CHILE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,233	6	3,920	+ 3,313
HIV/AIDS	2	6,692	33	539	+ 6,153
Tuberculosis	3	6,298	38	410	+ 5,888
Stroke	4	5,094	2	9,731	- 4,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,941	39	334	+ 4,607
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,769	12	2,826	+ 1,943
Liver Disease	7	4,295	13	2,647	+ 1,648
Malaria	8	4,054	82	0	+ 4,054
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,836	1	10,685	- 6,848
Birth Trauma	10	3,191	54	87	+ 3,103
Low Birth Weight	11	3,064	36	437	+ 2,627
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,960	25	858	+ 1,102
Maternal Conditions	13	1,811	63	24	+ 1,787
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,811	10	3,177	- 1,366
Meningitis	15	1,719	53	95	+ 1,624
Kidney Disease	16	1,430	3	4,065	- 2,635
Hypertension	17	1,416	7	3,817	- 2,401
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,401	30	722	+ 679
Other Injuries	19	1,389	21	1,310	+ 79
Lung Disease	20	1,372	4	4,062	- 2,691
Malnutrition	21	1,350	37	420	+ 930
Cervical Cancer	22	1,086	27	780	+ 306
Suicide	23	1,030	15	1,700	- 670
Violence	24	943	29	744	+ 199
Breast Cancer	25	852	16	1,689	- 837
Asthma	26	737	42	295	+ 442
Tetanus	27	682	69	2	+ 680
Stomach Cancer	28	644	8	3,631	- 2,987
Lymphomas	29	619	18	1,394	- 775
Oral Cancer	30	590	40	307	+ 283
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	585	5	4,000	- 3,414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	473	11	3,022	- 2,549
Falls	33	469	23	904	- 435
Liver Cancer	34	433	19	1,369	- 936
Leukemia	35	425	24	879	- 454
Fires	36	422	41	295	+ 126
Prostate Cancer	37	414	14	2,435	- 2,021
Poisonings	38	407	57	68	+ 338
Drownings	39	385	44	283	+ 102
Inflammatory/Heart	40	359	31	709	- 350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	349	46	223	+ 126
Pertussis	42	325	68	3	+ 322
Epilepsy	43	267	43	294	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	44	266	22	1,286	- 1,020
Ovary Cancer	45	255	35	514	- 260
Pancreas Cancer	46	230	17	1,567	- 1,337
Lung Cancers	47	214	9	3,452	- 3,238
Skin Cancers	48	205	34	526	- 321
Hepatitis B	49	167	60	30	+ 137
Parkinson's Disease	50	151	26	790	- 640
Skin Disease	51	146	28	763	- 617
Syphilis	52	144	66	5	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	131	52	104	+ 26
Schistosomiasis	54	119	84	0	+ 119
Alcohol	55	114	47	207	- 93
Uterin Cancer	56	103	45	275	- 171
Bladder Cancer	57	102	32	641	- 539
Appendicitis	58	77	59	37	+ 40
Leishmaniasis	59	62	81	0	+ 62
Encephalitis	60	61	70	2	+ 59
Hepatitis C	61	49	61	27	+ 22
Drug Use	62	36	50	149	- 112
Measles	63	33	75	0	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	64	30	67	4	+ 26
War	65	29	64	14	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	27	48	187	- 160
Other Neoplasms	67	19	20	1,358	- 1,338
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	62	27	- 14
Diphtheria	69	4	74	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	71	2	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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.