KENYA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,809	4	15,895	+ 33,913
Diabetes Mellitus	2	42,844	14	5,651	+ 37,193
Coronary Heart Disease	3	35,602	9	11,972	+ 23,629
Violence	4	30,617	24	2,942	+ 27,675
Prostate Cancer	5	18,222	37	1,292	+ 16,931
Kidney Disease	6	16,358	16	4,464	+ 11,894
HIV/AIDS	7	15,621	2	20,885	- 5,264
Hypertension	8	13,423	17	4,418	+ 9,005
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	12,114	31	1,827	+ 10,287
Lung Cancers	10	9,745	47	669	+ 9,077
Lung Disease	11	9,322	20	4,280	+ 5,042
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,159	6	14,883	- 5,723
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,002	32	1,477	+ 7,525
Breast Cancer	14	8,524	25	2,658	+ 5,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	8,105	1	22,571	- 14,466
Cervical Cancer	16	7,382	22	3,389	+ 3,994
Lymphomas	17	5,175	29	1,931	+ 3,244
Low Birth Weight	18	4,963	11	9,562	- 4,599
Stomach Cancer	19	4,756	28	2,010	+ 2,746
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,637	44	831	+ 2,806
Liver Disease	21	3,193	7	13,405	- 10,212
Skin Disease	22	2,998	51	455	+ 2,543
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,862	12	6,115	- 3,253
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,750	40	1,121	+ 1,628
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,733	50	470	+ 2,263
Leukemia	26	2,658	35	1,327	+ 1,331
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,446	46	716	+ 1,730
Uterin Cancer	28	2,188	56	323	+ 1,866
Liver Cancer	29	2,086	34	1,351	+ 735
Ovary Cancer	30	2,000	45	795	+ 1,206
Other Injuries	31	1,873	19	4,336	- 2,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,700	41	1,089	+ 611
Falls	33	1,692	33	1,465	+ 227
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,522	18	4,373	- 2,851
Suicide	35	1,447	23	3,214	- 1,767
Asthma	36	1,346	26	2,300	- 954
Birth Trauma	37	1,341	10	9,957	- 8,616
Bladder Cancer	38	1,228	57	318	+ 911
Oral Cancer	39	1,212	30	1,842	- 630
Malnutrition	40	984	21	4,212	- 3,228
Epilepsy	41	945	43	832	+ 113
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	714	5	15,420	- 14,706
Maternal Conditions	43	713	13	5,651	- 4,938
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	549	53	408	+ 142
Other Neoplasms	45	383	67	60	+ 323
Fires	46	321	36	1,316	- 995
Meningitis	47	320	15	5,364	- 5,043
Drug Use	48	270	62	113	+ 156
Encephalitis	49	269	60	189	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	233	66	84	+ 149
Drownings	51	211	39	1,200	- 989
Skin Cancers	52	207	48	638	- 431
Appendicitis	53	187	58	240	- 54
Tuberculosis	54	160	3	19,655	- 19,495
Alcohol	55	154	55	355	- 201
Multiple Sclerosis	56	70	68	39	+ 31
Poisonings	57	48	38	1,269	- 1,221
Dengue	58	22	73	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	59	19	49	522	- 503
Syphilis	60	16	52	449	- 434
War	61	10	65	89	- 79
Chlamydia	62	7	70	10	- 3
Tetanus	63	5	27	2,129	- 2,124
Hepatitis C	64	3	61	152	- 150
Upper Respiratory	65	3	64	95	- 92
Ascariasis	66	1	71	9	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Diphtheria	68	0	69	13	- 12
Otitis Media	69	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	72	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	63	103	- 103
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	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.