BELGIUM VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,641	6	5,677	- 1,036
HIV/AIDS	2	4,295	57	36	+ 4,259
Tuberculosis	3	4,042	54	46	+ 3,996
Stroke	4	3,269	3	7,408	- 4,139
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,171	33	418	+ 2,753
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,060	29	666	+ 2,394
Liver Disease	7	2,756	17	1,433	+ 1,324
Malaria	8	2,602	75	0	+ 2,602
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,462	1	15,281	- 12,819
Birth Trauma	10	2,048	53	47	+ 2,001
Low Birth Weight	11	1,966	50	70	+ 1,897
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,258	40	282	+ 976
Maternal Conditions	13	1,162	64	6	+ 1,156
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,162	20	1,269	- 107
Meningitis	15	1,103	58	28	+ 1,074
Kidney Disease	16	918	8	2,952	- 2,034
Hypertension	17	908	27	740	+ 169
Oesophagus Cancer	18	899	25	898	+ 1
Other Injuries	19	892	11	2,006	- 1,115
Lung Disease	20	880	5	6,438	- 5,558
Malnutrition	21	866	38	291	+ 575
Cervical Cancer	22	697	41	243	+ 454
Suicide	23	661	10	2,111	- 1,450
Violence	24	605	44	149	+ 456
Breast Cancer	25	547	9	2,587	- 2,040
Asthma	26	473	46	128	+ 345
Tetanus	27	438	78	0	+ 438
Stomach Cancer	28	413	26	863	- 450
Lymphomas	29	397	16	1,552	- 1,155
Oral Cancer	30	379	28	675	- 296
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	376	2	9,416	- 9,040
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	304	7	3,329	- 3,025
Falls	33	301	15	1,756	- 1,454
Liver Cancer	34	278	24	976	- 698
Leukemia	35	273	21	1,199	- 926
Fires	36	271	48	75	+ 196
Prostate Cancer	37	266	13	1,824	- 1,559
Poisonings	38	261	55	41	+ 220
Drownings	39	247	47	79	+ 168
Inflammatory/Heart	40	231	23	1,060	- 830
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	224	42	213	+ 11
Pertussis	42	208	68	1	+ 208
Epilepsy	43	171	36	348	- 177
Endocrine Disorders	44	171	18	1,432	- 1,261
Ovary Cancer	45	163	30	653	- 489
Pancreas Cancer	46	147	14	1,809	- 1,662
Lung Cancers	47	137	4	6,777	- 6,639
Skin Cancers	48	131	31	522	- 391
Hepatitis B	49	107	63	17	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	50	97	19	1,378	- 1,281
Skin Disease	51	94	35	380	- 286
Syphilis	52	92	70	0	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	84	37	293	- 209
Schistosomiasis	54	76	76	0	+ 76
Alcohol	55	73	32	500	- 427
Uterin Cancer	56	66	34	384	- 318
Bladder Cancer	57	65	22	1,078	- 1,013
Appendicitis	58	49	62	17	+ 33
Leishmaniasis	59	40	73	0	+ 40
Encephalitis	60	39	66	1	+ 38
Hepatitis C	61	31	52	53	- 22
Drug Use	62	23	39	287	- 264
Measles	63	21	79	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	64	19	59	22	- 3
War	65	18	67	1	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	49	73	- 55
Other Neoplasms	67	12	12	1,828	- 1,815
Multiple Sclerosis	68	8	45	147	- 139
Diphtheria	69	3	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	65	2	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Kenya

Belgium

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.