ISRAEL VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,644	8	1,519	+ 2,125
HIV/AIDS	2	3,371	52	25	+ 3,346
Tuberculosis	3	3,173	57	16	+ 3,157
Stroke	4	2,566	4	2,431	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,489	32	166	+ 2,323
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,403	26	333	+ 2,070
Liver Disease	7	2,164	28	292	+ 1,872
Malaria	8	2,042	77	0	+ 2,042
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,933	1	5,122	- 3,190
Birth Trauma	10	1,607	50	35	+ 1,572
Low Birth Weight	11	1,544	42	94	+ 1,450
Congenital Anomalies	12	987	29	291	+ 696
Maternal Conditions	13	912	61	6	+ 907
Diabetes Mellitus	14	912	6	1,913	- 1,001
Meningitis	15	866	55	20	+ 846
Kidney Disease	16	721	3	2,437	- 1,716
Hypertension	17	713	21	400	+ 313
Oesophagus Cancer	18	706	37	138	+ 568
Other Injuries	19	700	14	828	- 128
Lung Disease	20	691	7	1,546	- 855
Malnutrition	21	680	48	39	+ 641
Cervical Cancer	22	547	38	133	+ 414
Suicide	23	519	19	453	+ 65
Violence	24	475	41	104	+ 371
Breast Cancer	25	429	10	1,237	- 808
Asthma	26	371	36	142	+ 230
Tetanus	27	344	73	0	+ 344
Stomach Cancer	28	324	16	565	- 241
Lymphomas	29	312	13	925	- 613
Oral Cancer	30	297	33	150	+ 147
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	295	2	2,996	- 2,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	238	9	1,510	- 1,272
Falls	33	237	39	123	+ 113
Liver Cancer	34	218	25	345	- 127
Leukemia	35	214	15	612	- 397
Fires	36	213	53	24	+ 188
Prostate Cancer	37	209	17	521	- 313
Poisonings	38	205	63	4	+ 201
Drownings	39	194	45	39	+ 155
Inflammatory/Heart	40	181	30	214	- 33
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	176	51	33	+ 143
Pertussis	42	164	69	0	+ 163
Epilepsy	43	134	40	109	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	44	134	12	1,002	- 868
Ovary Cancer	45	128	27	323	- 194
Pancreas Cancer	46	116	11	1,023	- 907
Lung Cancers	47	108	5	2,026	- 1,918
Skin Cancers	48	103	23	379	- 276
Hepatitis B	49	84	58	16	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	50	76	22	398	- 322
Skin Disease	51	73	24	368	- 294
Syphilis	52	73	71	0	+ 73
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	66	35	144	- 78
Schistosomiasis	54	60	78	0	+ 60
Alcohol	55	57	49	39	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	56	52	31	202	- 150
Bladder Cancer	57	51	18	496	- 445
Appendicitis	58	39	64	4	+ 35
Leishmaniasis	59	31	70	0	+ 31
Encephalitis	60	31	66	3	+ 27
Hepatitis C	61	25	46	39	- 14
Drug Use	62	18	43	67	- 49
Measles	63	17	74	0	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	64	15	62	5	+ 10
War	65	14	60	7	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	54	23	- 9
Other Neoplasms	67	10	20	420	- 410
Multiple Sclerosis	68	6	47	39	- 33
Diphtheria	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	67	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	34	149	- 149
Schizophrenia	83	0	44	66	- 66
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Kenya

Israel

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.