DOMINICAN REP. VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,191	6	2,254	+ 1,937
HIV/AIDS	2	3,878	8	1,931	+ 1,947
Tuberculosis	3	3,650	38	242	+ 3,408
Stroke	4	2,952	2	7,882	- 4,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,863	26	504	+ 2,359
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,764	3	6,937	- 4,173
Liver Disease	7	2,489	5	2,680	- 191
Malaria	8	2,349	65	4	+ 2,345
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,223	1	14,986	- 12,762
Birth Trauma	10	1,849	18	915	+ 934
Low Birth Weight	11	1,776	13	1,532	+ 243
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,136	17	1,038	+ 97
Maternal Conditions	13	1,049	39	202	+ 847
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,049	4	2,762	- 1,713
Meningitis	15	996	45	134	+ 862
Kidney Disease	16	829	7	2,121	- 1,292
Hypertension	17	820	10	1,894	- 1,074
Oesophagus Cancer	18	812	40	200	+ 611
Other Injuries	19	805	19	890	- 85
Lung Disease	20	795	15	1,360	- 565
Malnutrition	21	782	34	372	+ 411
Cervical Cancer	22	629	23	560	+ 69
Suicide	23	597	25	530	+ 67
Violence	24	546	9	1,917	- 1,370
Breast Cancer	25	494	14	1,460	- 967
Asthma	26	427	29	441	- 14
Tetanus	27	395	61	17	+ 378
Stomach Cancer	28	373	24	547	- 174
Lymphomas	29	359	33	374	- 16
Oral Cancer	30	342	31	434	- 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	339	11	1,808	- 1,468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	274	20	851	- 577
Falls	33	272	30	435	- 163
Liver Cancer	34	251	21	664	- 413
Leukemia	35	246	32	409	- 162
Fires	36	244	44	139	+ 105
Prostate Cancer	37	240	12	1,655	- 1,415
Poisonings	38	236	55	47	+ 189
Drownings	39	223	37	248	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	40	208	35	312	- 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	202	36	295	- 93
Pertussis	42	188	47	121	+ 68
Epilepsy	43	155	42	158	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	44	154	22	602	- 448
Ovary Cancer	45	148	50	89	+ 59
Pancreas Cancer	46	133	27	456	- 323
Lung Cancers	47	124	16	1,244	- 1,119
Skin Cancers	48	119	41	172	- 54
Hepatitis B	49	97	63	11	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	50	87	28	446	- 359
Skin Disease	51	85	53	50	+ 35
Syphilis	52	83	51	70	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	76	46	123	- 47
Schistosomiasis	54	69	59	22	+ 47
Alcohol	55	66	48	120	- 54
Uterin Cancer	56	60	57	43	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	57	59	49	92	- 33
Appendicitis	58	45	52	67	- 22
Leishmaniasis	59	36	74	0	+ 36
Encephalitis	60	35	56	44	- 9
Hepatitis C	61	28	60	17	+ 11
Drug Use	62	21	43	156	- 135
Measles	63	19	79	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	64	18	68	1	+ 17
War	65	17	67	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	16	54	48	- 33
Other Neoplasms	67	11	58	35	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	62	13	- 6
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	66	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Kenya

Dominican Rep.

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.