FRANCE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,496	6	19,771	+ 6,725
HIV/AIDS	2	24,516	54	362	+ 24,155
Tuberculosis	3	23,073	50	435	+ 22,638
Stroke	4	18,659	3	36,354	- 17,695
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,101	38	1,807	+ 16,294
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,471	31	3,339	+ 14,132
Liver Disease	7	15,735	22	7,382	+ 8,353
Malaria	8	14,852	82	0	+ 14,852
Coronary Heart Disease	9	14,054	1	63,181	- 49,127
Birth Trauma	10	11,688	55	309	+ 11,380
Low Birth Weight	11	11,224	47	651	+ 10,574
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,179	35	2,012	+ 5,167
Maternal Conditions	13	6,634	64	52	+ 6,582
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,634	12	10,912	- 4,278
Meningitis	15	6,296	58	163	+ 6,133
Kidney Disease	16	5,240	11	11,477	- 6,237
Hypertension	17	5,186	23	7,109	- 1,924
Oesophagus Cancer	18	5,133	28	4,673	+ 460
Other Injuries	19	5,090	9	15,119	- 10,030
Lung Disease	20	5,024	7	18,232	- 13,207
Malnutrition	21	4,945	29	4,212	+ 733
Cervical Cancer	22	3,978	40	1,574	+ 2,405
Suicide	23	3,773	16	8,961	- 5,188
Violence	24	3,454	49	538	+ 2,916
Breast Cancer	25	3,120	8	15,536	- 12,416
Asthma	26	2,700	42	1,039	+ 1,661
Tetanus	27	2,499	70	2	+ 2,497
Stomach Cancer	28	2,359	26	5,530	- 3,171
Lymphomas	29	2,267	14	10,067	- 7,800
Oral Cancer	30	2,162	27	4,676	- 2,514
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,145	2	53,157	- 51,013
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,734	5	21,854	- 20,120
Falls	33	1,720	18	8,284	- 6,564
Liver Cancer	34	1,586	15	9,573	- 7,987
Leukemia	35	1,558	21	7,457	- 5,899
Fires	36	1,545	53	403	+ 1,142
Prostate Cancer	37	1,517	13	10,873	- 9,356
Poisonings	38	1,489	57	228	+ 1,262
Drownings	39	1,409	45	868	+ 541
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,316	25	6,065	- 4,749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,278	43	986	+ 292
Pertussis	42	1,190	69	3	+ 1,187
Epilepsy	43	977	37	1,865	- 888
Endocrine Disorders	44	975	19	8,086	- 7,111
Ovary Cancer	45	933	30	3,964	- 3,031
Pancreas Cancer	46	841	10	12,360	- 11,519
Lung Cancers	47	785	4	35,657	- 34,872
Skin Cancers	48	749	32	3,256	- 2,507
Hepatitis B	49	613	59	135	+ 478
Parkinson's Disease	50	552	20	7,570	- 7,018
Skin Disease	51	534	39	1,598	- 1,063
Syphilis	52	527	68	4	+ 524
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	478	41	1,384	- 906
Schistosomiasis	54	434	71	1	+ 433
Alcohol	55	417	33	3,189	- 2,772
Uterin Cancer	56	379	34	2,721	- 2,342
Bladder Cancer	57	373	24	6,566	- 6,193
Appendicitis	58	282	61	90	+ 193
Leishmaniasis	59	228	73	1	+ 227
Encephalitis	60	222	66	8	+ 214
Hepatitis C	61	179	52	416	- 237
Drug Use	62	133	36	1,881	- 1,748
Measles	63	121	77	0	+ 121
Upper Respiratory	64	111	63	54	+ 58
War	65	105	67	7	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	99	51	426	- 328
Other Neoplasms	67	71	17	8,771	- 8,700
Multiple Sclerosis	68	45	46	752	- 707
Diphtheria	69	15	75	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	12	78	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	72	8	65	16	- 7
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	647	- 647
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.