EGYPT VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,110	7	20,695	+ 22,415
HIV/AIDS	2	39,889	53	397	+ 39,492
Tuberculosis	3	37,540	51	432	+ 37,109
Stroke	4	30,359	3	43,839	- 13,480
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	29,451	23	3,692	+ 25,759
Road Traffic Accidents	6	28,425	12	10,141	+ 18,285
Liver Disease	7	25,602	2	60,122	- 34,520
Malaria	8	24,165	77	0	+ 24,165
Coronary Heart Disease	9	22,867	1	173,871	- 151,005
Birth Trauma	10	19,017	17	6,109	+ 12,908
Low Birth Weight	11	18,263	11	11,391	+ 6,871
Congenital Anomalies	12	11,680	10	12,163	- 483
Maternal Conditions	13	10,794	44	795	+ 9,999
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,794	8	19,131	- 8,337
Meningitis	15	10,244	43	827	+ 9,417
Kidney Disease	16	8,525	6	21,087	- 12,562
Hypertension	17	8,437	5	21,094	- 12,657
Oesophagus Cancer	18	8,351	41	951	+ 7,400
Other Injuries	19	8,281	21	3,819	+ 4,462
Lung Disease	20	8,175	9	13,393	- 5,218
Malnutrition	21	8,045	46	759	+ 7,287
Cervical Cancer	22	6,473	48	625	+ 5,848
Suicide	23	6,139	25	3,022	+ 3,117
Violence	24	5,620	20	4,165	+ 1,455
Breast Cancer	25	5,076	13	9,180	- 4,104
Asthma	26	4,393	15	7,104	- 2,711
Tetanus	27	4,066	49	540	+ 3,526
Stomach Cancer	28	3,838	32	1,844	+ 1,994
Lymphomas	29	3,688	14	7,539	- 3,850
Oral Cancer	30	3,518	45	793	+ 2,725
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,490	16	6,975	- 3,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,821	24	3,083	- 262
Falls	33	2,798	30	2,019	+ 779
Liver Cancer	34	2,580	4	24,512	- 21,932
Leukemia	35	2,535	22	3,763	- 1,228
Fires	36	2,514	33	1,568	+ 946
Prostate Cancer	37	2,467	35	1,282	+ 1,185
Poisonings	38	2,423	57	195	+ 2,228
Drownings	39	2,292	37	1,122	+ 1,170
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,142	27	2,489	- 347
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,079	34	1,339	+ 741
Pertussis	42	1,936	42	906	+ 1,030
Epilepsy	43	1,590	50	451	+ 1,139
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,587	29	2,372	- 785
Ovary Cancer	45	1,518	31	1,944	- 426
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,368	26	2,906	- 1,538
Lung Cancers	47	1,277	18	5,677	- 4,400
Skin Cancers	48	1,219	39	1,013	+ 206
Hepatitis B	49	997	40	988	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	50	897	28	2,391	- 1,494
Skin Disease	51	869	55	219	+ 650
Syphilis	52	858	58	159	+ 699
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	778	36	1,248	- 470
Schistosomiasis	54	707	54	220	+ 486
Alcohol	55	679	60	141	+ 538
Uterin Cancer	56	616	52	422	+ 194
Bladder Cancer	57	607	19	5,133	- 4,526
Appendicitis	58	459	59	142	+ 317
Leishmaniasis	59	371	66	13	+ 358
Encephalitis	60	361	38	1,046	- 685
Hepatitis C	61	291	63	97	+ 194
Drug Use	62	217	62	116	+ 101
Measles	63	197	64	43	+ 154
Upper Respiratory	64	181	68	5	+ 176
War	65	170	47	714	- 543
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	161	65	26	+ 135
Other Neoplasms	67	115	61	116	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	74	56	213	- 139
Diphtheria	69	24	70	3	+ 21
Chlamydia	70	20	71	1	+ 18
Ascariasis	71	17	67	6	+ 12
Otitis Media	72	14	72	0	+ 13
Dengue	73	0	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Kenya

Egypt

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.