MEXICO VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	50,663	8	24,816	+ 25,848
HIV/AIDS	2	46,878	28	4,128	+ 42,750
Tuberculosis	3	44,118	38	1,943	+ 42,175
Stroke	4	35,679	4	39,790	- 4,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	34,611	29	3,476	+ 31,136
Road Traffic Accidents	6	33,406	10	16,303	+ 17,103
Liver Disease	7	30,088	6	29,838	+ 250
Malaria	8	28,399	84	0	+ 28,399
Coronary Heart Disease	9	26,873	1	116,238	- 89,364
Birth Trauma	10	22,350	36	2,552	+ 19,798
Low Birth Weight	11	21,462	18	7,163	+ 14,300
Congenital Anomalies	12	13,727	13	10,457	+ 3,270
Maternal Conditions	13	12,685	54	750	+ 11,936
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,685	2	86,110	- 73,425
Meningitis	15	12,039	58	357	+ 11,682
Kidney Disease	16	10,019	3	44,622	- 34,603
Hypertension	17	9,916	9	17,806	- 7,891
Oesophagus Cancer	18	9,815	49	1,252	+ 8,563
Other Injuries	19	9,732	11	12,175	- 2,443
Lung Disease	20	9,607	7	29,123	- 19,516
Malnutrition	21	9,455	14	7,552	+ 1,903
Cervical Cancer	22	7,607	26	4,787	+ 2,820
Suicide	23	7,215	22	6,772	+ 443
Violence	24	6,604	5	32,450	- 25,846
Breast Cancer	25	5,966	16	7,380	- 1,414
Asthma	26	5,163	47	1,342	+ 3,820
Tetanus	27	4,779	71	10	+ 4,769
Stomach Cancer	28	4,511	19	6,939	- 2,428
Lymphomas	29	4,335	24	4,961	- 627
Oral Cancer	30	4,135	46	1,355	+ 2,780
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,101	30	3,447	+ 654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,316	20	6,871	- 3,555
Falls	33	3,288	35	2,628	+ 660
Liver Cancer	34	3,032	21	6,817	- 3,785
Leukemia	35	2,979	25	4,830	- 1,851
Fires	36	2,955	56	604	+ 2,351
Prostate Cancer	37	2,900	15	7,494	- 4,594
Poisonings	38	2,848	57	531	+ 2,317
Drownings	39	2,694	42	1,799	+ 895
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,517	41	1,866	+ 651
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,444	33	2,734	- 290
Pertussis	42	2,275	70	21	+ 2,254
Epilepsy	43	1,869	39	1,912	- 43
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,865	12	11,310	- 9,445
Ovary Cancer	45	1,784	34	2,649	- 866
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,608	27	4,510	- 2,902
Lung Cancers	47	1,501	17	7,349	- 5,848
Skin Cancers	48	1,433	40	1,909	- 476
Hepatitis B	49	1,172	61	210	+ 962
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,055	43	1,567	- 513
Skin Disease	51	1,022	31	3,029	- 2,007
Syphilis	52	1,009	73	5	+ 1,004
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	915	52	859	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	54	830	83	0	+ 830
Alcohol	55	798	32	2,945	- 2,148
Uterin Cancer	56	724	50	902	- 178
Bladder Cancer	57	713	48	1,272	- 559
Appendicitis	58	540	53	774	- 234
Leishmaniasis	59	436	76	1	+ 435
Encephalitis	60	424	62	140	+ 284
Hepatitis C	61	342	55	625	- 283
Drug Use	62	255	44	1,470	- 1,215
Measles	63	232	80	0	+ 232
Upper Respiratory	64	213	64	127	+ 86
War	65	200	66	112	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	189	45	1,415	- 1,227
Other Neoplasms	67	135	23	6,204	- 6,069
Multiple Sclerosis	68	87	60	295	- 209
Diphtheria	69	28	79	0	+ 28
Chlamydia	70	23	77	0	+ 23
Ascariasis	71	20	72	5	+ 15
Otitis Media	72	16	68	29	- 13
Dengue	73	0	67	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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.