INDIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	546,056	6	392,425	+ 153,632
HIV/AIDS	2	505,257	31	44,406	+ 460,851
Tuberculosis	3	475,510	5	435,882	+ 39,628
Stroke	4	384,547	3	697,038	- 312,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	373,045	4	670,315	- 297,269
Road Traffic Accidents	6	360,053	12	212,596	+ 147,457
Liver Disease	7	324,290	8	268,580	+ 55,710
Malaria	8	306,084	57	7,705	+ 298,379
Coronary Heart Disease	9	289,645	1	1,520,034	- 1,230,390
Birth Trauma	10	240,887	20	102,819	+ 138,068
Low Birth Weight	11	231,324	9	238,739	- 7,415
Congenital Anomalies	12	147,947	23	82,769	+ 65,179
Maternal Conditions	13	136,723	41	25,917	+ 110,806
Diabetes Mellitus	14	136,718	7	271,495	- 134,777
Meningitis	15	129,759	36	33,337	+ 96,423
Kidney Disease	16	107,984	11	222,903	- 114,919
Hypertension	17	106,874	19	108,050	- 1,176
Oesophagus Cancer	18	105,783	34	38,898	+ 66,885
Other Injuries	19	104,894	15	149,570	- 44,677
Lung Disease	20	103,548	2	879,732	- 776,184
Malnutrition	21	101,907	55	8,626	+ 93,281
Cervical Cancer	22	81,987	30	45,319	+ 36,668
Suicide	23	77,763	14	173,347	- 95,584
Violence	24	71,184	27	51,767	+ 19,417
Breast Cancer	25	64,299	22	82,821	- 18,522
Asthma	26	55,645	13	196,051	- 140,406
Tetanus	27	51,503	58	7,093	+ 44,411
Stomach Cancer	28	48,618	24	81,058	- 32,440
Lymphomas	29	46,719	33	40,159	+ 6,559
Oral Cancer	30	44,566	16	134,187	- 89,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	44,201	17	126,593	- 82,392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	35,737	25	77,368	- 41,631
Falls	33	35,443	10	225,755	- 190,312
Liver Cancer	34	32,680	39	30,369	+ 2,312
Leukemia	35	32,111	35	33,383	- 1,271
Fires	36	31,848	42	23,265	+ 8,583
Prostate Cancer	37	31,254	38	30,945	+ 310
Poisonings	38	30,693	61	3,540	+ 27,153
Drownings	39	29,031	28	48,774	- 19,743
Inflammatory/Heart	40	27,129	49	12,651	+ 14,479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	26,339	26	68,108	- 41,768
Pertussis	42	24,522	54	10,094	+ 14,428
Epilepsy	43	20,140	40	30,307	- 10,167
Endocrine Disorders	44	20,103	47	15,264	+ 4,838
Ovary Cancer	45	19,225	44	21,947	- 2,722
Pancreas Cancer	46	17,327	37	32,812	- 15,485
Lung Cancers	47	16,175	21	88,276	- 72,101
Skin Cancers	48	15,440	60	5,054	+ 10,387
Hepatitis B	49	12,631	56	8,184	+ 4,447
Parkinson's Disease	50	11,367	32	43,398	- 32,031
Skin Disease	51	11,012	45	17,857	- 6,845
Syphilis	52	10,871	64	2,007	+ 8,863
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	9,859	18	126,079	- 116,220
Schistosomiasis	54	8,950	76	0	+ 8,950
Alcohol	55	8,599	43	23,097	- 14,498
Uterin Cancer	56	7,803	59	6,841	+ 962
Bladder Cancer	57	7,684	48	14,081	- 6,397
Appendicitis	58	5,818	53	11,245	- 5,428
Leishmaniasis	59	4,701	66	973	+ 3,727
Encephalitis	60	4,573	29	48,080	- 43,507
Hepatitis C	61	3,688	65	1,364	+ 2,323
Drug Use	62	2,744	52	11,747	- 9,003
Measles	63	2,499	51	11,923	- 9,424
Upper Respiratory	64	2,292	68	584	+ 1,709
War	65	2,155	67	890	+ 1,265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2,034	50	11,931	- 9,897
Other Neoplasms	67	1,458	62	2,968	- 1,510
Multiple Sclerosis	68	935	63	2,328	- 1,393
Diphtheria	69	304	72	65	+ 239
Chlamydia	70	247	69	379	- 131
Ascariasis	71	218	70	126	+ 92
Otitis Media	72	172	71	68	+ 104
Dengue	73	2	46	17,546	- 17,543
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Kenya

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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.