	21	27	2,129	- 2,108
Upper Respiratory	64	19	64	95	- 75
Otitis Media	65	15	72	7	+ 8
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Maternal Conditions	67	6	13	5,651	- 5,646
Encephalitis	68	4	60	189	- 185
Syphilis	69	4	52	449	- 445
Leishmaniasis	70	3	59	194	- 191
Measles	71	1	63	103	- 102
Chagas disease	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	42	1,014	- 1,013
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	13	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Ascariasis	80	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.