MOLDOVA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,395	6	1,042	+ 353
HIV/AIDS	2	1,291	28	189	+ 1,102
Tuberculosis	3	1,215	26	197	+ 1,018
Stroke	4	982	2	5,878	- 4,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	953	59	4	+ 949
Road Traffic Accidents	6	920	20	293	+ 627
Liver Disease	7	828	3	2,869	- 2,040
Malaria	8	782	84	0	+ 782
Coronary Heart Disease	9	740	1	14,292	- 13,552
Birth Trauma	10	615	47	37	+ 578
Low Birth Weight	11	591	39	90	+ 501
Congenital Anomalies	12	378	27	190	+ 188
Maternal Conditions	13	349	54	7	+ 342
Diabetes Mellitus	14	349	16	407	- 57
Meningitis	15	331	49	17	+ 315
Kidney Disease	16	276	18	307	- 31
Hypertension	17	273	4	2,287	- 2,014
Oesophagus Cancer	18	270	38	105	+ 165
Other Injuries	19	268	8	772	- 504
Lung Disease	20	265	9	752	- 487
Malnutrition	21	260	64	1	+ 259
Cervical Cancer	22	209	25	212	- 3
Suicide	23	199	10	593	- 395
Violence	24	182	31	167	+ 15
Breast Cancer	25	164	11	592	- 428
Asthma	26	142	48	26	+ 116
Tetanus	27	132	72	0	+ 132
Stomach Cancer	28	124	12	518	- 394
Lymphomas	29	119	22	230	- 111
Oral Cancer	30	114	17	375	- 261
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	113	32	163	- 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	91	7	1,030	- 939
Falls	33	91	33	149	- 59
Liver Cancer	34	83	13	514	- 431
Leukemia	35	82	34	140	- 58
Fires	36	81	40	70	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	37	80	19	295	- 215
Poisonings	38	78	23	220	- 142
Drownings	39	74	30	179	- 105
Inflammatory/Heart	40	69	14	476	- 407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	67	24	219	- 151
Pertussis	42	63	70	0	+ 63
Epilepsy	43	51	44	46	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	44	51	46	40	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	45	49	35	123	- 74
Pancreas Cancer	46	44	15	427	- 383
Lung Cancers	47	41	5	1,131	- 1,089
Skin Cancers	48	39	36	121	- 81
Hepatitis B	49	32	58	4	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	50	29	55	6	+ 23
Skin Disease	51	28	45	45	- 16
Syphilis	52	28	68	0	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	25	41	68	- 43
Schistosomiasis	54	23	80	0	+ 23
Alcohol	55	22	21	233	- 211
Uterin Cancer	56	20	37	108	- 88
Bladder Cancer	57	20	29	181	- 162
Appendicitis	58	15	51	10	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	59	12	82	0	+ 12
Encephalitis	60	12	60	3	+ 9
Hepatitis C	61	9	63	1	+ 8
Drug Use	62	7	43	59	- 52
Measles	63	6	69	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	64	6	62	2	+ 3
War	65	6	67	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	57	5	- 0
Other Neoplasms	67	4	42	65	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	52	9	- 7
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	61	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	66	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.