EQU. GUINEA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	696	2	913	- 217
HIV/AIDS	2	644	1	1,838	- 1,194
Tuberculosis	3	606	10	321	+ 285
Stroke	4	490	6	437	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	475	9	349	+ 127
Road Traffic Accidents	6	459	8	368	+ 90
Liver Disease	7	413	13	199	+ 214
Malaria	8	390	3	668	- 277
Coronary Heart Disease	9	369	7	419	- 50
Birth Trauma	10	307	5	441	- 134
Low Birth Weight	11	295	4	457	- 162
Congenital Anomalies	12	189	12	249	- 61
Maternal Conditions	13	174	17	139	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	14	174	11	299	- 125
Meningitis	15	165	19	127	+ 38
Kidney Disease	16	138	14	198	- 61
Hypertension	17	136	16	165	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	18	135	54	12	+ 123
Other Injuries	19	134	23	105	+ 29
Lung Disease	20	132	20	120	+ 11
Malnutrition	21	130	31	48	+ 82
Cervical Cancer	22	104	28	56	+ 48
Suicide	23	99	22	107	- 8
Violence	24	91	33	45	+ 46
Breast Cancer	25	82	24	84	- 2
Asthma	26	71	26	65	+ 6
Tetanus	27	66	42	23	+ 42
Stomach Cancer	28	62	49	16	+ 46
Lymphomas	29	60	45	19	+ 40
Oral Cancer	30	57	37	35	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	56	29	55	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	46	40	29	+ 17
Falls	33	45	32	46	- 0
Liver Cancer	34	42	34	43	- 1
Leukemia	35	41	61	4	+ 37
Fires	36	41	39	30	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	37	40	35	43	- 3
Poisonings	38	39	44	21	+ 18
Drownings	39	37	36	39	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	40	35	27	63	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	34	43	22	+ 12
Pertussis	42	31	21	109	- 78
Epilepsy	43	26	38	32	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	44	26	25	73	- 47
Ovary Cancer	45	25	52	13	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	46	22	55	11	+ 11
Lung Cancers	47	21	41	27	- 6
Skin Cancers	48	20	48	16	+ 4
Hepatitis B	49	16	65	3	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	50	14	46	18	- 3
Skin Disease	51	14	51	13	+ 1
Syphilis	52	14	18	134	- 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	13	50	14	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	11	60	4	+ 7
Alcohol	55	11	53	12	- 1
Uterin Cancer	56	10	58	8	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	57	10	56	9	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	7	59	6	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	59	6	78	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	60	6	57	8	- 2
Hepatitis C	61	5	69	0	+ 4
Drug Use	62	3	30	50	- 47
Measles	63	3	15	181	- 178
Upper Respiratory	64	3	66	2	+ 1
War	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	62	4	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	2	63	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Kenya

Equ. Guinea

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.