CANADA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,034	7	7,431	+ 7,602
HIV/AIDS	2	13,910	53	163	+ 13,747
Tuberculosis	3	13,091	58	97	+ 12,994
Stroke	4	10,587	5	14,159	- 3,572
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,270	36	840	+ 9,430
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,913	28	1,998	+ 7,915
Liver Disease	7	8,928	17	3,624	+ 5,304
Malaria	8	8,427	76	0	+ 8,427
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,974	1	40,063	- 32,089
Birth Trauma	10	6,632	50	193	+ 6,439
Low Birth Weight	11	6,369	42	553	+ 5,815
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,073	35	1,081	+ 2,992
Maternal Conditions	13	3,764	64	45	+ 3,719
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,764	9	5,718	- 1,954
Meningitis	15	3,572	59	68	+ 3,504
Kidney Disease	16	2,973	14	4,578	- 1,605
Hypertension	17	2,942	22	2,563	+ 380
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,912	25	2,230	+ 683
Other Injuries	19	2,888	24	2,392	+ 495
Lung Disease	20	2,851	4	14,212	- 11,361
Malnutrition	21	2,806	51	192	+ 2,613
Cervical Cancer	22	2,257	41	578	+ 1,679
Suicide	23	2,141	15	4,417	- 2,276
Violence	24	1,960	40	605	+ 1,355
Breast Cancer	25	1,770	8	5,910	- 4,140
Asthma	26	1,532	49	262	+ 1,270
Tetanus	27	1,418	71	0	+ 1,418
Stomach Cancer	28	1,339	26	2,177	- 839
Lymphomas	29	1,286	10	5,146	- 3,860
Oral Cancer	30	1,227	32	1,592	- 365
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,217	2	30,970	- 29,753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	984	6	9,651	- 8,667
Falls	33	976	12	4,829	- 3,853
Liver Cancer	34	900	20	3,113	- 2,213
Leukemia	35	884	21	3,098	- 2,214
Fires	36	877	52	192	+ 685
Prostate Cancer	37	860	13	4,711	- 3,850
Poisonings	38	845	56	121	+ 724
Drownings	39	799	48	283	+ 516
Inflammatory/Heart	40	747	27	2,060	- 1,313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	725	43	442	+ 283
Pertussis	42	675	69	1	+ 674
Epilepsy	43	554	44	384	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	44	553	19	3,233	- 2,679
Ovary Cancer	45	529	29	1,902	- 1,373
Pancreas Cancer	46	477	11	5,057	- 4,580
Lung Cancers	47	445	3	20,937	- 20,492
Skin Cancers	48	425	30	1,756	- 1,331
Hepatitis B	49	348	60	66	+ 282
Parkinson's Disease	50	313	18	3,359	- 3,046
Skin Disease	51	303	38	679	- 376
Syphilis	52	299	67	5	+ 294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	271	39	636	- 364
Schistosomiasis	54	246	78	0	+ 246
Alcohol	55	237	33	1,491	- 1,254
Uterin Cancer	56	215	34	1,183	- 968
Bladder Cancer	57	212	23	2,521	- 2,309
Appendicitis	58	160	62	49	+ 111
Leishmaniasis	59	129	77	0	+ 129
Encephalitis	60	126	68	3	+ 123
Hepatitis C	61	102	45	363	- 261
Drug Use	62	76	16	3,686	- 3,611
Measles	63	69	74	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	64	63	63	47	+ 16
War	65	59	65	21	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	56	47	322	- 266
Other Neoplasms	67	40	31	1,679	- 1,638
Multiple Sclerosis	68	26	37	692	- 666
Diphtheria	69	8	73	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	7	83	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	71	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	5	66	8	- 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.