KENYA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,490	9	11,972	+ 65,517
Stroke	2	57,594	4	15,895	+ 41,699
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	51,011	1	22,571	+ 28,440
Lung Cancers	4	37,674	47	669	+ 37,006
Lung Disease	5	36,956	20	4,280	+ 32,676
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,109	32	1,477	+ 25,632
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	26,918	31	1,827	+ 25,091
Stomach Cancer	8	23,843	28	2,010	+ 21,834
Kidney Disease	9	21,170	16	4,464	+ 16,707
Pancreas Cancer	10	17,505	46	716	+ 16,789
Liver Cancer	11	13,892	34	1,351	+ 12,541
Other Injuries	12	10,433	19	4,336	+ 6,097
Suicide	13	9,203	23	3,214	+ 5,989
Lymphomas	14	9,112	29	1,931	+ 7,181
Breast Cancer	15	7,472	25	2,658	+ 4,814
Other Neoplasms	16	7,148	67	60	+ 7,088
Liver Disease	17	6,711	7	13,405	- 6,693
Parkinson's Disease	18	6,622	50	470	+ 6,152
Prostate Cancer	19	6,390	37	1,292	+ 5,098
Oesophagus Cancer	20	5,823	18	4,373	+ 1,450
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,430	44	831	+ 4,599
Bladder Cancer	22	4,698	57	318	+ 4,380
Falls	23	4,603	33	1,465	+ 3,138
Leukemia	24	4,542	35	1,327	+ 3,215
Drownings	25	3,975	39	1,200	+ 2,775
Oral Cancer	26	3,940	30	1,842	+ 2,098
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,892	40	1,121	+ 2,771
Hypertension	28	3,155	17	4,418	- 1,263
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,568	14	5,651	- 3,083
Ovary Cancer	30	2,393	45	795	+ 1,598
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,159	6	14,883	- 12,724
Cervical Cancer	32	1,796	22	3,389	- 1,593
Uterin Cancer	33	1,636	56	323	+ 1,314
Tuberculosis	34	1,635	3	19,655	- 18,020
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,381	41	1,089	+ 293
Skin Disease	36	1,327	51	455	+ 871
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,291	5	15,420	- 14,129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,238	66	84	+ 1,154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,208	53	408	+ 800
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,169	12	6,115	- 4,946
Hepatitis C	41	1,049	61	152	+ 897
Asthma	42	909	26	2,300	- 1,391
Malnutrition	43	903	21	4,212	- 3,309
Skin Cancers	44	871	48	638	+ 233
Epilepsy	45	737	43	832	- 96
Hepatitis B	46	673	49	522	+ 151
Schizophrenia	47	497	83	0	+ 497
Fires	48	476	36	1,316	- 840
Anemia	49	414	82	0	+ 414
Drug Use	50	346	62	113	+ 233
Alcohol	51	272	55	355	- 83
Meningitis	52	146	15	5,364	- 5,218
Violence	53	126	24	2,942	- 2,817
Poisonings	54	120	38	1,269	- 1,148
Low Birth Weight	55	96	11	9,562	- 9,466
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	81	85	0	+ 81
Upper Respiratory	57	75	64	95	- 20
Appendicitis	58	59	58	240	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	59	51	68	39	+ 12
Oral conditions	60	50	86	0	+ 50
Birth Trauma	61	49	10	9,957	- 9,908
Osteoarthritis	62	41	84	0	+ 41
HIV/AIDS	63	23	2	20,885	- 20,862
Maternal Conditions	64	18	13	5,651	- 5,633
Syphilis	65	7	52	449	- 442
War	66	7	65	89	- 82
Tetanus	67	4	27	2,129	- 2,125
Otitis Media	68	4	72	7	- 4
Encephalitis	69	2	60	189	- 187
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	42	1,014	- 1,013
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	370	- 370
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	75	0	63	103	- 103
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chlamydia	80	0	70	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	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.