COLOMBIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,216	5	10,773	+ 8,443
HIV/AIDS	2	17,780	17	2,683	+ 15,097
Tuberculosis	3	16,734	32	1,272	+ 15,462
Stroke	4	13,533	3	16,573	- 3,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,128	38	747	+ 12,380
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,671	6	7,765	+ 4,906
Liver Disease	7	11,412	19	2,426	+ 8,986
Malaria	8	10,771	67	26	+ 10,745
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,193	1	43,066	- 32,873
Birth Trauma	10	8,477	41	648	+ 7,829
Low Birth Weight	11	8,140	23	2,095	+ 6,045
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,206	16	2,963	+ 2,244
Maternal Conditions	13	4,811	46	394	+ 4,418
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,811	11	5,028	- 217
Meningitis	15	4,566	50	244	+ 4,322
Kidney Disease	16	3,800	7	6,834	- 3,034
Hypertension	17	3,761	8	6,400	- 2,639
Oesophagus Cancer	18	3,723	36	835	+ 2,887
Other Injuries	19	3,691	28	1,592	+ 2,099
Lung Disease	20	3,644	4	15,928	- 12,284
Malnutrition	21	3,586	27	1,878	+ 1,708
Cervical Cancer	22	2,885	20	2,266	+ 619
Suicide	23	2,737	26	1,965	+ 772
Violence	24	2,505	2	19,268	- 16,763
Breast Cancer	25	2,263	13	3,669	- 1,407
Asthma	26	1,958	54	191	+ 1,767
Tetanus	27	1,812	71	14	+ 1,798
Stomach Cancer	28	1,711	9	6,112	- 4,401
Lymphomas	29	1,644	18	2,603	- 959
Oral Cancer	30	1,568	37	807	+ 761
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,555	22	2,157	- 602
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,258	12	4,371	- 3,113
Falls	33	1,247	29	1,518	- 270
Liver Cancer	34	1,150	24	2,065	- 915
Leukemia	35	1,130	21	2,208	- 1,078
Fires	36	1,121	56	127	+ 994
Prostate Cancer	37	1,100	14	3,584	- 2,485
Poisonings	38	1,080	61	61	+ 1,019
Drownings	39	1,022	40	689	+ 333
Inflammatory/Heart	40	955	31	1,329	- 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	927	39	698	+ 228
Pertussis	42	863	69	18	+ 845
Epilepsy	43	709	43	597	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	44	707	30	1,367	- 660
Ovary Cancer	45	677	33	1,122	- 446
Pancreas Cancer	46	610	25	2,022	- 1,413
Lung Cancers	47	569	10	5,250	- 4,681
Skin Cancers	48	543	35	1,028	- 485
Hepatitis B	49	444	62	50	+ 394
Parkinson's Disease	50	400	47	383	+ 17
Skin Disease	51	388	34	1,102	- 714
Syphilis	52	383	65	30	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	347	63	38	+ 309
Schistosomiasis	54	315	77	1	+ 314
Alcohol	55	303	68	23	+ 280
Uterin Cancer	56	275	45	423	- 148
Bladder Cancer	57	270	42	609	- 338
Appendicitis	58	205	52	213	- 8
Leishmaniasis	59	165	74	7	+ 158
Encephalitis	60	161	64	38	+ 123
Hepatitis C	61	130	59	65	+ 65
Drug Use	62	97	44	492	- 395
Measles	63	88	78	0	+ 88
Upper Respiratory	64	81	66	27	+ 54
War	65	76	49	260	- 184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	72	51	242	- 171
Other Neoplasms	67	51	15	3,205	- 3,153
Multiple Sclerosis	68	33	60	62	- 29
Diphtheria	69	11	80	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	9	81	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	71	8	76	5	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	6	73	7	- 1
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	53	203	- 203
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.