JAPAN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	47,742	3	107,899	- 60,156
HIV/AIDS	2	44,175	63	48	+ 44,128
Tuberculosis	3	41,574	34	3,459	+ 38,116
Stroke	4	33,621	2	121,823	- 88,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	32,616	37	2,731	+ 29,885
Road Traffic Accidents	6	31,480	31	4,566	+ 26,914
Liver Disease	7	28,353	17	14,195	+ 14,158
Malaria	8	26,761	79	0	+ 26,761
Coronary Heart Disease	9	25,324	1	163,905	- 138,581
Birth Trauma	10	21,061	61	104	+ 20,957
Low Birth Weight	11	20,225	55	202	+ 20,023
Congenital Anomalies	12	12,935	40	2,473	+ 10,463
Maternal Conditions	13	11,954	64	39	+ 11,915
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,953	29	5,433	+ 6,521
Meningitis	15	11,345	52	308	+ 11,037
Kidney Disease	16	9,441	9	44,779	- 35,338
Hypertension	17	9,344	28	6,673	+ 2,671
Oesophagus Cancer	18	9,249	20	12,316	- 3,067
Other Injuries	19	9,171	12	22,068	- 12,897
Lung Disease	20	9,053	5	78,169	- 69,116
Malnutrition	21	8,910	43	1,910	+ 7,000
Cervical Cancer	22	7,168	32	3,799	+ 3,369
Suicide	23	6,799	13	19,466	- 12,667
Violence	24	6,224	53	266	+ 5,958
Breast Cancer	25	5,622	15	15,805	- 10,183
Asthma	26	4,865	42	1,922	+ 2,943
Tetanus	27	4,503	67	9	+ 4,494
Stomach Cancer	28	4,251	8	50,433	- 46,182
Lymphomas	29	4,085	14	19,273	- 15,188
Oral Cancer	30	3,896	26	8,333	- 4,437
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,865	7	56,937	- 53,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,124	6	57,340	- 54,216
Falls	33	3,099	23	9,736	- 6,637
Liver Cancer	34	2,857	11	29,384	- 26,527
Leukemia	35	2,808	24	9,607	- 6,799
Fires	36	2,784	48	1,007	+ 1,778
Prostate Cancer	37	2,733	19	13,515	- 10,783
Poisonings	38	2,683	54	255	+ 2,429
Drownings	39	2,538	25	8,409	- 5,871
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,372	27	8,232	- 5,861
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,303	35	2,922	- 619
Pertussis	42	2,144	71	1	+ 2,143
Epilepsy	43	1,761	45	1,558	+ 202
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,758	21	11,486	- 9,728
Ovary Cancer	45	1,681	30	5,061	- 3,380
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,515	10	37,027	- 35,512
Lung Cancers	47	1,414	4	79,688	- 78,274
Skin Cancers	48	1,350	44	1,843	- 493
Hepatitis B	49	1,104	46	1,423	- 318
Parkinson's Disease	50	994	18	14,007	- 13,014
Skin Disease	51	963	36	2,806	- 1,843
Syphilis	52	950	65	16	+ 935
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	862	39	2,555	- 1,693
Schistosomiasis	54	783	72	0	+ 782
Alcohol	55	752	51	576	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	56	682	33	3,461	- 2,779
Bladder Cancer	57	672	22	9,936	- 9,265
Appendicitis	58	509	58	126	+ 383
Leishmaniasis	59	411	77	0	+ 411
Encephalitis	60	400	69	5	+ 395
Hepatitis C	61	322	41	2,220	- 1,897
Drug Use	62	240	50	732	- 492
Measles	63	218	75	0	+ 218
Upper Respiratory	64	200	57	159	+ 41
War	65	188	66	15	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	178	38	2,618	- 2,440
Other Neoplasms	67	128	16	15,120	- 14,992
Multiple Sclerosis	68	82	59	108	- 26
Diphtheria	69	27	74	0	+ 26
Chlamydia	70	22	80	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	71	19	82	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	72	15	68	8	+ 7
Dengue	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.