GERMANY VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,597	9	20,712	+ 11,885
HIV/AIDS	2	30,162	54	345	+ 29,816
Tuberculosis	3	28,386	56	281	+ 28,105
Stroke	4	22,956	3	49,794	- 26,838
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,269	32	3,830	+ 18,439
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,494	34	3,160	+ 18,334
Liver Disease	7	19,359	15	15,194	+ 4,165
Malaria	8	18,272	79	0	+ 18,272
Coronary Heart Disease	9	17,291	1	147,055	- 129,764
Birth Trauma	10	14,380	57	239	+ 14,141
Low Birth Weight	11	13,809	45	770	+ 13,039
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,832	36	2,291	+ 6,540
Maternal Conditions	13	8,162	64	38	+ 8,124
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,162	13	15,560	- 7,398
Meningitis	15	7,746	60	168	+ 7,579
Kidney Disease	16	6,446	8	22,770	- 16,324
Hypertension	17	6,380	6	26,796	- 20,416
Oesophagus Cancer	18	6,315	27	6,212	+ 102
Other Injuries	19	6,262	23	8,248	- 1,987
Lung Disease	20	6,181	5	42,797	- 36,616
Malnutrition	21	6,083	50	450	+ 5,633
Cervical Cancer	22	4,894	39	2,131	+ 2,763
Suicide	23	4,642	19	10,284	- 5,642
Violence	24	4,249	46	769	+ 3,481
Breast Cancer	25	3,838	10	18,842	- 15,004
Asthma	26	3,322	44	924	+ 2,397
Tetanus	27	3,075	75	1	+ 3,074
Stomach Cancer	28	2,902	20	9,658	- 6,755
Lymphomas	29	2,789	17	12,249	- 9,460
Oral Cancer	30	2,660	29	6,023	- 3,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,639	2	51,168	- 48,530
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,133	7	26,026	- 23,893
Falls	33	2,116	14	15,325	- 13,209
Liver Cancer	34	1,951	25	8,057	- 6,106
Leukemia	35	1,917	22	8,737	- 6,820
Fires	36	1,901	53	359	+ 1,543
Prostate Cancer	37	1,866	12	16,487	- 14,621
Poisonings	38	1,832	58	216	+ 1,616
Drownings	39	1,733	49	459	+ 1,275
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,620	21	8,891	- 7,272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,572	38	2,166	- 594
Pertussis	42	1,464	69	2	+ 1,461
Epilepsy	43	1,202	35	3,091	- 1,889
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,200	18	10,677	- 9,477
Ovary Cancer	45	1,148	30	5,192	- 4,045
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,034	11	17,971	- 16,937
Lung Cancers	47	966	4	46,560	- 45,594
Skin Cancers	48	922	31	4,055	- 3,134
Hepatitis B	49	754	59	182	+ 572
Parkinson's Disease	50	679	16	12,594	- 11,915
Skin Disease	51	657	42	1,543	- 886
Syphilis	52	649	68	6	+ 643
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	589	33	3,615	- 3,027
Schistosomiasis	54	534	73	1	+ 534
Alcohol	55	513	26	6,257	- 5,744
Uterin Cancer	56	466	37	2,231	- 1,765
Bladder Cancer	57	459	28	6,193	- 5,734
Appendicitis	58	347	62	129	+ 218
Leishmaniasis	59	281	72	1	+ 280
Encephalitis	60	273	67	8	+ 265
Hepatitis C	61	220	48	507	- 287
Drug Use	62	164	40	1,930	- 1,766
Measles	63	149	70	2	+ 147
Upper Respiratory	64	137	61	138	- 2
War	65	129	66	10	+ 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	121	47	543	- 421
Other Neoplasms	67	87	24	8,161	- 8,074
Multiple Sclerosis	68	56	41	1,571	- 1,515
Diphtheria	69	18	77	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	70	15	85	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	71	13	81	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	72	10	65	16	- 6
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	994	- 994
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.