ECUADOR VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,095	4	5,083	+ 2,013
HIV/AIDS	2	6,565	27	609	+ 5,956
Tuberculosis	3	6,179	29	574	+ 5,605
Stroke	4	4,997	3	5,429	- 432
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,847	34	410	+ 4,437
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,678	6	3,490	+ 1,188
Liver Disease	7	4,214	7	3,330	+ 883
Malaria	8	3,977	77	0	+ 3,977
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,764	1	9,805	- 6,041
Birth Trauma	10	3,130	38	302	+ 2,828
Low Birth Weight	11	3,006	16	1,172	+ 1,834
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,922	13	1,335	+ 587
Maternal Conditions	13	1,777	46	164	+ 1,612
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,776	5	4,321	- 2,545
Meningitis	15	1,686	52	90	+ 1,597
Kidney Disease	16	1,403	2	6,184	- 4,781
Hypertension	17	1,389	10	2,507	- 1,118
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,375	42	180	+ 1,195
Other Injuries	19	1,363	17	1,161	+ 202
Lung Disease	20	1,345	8	2,576	- 1,231
Malnutrition	21	1,324	28	578	+ 746
Cervical Cancer	22	1,065	24	840	+ 226
Suicide	23	1,010	14	1,326	- 316
Violence	24	925	15	1,210	- 285
Breast Cancer	25	835	25	825	+ 10
Asthma	26	723	53	85	+ 638
Tetanus	27	669	62	9	+ 660
Stomach Cancer	28	632	11	2,089	- 1,457
Lymphomas	29	607	22	883	- 276
Oral Cancer	30	579	45	166	+ 413
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	574	9	2,565	- 1,990
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	464	19	1,109	- 645
Falls	33	461	18	1,114	- 654
Liver Cancer	34	425	21	954	- 529
Leukemia	35	417	23	882	- 464
Fires	36	414	43	175	+ 239
Prostate Cancer	37	406	12	1,362	- 956
Poisonings	38	399	58	59	+ 340
Drownings	39	377	32	470	- 93
Inflammatory/Heart	40	353	36	308	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	342	33	417	- 74
Pertussis	42	319	56	79	+ 239
Epilepsy	43	262	40	273	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	44	261	31	507	- 246
Ovary Cancer	45	250	35	322	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	46	225	30	562	- 337
Lung Cancers	47	210	20	1,075	- 864
Skin Cancers	48	201	37	308	- 107
Hepatitis B	49	164	64	3	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	50	148	26	658	- 510
Skin Disease	51	143	51	103	+ 40
Syphilis	52	141	54	85	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	128	47	163	- 34
Schistosomiasis	54	116	75	0	+ 116
Alcohol	55	112	39	280	- 168
Uterin Cancer	56	101	48	129	- 27
Bladder Cancer	57	100	44	168	- 68
Appendicitis	58	76	50	110	- 35
Leishmaniasis	59	61	74	0	+ 61
Encephalitis	60	59	55	82	- 23
Hepatitis C	61	48	67	1	+ 47
Drug Use	62	36	41	214	- 178
Measles	63	32	72	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	64	30	63	8	+ 21
War	65	28	66	2	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	49	124	- 97
Other Neoplasms	67	19	57	64	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	60	18	- 6
Diphtheria	69	4	69	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	68	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	3	65	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.