CUBA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,249	3	8,564	- 4,315
HIV/AIDS	2	3,932	34	471	+ 3,461
Tuberculosis	3	3,700	60	45	+ 3,656
Stroke	4	2,993	2	10,725	- 7,733
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,903	43	206	+ 2,697
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,802	19	1,007	+ 1,795
Liver Disease	7	2,524	11	1,873	+ 650
Malaria	8	2,382	82	0	+ 2,382
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,254	1	22,079	- 19,825
Birth Trauma	10	1,875	59	49	+ 1,826
Low Birth Weight	11	1,800	48	98	+ 1,702
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,151	37	368	+ 784
Maternal Conditions	13	1,064	61	43	+ 1,021
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,064	13	1,791	- 727
Meningitis	15	1,010	50	83	+ 927
Kidney Disease	16	840	14	1,700	- 860
Hypertension	17	832	7	3,469	- 2,637
Oesophagus Cancer	18	823	22	879	- 56
Other Injuries	19	816	12	1,869	- 1,053
Lung Disease	20	806	6	5,492	- 4,686
Malnutrition	21	793	55	64	+ 730
Cervical Cancer	22	638	29	666	- 28
Suicide	23	605	16	1,638	- 1,033
Violence	24	554	32	584	- 30
Breast Cancer	25	500	15	1,673	- 1,172
Asthma	26	433	40	301	+ 132
Tetanus	27	401	71	1	+ 400
Stomach Cancer	28	378	20	991	- 612
Lymphomas	29	364	18	1,089	- 726
Oral Cancer	30	347	23	876	- 529
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	344	5	5,841	- 5,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	278	9	2,958	- 2,679
Falls	33	276	10	2,810	- 2,534
Liver Cancer	34	254	24	815	- 561
Leukemia	35	250	30	633	- 383
Fires	36	248	58	55	+ 193
Prostate Cancer	37	243	8	3,365	- 3,122
Poisonings	38	239	62	17	+ 222
Drownings	39	226	42	231	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	40	211	17	1,156	- 945
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	205	35	420	- 215
Pertussis	42	191	73	0	+ 191
Epilepsy	43	157	46	108	+ 48
Endocrine Disorders	44	156	36	412	- 256
Ovary Cancer	45	150	39	323	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	46	135	21	905	- 770
Lung Cancers	47	126	4	5,985	- 5,859
Skin Cancers	48	120	33	514	- 394
Hepatitis B	49	98	56	59	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	50	88	27	691	- 602
Skin Disease	51	86	41	258	- 173
Syphilis	52	85	69	1	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	77	44	162	- 85
Schistosomiasis	54	70	81	0	+ 70
Alcohol	55	67	28	675	- 608
Uterin Cancer	56	61	31	602	- 541
Bladder Cancer	57	60	26	734	- 674
Appendicitis	58	45	47	104	- 59
Leishmaniasis	59	37	83	0	+ 37
Encephalitis	60	36	66	6	+ 30
Hepatitis C	61	29	45	112	- 83
Drug Use	62	21	51	82	- 60
Measles	63	19	76	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	64	18	65	6	+ 12
War	65	17	68	1	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	16	49	87	- 71
Other Neoplasms	67	11	25	769	- 757
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	57	55	- 48
Diphtheria	69	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	63	11	- 9
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Kenya

Cuba

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.