GUINEA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,420	1	12,790	- 7,370
HIV/AIDS	2	5,015	10	3,020	+ 1,995
Tuberculosis	3	4,720	13	2,369	+ 2,351
Stroke	4	3,817	5	5,777	- 1,960
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,703	3	6,788	- 3,085
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,574	9	3,788	- 215
Liver Disease	7	3,219	12	2,550	+ 669
Malaria	8	3,038	2	8,180	- 5,142
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,875	6	5,665	- 2,791
Birth Trauma	10	2,391	7	4,797	- 2,406
Low Birth Weight	11	2,296	8	4,319	- 2,023
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,468	14	2,181	- 712
Maternal Conditions	13	1,357	17	1,793	- 436
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,357	15	2,138	- 781
Meningitis	15	1,288	11	2,633	- 1,345
Kidney Disease	16	1,072	16	1,939	- 867
Hypertension	17	1,061	21	1,348	- 287
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,050	63	20	+ 1,030
Other Injuries	19	1,041	18	1,504	- 463
Lung Disease	20	1,028	20	1,373	- 345
Malnutrition	21	1,011	28	1,032	- 21
Cervical Cancer	22	814	19	1,491	- 678
Suicide	23	772	29	892	- 120
Violence	24	707	26	1,128	- 422
Breast Cancer	25	638	38	345	+ 293
Asthma	26	552	22	1,179	- 627
Tetanus	27	511	45	170	+ 342
Stomach Cancer	28	483	41	245	+ 237
Lymphomas	29	464	48	158	+ 306
Oral Cancer	30	442	52	122	+ 321
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	439	30	579	- 140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	355	53	100	+ 255
Falls	33	352	33	480	- 128
Liver Cancer	34	324	23	1,167	- 843
Leukemia	35	319	67	17	+ 302
Fires	36	316	36	410	- 94
Prostate Cancer	37	310	32	525	- 215
Poisonings	38	305	40	295	+ 10
Drownings	39	288	31	528	- 240
Inflammatory/Heart	40	269	35	439	- 170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	261	34	448	- 187
Pertussis	42	243	24	1,165	- 922
Epilepsy	43	200	37	350	- 150
Endocrine Disorders	44	200	25	1,140	- 940
Ovary Cancer	45	191	54	93	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	46	172	65	19	+ 153
Lung Cancers	47	161	50	128	+ 32
Skin Cancers	48	153	49	152	+ 1
Hepatitis B	49	125	47	162	- 37
Parkinson's Disease	50	113	44	212	- 99
Skin Disease	51	109	51	127	- 18
Syphilis	52	108	39	328	- 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	98	42	238	- 140
Schistosomiasis	54	89	43	232	- 143
Alcohol	55	85	55	83	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	56	77	59	38	+ 40
Bladder Cancer	57	76	60	32	+ 44
Appendicitis	58	58	57	41	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	59	47	78	0	+ 47
Encephalitis	60	45	56	81	- 35
Hepatitis C	61	37	61	22	+ 14
Drug Use	62	27	46	169	- 141
Measles	63	25	4	6,025	- 6,000
Upper Respiratory	64	23	69	15	+ 8
War	65	21	64	20	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	70	13	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	14	68	16	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	9	66	18	- 9
Diphtheria	69	3	58	40	- 37
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 0
Ascariasis	71	2	62	22	- 20
Otitis Media	72	2	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Kenya

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.