GREECE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,054	3	8,282	- 4,228
HIV/AIDS	2	3,751	50	47	+ 3,704
Tuberculosis	3	3,530	46	66	+ 3,464
Stroke	4	2,855	2	14,077	- 11,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,769	44	95	+ 2,675
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,673	22	870	+ 1,803
Liver Disease	7	2,407	23	809	+ 1,598
Malaria	8	2,272	78	0	+ 2,272
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,150	1	21,124	- 18,974
Birth Trauma	10	1,788	57	17	+ 1,771
Low Birth Weight	11	1,717	41	127	+ 1,590
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,098	38	174	+ 924
Maternal Conditions	13	1,015	61	2	+ 1,013
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,015	20	1,266	- 251
Meningitis	15	963	53	33	+ 930
Kidney Disease	16	802	6	4,759	- 3,957
Hypertension	17	793	9	2,922	- 2,129
Oesophagus Cancer	18	785	35	246	+ 540
Other Injuries	19	779	17	1,453	- 675
Lung Disease	20	769	5	5,526	- 4,757
Malnutrition	21	757	66	1	+ 756
Cervical Cancer	22	609	36	243	+ 365
Suicide	23	577	28	533	+ 45
Violence	24	528	42	104	+ 424
Breast Cancer	25	477	11	2,520	- 2,043
Asthma	26	413	55	27	+ 386
Tetanus	27	382	62	2	+ 381
Stomach Cancer	28	361	16	1,535	- 1,174
Lymphomas	29	347	19	1,268	- 922
Oral Cancer	30	331	30	440	- 109
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	328	7	3,940	- 3,611
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	265	8	3,264	- 2,998
Falls	33	263	21	1,245	- 982
Liver Cancer	34	243	14	1,566	- 1,323
Leukemia	35	238	18	1,354	- 1,116
Fires	36	236	39	146	+ 90
Prostate Cancer	37	232	12	2,023	- 1,791
Poisonings	38	228	56	19	+ 208
Drownings	39	216	32	435	- 220
Inflammatory/Heart	40	201	24	725	- 524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	196	26	611	- 415
Pertussis	42	182	69	0	+ 182
Epilepsy	43	150	34	249	- 100
Endocrine Disorders	44	149	29	526	- 377
Ovary Cancer	45	143	27	557	- 414
Pancreas Cancer	46	129	13	1,904	- 1,776
Lung Cancers	47	120	4	7,355	- 7,235
Skin Cancers	48	115	31	438	- 324
Hepatitis B	49	94	48	56	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	50	84	10	2,646	- 2,561
Skin Disease	51	82	47	56	+ 25
Syphilis	52	81	65	1	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	73	43	100	- 27
Schistosomiasis	54	66	75	0	+ 66
Alcohol	55	64	49	50	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	56	58	33	373	- 315
Bladder Cancer	57	57	15	1,551	- 1,494
Appendicitis	58	43	58	9	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	59	35	60	4	+ 31
Encephalitis	60	34	67	1	+ 33
Hepatitis C	61	27	52	38	- 11
Drug Use	62	20	37	193	- 173
Measles	63	19	68	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	64	17	59	8	+ 9
War	65	16	64	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	45	67	- 52
Other Neoplasms	67	11	25	679	- 668
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	40	135	- 128
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	82	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Kenya

Greece

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.