BRAZIL VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	85,273	3	94,705	- 9,432
HIV/AIDS	2	78,902	22	12,558	+ 66,343
Tuberculosis	3	74,256	40	4,895	+ 69,361
Stroke	4	60,051	2	123,207	- 63,155
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	58,255	35	5,659	+ 52,596
Road Traffic Accidents	6	56,226	8	33,871	+ 22,356
Liver Disease	7	50,642	13	21,422	+ 29,219
Malaria	8	47,799	74	44	+ 47,754
Coronary Heart Disease	9	45,231	1	165,788	- 120,556
Birth Trauma	10	37,617	45	3,777	+ 33,840
Low Birth Weight	11	36,124	33	6,881	+ 29,243
Congenital Anomalies	12	23,104	23	12,317	+ 10,787
Maternal Conditions	13	21,351	53	1,507	+ 19,844
Diabetes Mellitus	14	21,350	5	59,608	- 38,258
Meningitis	15	20,263	54	1,359	+ 18,905
Kidney Disease	16	16,863	7	37,690	- 20,828
Hypertension	17	16,690	11	28,822	- 12,133
Oesophagus Cancer	18	16,519	26	10,466	+ 6,054
Other Injuries	19	16,380	21	13,807	+ 2,574
Lung Disease	20	16,170	6	59,373	- 43,203
Malnutrition	21	15,914	34	6,695	+ 9,219
Cervical Cancer	22	12,803	29	9,511	+ 3,293
Suicide	23	12,144	20	14,540	- 2,397
Violence	24	11,116	4	68,779	- 57,663
Breast Cancer	25	10,041	14	20,759	- 10,718
Asthma	26	8,690	48	2,595	+ 6,095
Tetanus	27	8,043	71	88	+ 7,955
Stomach Cancer	28	7,592	17	17,992	- 10,400
Lymphomas	29	7,296	27	10,376	- 3,080
Oral Cancer	30	6,960	28	9,951	- 2,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	6,902	10	30,717	- 23,814
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	5,581	12	23,161	- 17,581
Falls	33	5,535	16	18,847	- 13,312
Liver Cancer	34	5,103	25	11,514	- 6,411
Leukemia	35	5,015	30	8,531	- 3,516
Fires	36	4,973	58	1,028	+ 3,946
Prostate Cancer	37	4,881	15	19,001	- 14,120
Poisonings	38	4,793	66	317	+ 4,476
Drownings	39	4,534	39	4,937	- 404
Inflammatory/Heart	40	4,237	18	17,508	- 13,271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4,113	44	4,258	- 145
Pertussis	42	3,829	75	30	+ 3,799
Epilepsy	43	3,145	46	3,263	- 118
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,139	19	16,927	- 13,788
Ovary Cancer	45	3,002	43	4,355	- 1,353
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,706	24	11,999	- 9,293
Lung Cancers	47	2,526	9	31,659	- 29,133
Skin Cancers	48	2,411	38	5,032	- 2,620
Hepatitis B	49	1,972	59	775	+ 1,197
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,775	41	4,770	- 2,995
Skin Disease	51	1,720	31	7,179	- 5,459
Syphilis	52	1,698	68	223	+ 1,475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,540	51	2,193	- 653
Schistosomiasis	54	1,398	62	593	+ 805
Alcohol	55	1,343	32	7,121	- 5,778
Uterin Cancer	56	1,219	47	2,780	- 1,562
Bladder Cancer	57	1,200	36	5,306	- 4,106
Appendicitis	58	909	57	1,067	- 159
Leishmaniasis	59	734	63	432	+ 302
Encephalitis	60	714	72	65	+ 649
Hepatitis C	61	576	52	1,955	- 1,379
Drug Use	62	429	49	2,467	- 2,038
Measles	63	390	81	4	+ 387
Upper Respiratory	64	358	67	260	+ 98
War	65	337	56	1,090	- 753
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	318	61	596	- 279
Other Neoplasms	67	228	42	4,665	- 4,437
Multiple Sclerosis	68	146	64	356	- 210
Diphtheria	69	47	79	7	+ 41
Chlamydia	70	39	80	5	+ 33
Ascariasis	71	34	78	7	+ 27
Otitis Media	72	27	70	94	- 67
Dengue	73	0	76	14	- 13
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.