AUSTRALIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,373	8	4,446	+ 5,927
HIV/AIDS	2	9,598	57	50	+ 9,548
Tuberculosis	3	9,033	56	53	+ 8,980
Stroke	4	7,305	3	10,331	- 3,026
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,087	40	296	+ 6,791
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,840	29	1,245	+ 5,595
Liver Disease	7	6,160	26	1,421	+ 4,739
Malaria	8	5,815	82	0	+ 5,815
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,502	1	21,548	- 16,046
Birth Trauma	10	4,576	50	140	+ 4,436
Low Birth Weight	11	4,394	43	248	+ 4,146
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,810	33	711	+ 2,100
Maternal Conditions	13	2,597	63	20	+ 2,577
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,597	7	4,471	- 1,874
Meningitis	15	2,465	60	37	+ 2,428
Kidney Disease	16	2,051	12	3,139	- 1,088
Hypertension	17	2,030	23	1,631	+ 399
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,010	25	1,494	+ 516
Other Injuries	19	1,993	22	1,642	+ 350
Lung Disease	20	1,967	5	8,487	- 6,520
Malnutrition	21	1,936	51	117	+ 1,819
Cervical Cancer	22	1,557	39	342	+ 1,216
Suicide	23	1,477	11	3,150	- 1,673
Violence	24	1,352	44	243	+ 1,109
Breast Cancer	25	1,221	10	3,405	- 2,184
Asthma	26	1,057	36	455	+ 602
Tetanus	27	978	70	1	+ 977
Stomach Cancer	28	924	27	1,288	- 364
Lymphomas	29	887	15	3,039	- 2,151
Oral Cancer	30	847	32	972	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	840	2	15,588	- 14,749
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	679	6	6,209	- 5,530
Falls	33	673	14	3,116	- 2,442
Liver Cancer	34	621	20	2,036	- 1,415
Leukemia	35	610	18	2,126	- 1,516
Fires	36	605	55	55	+ 550
Prostate Cancer	37	594	9	3,766	- 3,173
Poisonings	38	583	61	35	+ 548
Drownings	39	551	47	177	+ 374
Inflammatory/Heart	40	515	24	1,571	- 1,056
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	500	42	276	+ 224
Pertussis	42	466	69	1	+ 464
Epilepsy	43	383	41	285	+ 98
Endocrine Disorders	44	382	16	2,328	- 1,946
Ovary Cancer	45	365	31	1,003	- 637
Pancreas Cancer	46	329	13	3,118	- 2,788
Lung Cancers	47	307	4	8,769	- 8,461
Skin Cancers	48	293	17	2,319	- 2,025
Hepatitis B	49	240	58	41	+ 199
Parkinson's Disease	50	216	19	2,036	- 1,820
Skin Disease	51	209	34	594	- 385
Syphilis	52	207	67	3	+ 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	187	38	379	- 192
Schistosomiasis	54	170	79	0	+ 170
Alcohol	55	163	37	380	- 216
Uterin Cancer	56	148	35	524	- 376
Bladder Cancer	57	146	30	1,187	- 1,041
Appendicitis	58	111	62	26	+ 84
Leishmaniasis	59	89	81	0	+ 89
Encephalitis	60	87	68	3	+ 84
Hepatitis C	61	70	48	173	- 103
Drug Use	62	52	21	1,783	- 1,731
Measles	63	47	78	0	+ 47
Upper Respiratory	64	44	64	17	+ 27
War	65	41	65	8	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	39	45	229	- 190
Other Neoplasms	67	28	28	1,252	- 1,225
Multiple Sclerosis	68	18	46	188	- 170
Diphtheria	69	6	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	5	77	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	3	66	6	- 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

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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.