IRAQ VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,308	8	5,551	+ 10,757
HIV/AIDS	2	15,089	72	0	+ 15,089
Tuberculosis	3	14,201	25	821	+ 13,380
Stroke	4	11,484	2	20,793	- 9,308
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,141	18	1,578	+ 9,563
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,753	3	10,726	+ 27
Liver Disease	7	9,685	16	2,127	+ 7,558
Malaria	8	9,141	73	0	+ 9,141
Coronary Heart Disease	9	8,650	1	36,594	- 27,944
Birth Trauma	10	7,194	10	4,223	+ 2,971
Low Birth Weight	11	6,908	5	6,573	+ 336
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,418	9	4,812	- 393
Maternal Conditions	13	4,083	27	780	+ 3,304
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,083	4	7,395	- 3,312
Meningitis	15	3,875	42	372	+ 3,503
Kidney Disease	16	3,225	6	6,323	- 3,098
Hypertension	17	3,192	12	2,451	+ 741
Oesophagus Cancer	18	3,159	46	173	+ 2,986
Other Injuries	19	3,133	14	2,212	+ 921
Lung Disease	20	3,092	20	1,329	+ 1,763
Malnutrition	21	3,043	53	92	+ 2,952
Cervical Cancer	22	2,449	48	162	+ 2,286
Suicide	23	2,322	19	1,418	+ 905
Violence	24	2,126	7	5,658	- 3,532
Breast Cancer	25	1,920	17	1,783	+ 137
Asthma	26	1,662	23	914	+ 748
Tetanus	27	1,538	51	111	+ 1,427
Stomach Cancer	28	1,452	28	771	+ 681
Lymphomas	29	1,395	26	811	+ 584
Oral Cancer	30	1,331	39	410	+ 921
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,320	13	2,429	- 1,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,067	24	852	+ 216
Falls	33	1,059	30	709	+ 350
Liver Cancer	34	976	35	555	+ 421
Leukemia	35	959	21	1,315	- 356
Fires	36	951	29	742	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	37	933	47	171	+ 763
Poisonings	38	917	52	95	+ 821
Drownings	39	867	32	658	+ 209
Inflammatory/Heart	40	810	22	1,190	- 380
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	787	49	159	+ 628
Pertussis	42	732	33	636	+ 97
Epilepsy	43	601	45	253	+ 349
Endocrine Disorders	44	600	37	462	+ 138
Ovary Cancer	45	574	41	376	+ 199
Pancreas Cancer	46	517	36	530	- 13
Lung Cancers	47	483	15	2,162	- 1,679
Skin Cancers	48	461	43	339	+ 122
Hepatitis B	49	377	56	57	+ 320
Parkinson's Disease	50	339	31	658	- 318
Skin Disease	51	329	57	49	+ 280
Syphilis	52	325	50	137	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	294	44	283	+ 12
Schistosomiasis	54	267	59	37	+ 230
Alcohol	55	257	58	40	+ 217
Uterin Cancer	56	233	54	61	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	57	229	34	628	- 399
Appendicitis	58	174	64	15	+ 159
Leishmaniasis	59	140	62	22	+ 118
Encephalitis	60	137	40	378	- 242
Hepatitis C	61	110	68	1	+ 109
Drug Use	62	82	38	441	- 359
Measles	63	75	55	59	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	64	68	65	6	+ 62
War	65	64	11	2,942	- 2,878
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	61	63	21	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	67	44	61	26	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	68	28	60	30	- 2
Diphtheria	69	9	66	4	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	7	69	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	71	7	67	2	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	5	70	0	+ 5
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Kenya

Iraq

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.