FINLAND VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,180	21	436	+ 1,744
HIV/AIDS	2	2,017	59	6	+ 2,012
Tuberculosis	3	1,899	46	32	+ 1,867
Stroke	4	1,535	3	4,115	- 2,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,490	52	15	+ 1,474
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,438	33	215	+ 1,223
Liver Disease	7	1,295	10	1,068	+ 227
Malaria	8	1,222	74	0	+ 1,222
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,157	2	9,831	- 8,674
Birth Trauma	10	962	56	8	+ 954
Low Birth Weight	11	924	48	26	+ 897
Congenital Anomalies	12	591	35	192	+ 399
Maternal Conditions	13	546	64	2	+ 544
Diabetes Mellitus	14	546	22	418	+ 128
Meningitis	15	518	55	9	+ 509
Kidney Disease	16	431	26	342	+ 89
Hypertension	17	427	5	2,030	- 1,603
Oesophagus Cancer	18	422	27	320	+ 103
Other Injuries	19	419	20	437	- 18
Lung Disease	20	413	8	1,289	- 876
Malnutrition	21	407	57	7	+ 400
Cervical Cancer	22	327	44	62	+ 265
Suicide	23	310	15	846	- 536
Violence	24	284	43	64	+ 220
Breast Cancer	25	257	12	948	- 691
Asthma	26	222	40	85	+ 137
Tetanus	27	206	70	0	+ 206
Stomach Cancer	28	194	19	447	- 253
Lymphomas	29	187	14	851	- 664
Oral Cancer	30	178	34	207	- 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	176	1	11,120	- 10,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	143	6	1,433	- 1,291
Falls	33	142	7	1,325	- 1,184
Liver Cancer	34	130	16	545	- 415
Leukemia	35	128	24	371	- 243
Fires	36	127	45	62	+ 66
Prostate Cancer	37	125	11	970	- 845
Poisonings	38	123	49	25	+ 98
Drownings	39	116	37	106	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	40	108	17	518	- 410
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	105	36	151	- 46
Pertussis	42	98	69	0	+ 98
Epilepsy	43	80	38	104	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	44	80	31	257	- 176
Ovary Cancer	45	77	25	344	- 268
Pancreas Cancer	46	69	9	1,247	- 1,178
Lung Cancers	47	65	4	2,312	- 2,248
Skin Cancers	48	62	29	297	- 235
Hepatitis B	49	50	63	2	+ 49
Parkinson's Disease	50	45	13	853	- 807
Skin Disease	51	44	47	27	+ 17
Syphilis	52	43	67	0	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	39	50	19	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	54	36	77	0	+ 36
Alcohol	55	34	18	464	- 430
Uterin Cancer	56	31	32	225	- 194
Bladder Cancer	57	31	28	308	- 278
Appendicitis	58	23	54	10	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	59	19	75	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	60	18	66	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	61	15	60	5	+ 10
Drug Use	62	11	30	269	- 258
Measles	63	10	72	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	9	62	2	+ 7
War	65	9	65	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	41	83	- 75
Other Neoplasms	67	6	23	377	- 371
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	42	80	- 76
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	58	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Kenya

Finland

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.