CAMEROON VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,000	1	19,694	- 7,694
HIV/AIDS	2	11,103	2	13,888	- 2,785
Tuberculosis	3	10,450	10	7,414	+ 3,035
Stroke	4	8,451	5	11,199	- 2,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,198	3	11,849	- 3,651
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,912	9	7,810	+ 102
Liver Disease	7	7,126	14	4,531	+ 2,595
Malaria	8	6,726	4	11,233	- 4,507
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,365	6	10,695	- 4,330
Birth Trauma	10	5,294	7	8,243	- 2,949
Low Birth Weight	11	5,083	8	7,950	- 2,867
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,251	12	5,258	- 2,007
Maternal Conditions	13	3,005	17	2,615	+ 390
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,004	11	5,468	- 2,463
Meningitis	15	2,852	15	3,441	- 589
Kidney Disease	16	2,373	13	5,140	- 2,767
Hypertension	17	2,349	22	2,035	+ 313
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,325	59	135	+ 2,189
Other Injuries	19	2,305	16	3,289	- 984
Lung Disease	20	2,276	20	2,310	- 35
Malnutrition	21	2,239	28	1,218	+ 1,021
Cervical Cancer	22	1,802	26	1,582	+ 219
Suicide	23	1,709	19	2,333	- 624
Violence	24	1,564	24	1,666	- 102
Breast Cancer	25	1,413	23	1,874	- 461
Asthma	26	1,223	25	1,619	- 397
Tetanus	27	1,132	55	223	+ 909
Stomach Cancer	28	1,068	45	458	+ 611
Lymphomas	29	1,027	44	489	+ 537
Oral Cancer	30	979	39	845	+ 134
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	971	31	1,157	- 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	785	43	569	+ 216
Falls	33	779	27	1,235	- 456
Liver Cancer	34	718	37	875	- 157
Leukemia	35	706	54	275	+ 431
Fires	36	700	36	908	- 208
Prostate Cancer	37	687	34	940	- 253
Poisonings	38	674	41	666	+ 9
Drownings	39	638	29	1,178	- 540
Inflammatory/Heart	40	596	33	986	- 390
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	579	40	754	- 175
Pertussis	42	539	21	2,288	- 1,749
Epilepsy	43	443	38	867	- 424
Endocrine Disorders	44	442	18	2,474	- 2,033
Ovary Cancer	45	422	50	303	+ 120
Pancreas Cancer	46	381	52	290	+ 91
Lung Cancers	47	355	51	301	+ 55
Skin Cancers	48	339	56	204	+ 135
Hepatitis B	49	278	47	336	- 58
Parkinson's Disease	50	250	46	449	- 200
Skin Disease	51	242	48	324	- 82
Syphilis	52	239	30	1,170	- 931
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	217	49	323	- 107
Schistosomiasis	54	197	53	288	- 91
Alcohol	55	189	57	198	- 9
Uterin Cancer	56	171	60	75	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	57	169	62	65	+ 104
Appendicitis	58	128	61	72	+ 55
Leishmaniasis	59	103	69	20	+ 83
Encephalitis	60	100	58	187	- 86
Hepatitis C	61	81	66	27	+ 54
Drug Use	62	60	35	928	- 868
Measles	63	55	32	1,028	- 973
Upper Respiratory	64	50	70	19	+ 31
War	65	47	42	643	- 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	45	68	26	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	67	32	63	49	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	68	21	64	41	- 20
Diphtheria	69	7	67	26	- 20
Chlamydia	70	5	72	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	5	65	30	- 25
Otitis Media	72	4	74	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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.