IRAN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	34,251	8	11,243	+ 23,008
HIV/AIDS	2	31,692	28	2,521	+ 29,171
Tuberculosis	3	29,826	41	882	+ 28,944
Stroke	4	24,121	2	36,730	- 12,609
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	23,399	33	1,836	+ 21,563
Road Traffic Accidents	6	22,584	3	17,803	+ 4,781
Liver Disease	7	20,341	12	6,637	+ 13,704
Malaria	8	19,199	77	0	+ 19,199
Coronary Heart Disease	9	18,168	1	93,308	- 75,140
Birth Trauma	10	15,110	25	2,735	+ 12,374
Low Birth Weight	11	14,510	13	4,861	+ 9,649
Congenital Anomalies	12	9,280	14	4,844	+ 4,436
Maternal Conditions	13	8,576	52	285	+ 8,291
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,576	5	13,910	- 5,334
Meningitis	15	8,139	46	642	+ 7,498
Kidney Disease	16	6,773	6	11,810	- 5,037
Hypertension	17	6,704	4	16,415	- 9,712
Oesophagus Cancer	18	6,635	30	2,371	+ 4,264
Other Injuries	19	6,579	17	4,048	+ 2,531
Lung Disease	20	6,495	7	11,409	- 4,914
Malnutrition	21	6,392	56	157	+ 6,236
Cervical Cancer	22	5,143	48	501	+ 4,642
Suicide	23	4,878	16	4,334	+ 544
Violence	24	4,465	27	2,535	+ 1,930
Breast Cancer	25	4,033	19	3,736	+ 297
Asthma	26	3,490	22	3,360	+ 130
Tetanus	27	3,231	62	37	+ 3,194
Stomach Cancer	28	3,050	10	9,822	- 6,772
Lymphomas	29	2,930	23	2,882	+ 49
Oral Cancer	30	2,795	45	655	+ 2,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,772	9	11,046	- 8,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,242	15	4,575	- 2,334
Falls	33	2,223	24	2,821	- 598
Liver Cancer	34	2,050	20	3,714	- 1,665
Leukemia	35	2,014	18	3,966	- 1,952
Fires	36	1,998	34	1,823	+ 175
Prostate Cancer	37	1,960	21	3,583	- 1,622
Poisonings	38	1,925	43	816	+ 1,109
Drownings	39	1,821	40	930	+ 891
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,702	35	1,611	+ 91
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,652	37	1,246	+ 406
Pertussis	42	1,538	60	75	+ 1,463
Epilepsy	43	1,263	44	719	+ 545
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,261	32	2,092	- 831
Ovary Cancer	45	1,206	39	937	+ 269
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,087	29	2,418	- 1,331
Lung Cancers	47	1,015	11	6,784	- 5,769
Skin Cancers	48	968	47	518	+ 450
Hepatitis B	49	792	49	425	+ 367
Parkinson's Disease	50	713	26	2,545	- 1,832
Skin Disease	51	691	55	237	+ 453
Syphilis	52	682	61	52	+ 630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	618	38	996	- 378
Schistosomiasis	54	561	66	3	+ 559
Alcohol	55	539	53	253	+ 287
Uterin Cancer	56	489	51	355	+ 134
Bladder Cancer	57	482	36	1,410	- 928
Appendicitis	58	365	57	155	+ 210
Leishmaniasis	59	295	64	8	+ 287
Encephalitis	60	287	54	246	+ 41
Hepatitis C	61	231	69	1	+ 230
Drug Use	62	172	31	2,242	- 2,070
Measles	63	157	68	2	+ 154
Upper Respiratory	64	144	63	16	+ 128
War	65	135	42	848	- 712
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	128	59	80	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	67	91	58	112	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	68	59	50	405	- 347
Diphtheria	69	19	70	1	+ 18
Chlamydia	70	15	65	4	+ 12
Ascariasis	71	14	67	3	+ 11
Otitis Media	72	11	71	0	+ 11
Dengue	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

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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.