DENMARK VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,315	6	2,244	+ 71
HIV/AIDS	2	2,142	55	23	+ 2,119
Tuberculosis	3	2,016	57	16	+ 2,000
Stroke	4	1,630	5	3,662	- 2,032
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,581	38	145	+ 1,437
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,526	33	213	+ 1,313
Liver Disease	7	1,375	14	692	+ 683
Malaria	8	1,297	79	0	+ 1,297
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,228	1	5,341	- 4,114
Birth Trauma	10	1,021	56	21	+ 1,000
Low Birth Weight	11	981	41	116	+ 864
Congenital Anomalies	12	627	36	153	+ 474
Maternal Conditions	13	580	64	2	+ 577
Diabetes Mellitus	14	580	10	1,284	- 704
Meningitis	15	550	52	25	+ 525
Kidney Disease	16	458	12	911	- 453
Hypertension	17	453	15	642	- 189
Oesophagus Cancer	18	448	24	477	- 28
Other Injuries	19	445	30	347	+ 98
Lung Disease	20	439	3	4,387	- 3,948
Malnutrition	21	432	59	14	+ 418
Cervical Cancer	22	348	37	153	+ 195
Suicide	23	330	16	617	- 288
Violence	24	302	47	63	+ 239
Breast Cancer	25	273	9	1,299	- 1,026
Asthma	26	236	44	82	+ 154
Tetanus	27	218	68	0	+ 218
Stomach Cancer	28	206	23	484	- 278
Lymphomas	29	198	13	730	- 532
Oral Cancer	30	189	28	371	- 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	187	2	5,218	- 5,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	151	7	2,147	- 1,995
Falls	33	150	22	541	- 390
Liver Cancer	34	139	25	464	- 326
Leukemia	35	136	20	558	- 422
Fires	36	135	49	53	+ 82
Prostate Cancer	37	132	8	1,480	- 1,347
Poisonings	38	130	62	6	+ 125
Drownings	39	123	50	37	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	40	115	31	284	- 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	112	32	216	- 105
Pertussis	42	104	72	0	+ 104
Epilepsy	43	85	40	125	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	44	85	19	575	- 489
Ovary Cancer	45	81	29	367	- 286
Pancreas Cancer	46	73	11	1,096	- 1,022
Lung Cancers	47	69	4	3,721	- 3,653
Skin Cancers	48	65	26	388	- 323
Hepatitis B	49	54	61	6	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	50	48	17	600	- 552
Skin Disease	51	47	45	79	- 32
Syphilis	52	46	70	0	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	42	42	96	- 55
Schistosomiasis	54	38	75	0	+ 38
Alcohol	55	36	18	598	- 562
Uterin Cancer	56	33	35	156	- 123
Bladder Cancer	57	33	21	545	- 513
Appendicitis	58	25	54	23	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	59	20	78	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	60	19	67	1	+ 19
Hepatitis C	61	16	60	9	+ 7
Drug Use	62	12	34	197	- 185
Measles	63	11	71	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	10	58	15	- 6
War	65	9	66	1	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	9	43	84	- 76
Other Neoplasms	67	6	27	378	- 372
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	39	132	- 128
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	65	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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.