ITALY VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,625	9	16,339	+ 7,286
HIV/AIDS	2	21,860	46	520	+ 21,340
Tuberculosis	3	20,573	53	336	+ 20,237
Stroke	4	16,637	2	62,633	- 45,996
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,140	36	1,622	+ 14,518
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,577	30	3,221	+ 12,357
Liver Disease	7	14,030	23	5,559	+ 8,471
Malaria	8	13,243	79	0	+ 13,243
Coronary Heart Disease	9	12,531	1	97,116	- 84,585
Birth Trauma	10	10,422	59	140	+ 10,282
Low Birth Weight	11	10,008	51	357	+ 9,651
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,401	37	1,443	+ 4,958
Maternal Conditions	13	5,915	67	6	+ 5,909
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,915	8	19,836	- 13,921
Meningitis	15	5,614	60	128	+ 5,486
Kidney Disease	16	4,672	11	12,726	- 8,054
Hypertension	17	4,624	6	29,931	- 25,307
Oesophagus Cancer	18	4,577	34	2,045	+ 2,531
Other Injuries	19	4,538	12	12,112	- 7,574
Lung Disease	20	4,480	5	32,382	- 27,903
Malnutrition	21	4,409	41	775	+ 3,633
Cervical Cancer	22	3,547	40	1,154	+ 2,393
Suicide	23	3,364	26	4,042	- 677
Violence	24	3,080	50	409	+ 2,671
Breast Cancer	25	2,782	10	13,868	- 11,086
Asthma	26	2,407	47	494	+ 1,914
Tetanus	27	2,228	63	22	+ 2,207
Stomach Cancer	28	2,103	14	10,252	- 8,149
Lymphomas	29	2,021	16	9,670	- 7,649
Oral Cancer	30	1,928	27	3,343	- 1,415
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,912	3	41,445	- 39,532
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,546	7	21,254	- 19,707
Falls	33	1,533	25	4,222	- 2,689
Liver Cancer	34	1,414	17	9,620	- 8,206
Leukemia	35	1,389	21	6,728	- 5,339
Fires	36	1,378	56	271	+ 1,107
Prostate Cancer	37	1,352	20	8,409	- 7,057
Poisonings	38	1,328	58	154	+ 1,174
Drownings	39	1,256	52	344	+ 912
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,174	24	5,531	- 4,357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,140	43	690	+ 450
Pertussis	42	1,061	73	1	+ 1,060
Epilepsy	43	871	39	1,337	- 465
Endocrine Disorders	44	870	18	8,431	- 7,561
Ovary Cancer	45	832	28	3,282	- 2,450
Pancreas Cancer	46	750	13	12,095	- 11,345
Lung Cancers	47	700	4	34,152	- 33,453
Skin Cancers	48	668	29	3,239	- 2,571
Hepatitis B	49	546	54	334	+ 213
Parkinson's Disease	50	492	19	8,428	- 7,936
Skin Disease	51	476	38	1,440	- 963
Syphilis	52	470	69	4	+ 466
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	427	32	2,216	- 1,789
Schistosomiasis	54	387	78	0	+ 387
Alcohol	55	372	55	277	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	56	338	33	2,198	- 1,860
Bladder Cancer	57	332	22	6,711	- 6,378
Appendicitis	58	252	61	49	+ 203
Leishmaniasis	59	203	70	3	+ 200
Encephalitis	60	198	68	5	+ 193
Hepatitis C	61	160	31	2,451	- 2,291
Drug Use	62	119	45	654	- 535
Measles	63	108	71	1	+ 107
Upper Respiratory	64	99	64	20	+ 79
War	65	93	66	6	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	88	42	701	- 613
Other Neoplasms	67	63	15	9,984	- 9,921
Multiple Sclerosis	68	40	44	677	- 636
Diphtheria	69	13	76	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	11	84	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	71	9	80	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	72	7	65	16	- 8
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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.