CHINA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	548,736	12	183,342	+ 365,394
HIV/AIDS	2	507,737	34	28,746	+ 478,991
Tuberculosis	3	477,843	32	34,802	+ 443,041
Stroke	4	386,434	1	2,043,210	- 1,656,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	374,876	50	8,719	+ 366,157
Road Traffic Accidents	6	361,820	8	250,272	+ 111,548
Liver Disease	7	325,881	15	145,603	+ 180,278
Malaria	8	307,586	75	0	+ 307,586
Coronary Heart Disease	9	291,066	2	1,771,525	- 1,480,459
Birth Trauma	10	242,069	43	17,644	+ 224,424
Low Birth Weight	11	232,460	40	21,631	+ 210,828
Congenital Anomalies	12	148,673	31	36,613	+ 112,061
Maternal Conditions	13	137,394	54	3,596	+ 133,798
Diabetes Mellitus	14	137,389	14	161,672	- 24,283
Meningitis	15	130,396	51	5,704	+ 124,693
Kidney Disease	16	108,514	11	192,302	- 83,789
Hypertension	17	107,398	7	301,183	- 193,784
Oesophagus Cancer	18	106,302	10	242,891	- 136,589
Other Injuries	19	105,408	25	54,087	+ 51,321
Lung Disease	20	104,057	3	968,607	- 864,550
Malnutrition	21	102,407	44	12,995	+ 89,413
Cervical Cancer	22	82,390	27	51,650	+ 30,740
Suicide	23	78,145	17	116,324	- 38,179
Violence	24	71,533	47	11,115	+ 60,418
Breast Cancer	25	64,614	19	92,757	- 28,143
Asthma	26	55,918	39	23,147	+ 32,770
Tetanus	27	51,756	63	491	+ 51,265
Stomach Cancer	28	48,857	5	398,439	- 349,582
Lymphomas	29	46,948	23	57,838	- 10,890
Oral Cancer	30	44,785	24	54,695	- 9,911
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	44,418	6	304,455	- 260,037
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	35,912	9	248,388	- 212,477
Falls	33	35,617	16	138,878	- 103,260
Liver Cancer	34	32,841	13	180,952	- 148,111
Leukemia	35	32,269	22	58,145	- 25,876
Fires	36	32,004	48	10,498	+ 21,506
Prostate Cancer	37	31,408	28	51,056	- 19,648
Poisonings	38	30,843	36	25,762	+ 5,081
Drownings	39	29,174	26	52,807	- 23,633
Inflammatory/Heart	40	27,262	33	29,954	- 2,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	26,468	30	37,723	- 11,255
Pertussis	42	24,642	64	484	+ 24,158
Epilepsy	43	20,239	46	11,365	+ 8,874
Endocrine Disorders	44	20,202	37	25,613	- 5,411
Ovary Cancer	45	19,319	35	28,078	- 8,759
Pancreas Cancer	46	17,412	18	111,537	- 94,125
Lung Cancers	47	16,254	4	714,311	- 698,056
Skin Cancers	48	15,516	41	19,669	- 4,153
Hepatitis B	49	12,693	56	2,757	+ 9,935
Parkinson's Disease	50	11,422	20	70,699	- 59,277
Skin Disease	51	11,066	52	5,222	+ 5,844
Syphilis	52	10,924	58	1,824	+ 9,100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	9,907	21	65,350	- 55,443
Schistosomiasis	54	8,994	65	400	+ 8,594
Alcohol	55	8,641	42	19,071	- 10,431
Uterin Cancer	56	7,841	45	11,751	- 3,910
Bladder Cancer	57	7,722	29	37,873	- 30,151
Appendicitis	58	5,846	60	1,468	+ 4,379
Leishmaniasis	59	4,724	78	0	+ 4,724
Encephalitis	60	4,596	55	2,796	+ 1,799
Hepatitis C	61	3,706	66	86	+ 3,620
Drug Use	62	2,758	38	24,214	- 21,456
Measles	63	2,511	62	558	+ 1,954
Upper Respiratory	64	2,304	57	2,663	- 359
War	65	2,166	61	900	+ 1,266
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2,044	49	10,108	- 8,065
Other Neoplasms	67	1,466	53	4,374	- 2,908
Multiple Sclerosis	68	939	59	1,734	- 795
Diphtheria	69	305	71	11	+ 294
Chlamydia	70	248	67	55	+ 193
Ascariasis	71	219	68	34	+ 185
Otitis Media	72	173	69	15	+ 158
Dengue	73	2	70	12	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.