NIGER VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,208	1	21,093	- 10,885
HIV/AIDS	2	9,445	30	1,048	+ 8,398
Tuberculosis	3	8,889	13	3,703	+ 5,186
Stroke	4	7,189	5	8,717	- 1,528
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,974	3	16,030	- 9,057
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,731	8	5,946	+ 785
Liver Disease	7	6,062	11	4,116	+ 1,946
Malaria	8	5,722	2	17,022	- 11,300
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,415	6	8,229	- 2,815
Birth Trauma	10	4,503	7	8,030	- 3,527
Low Birth Weight	11	4,324	4	9,560	- 5,235
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,766	10	4,346	- 1,580
Maternal Conditions	13	2,556	14	3,317	- 761
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,556	17	2,630	- 74
Meningitis	15	2,426	9	5,237	- 2,811
Kidney Disease	16	2,019	16	2,732	- 714
Hypertension	17	1,998	25	1,356	+ 642
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,978	55	132	+ 1,846
Other Injuries	19	1,961	12	3,826	- 1,865
Lung Disease	20	1,936	20	2,172	- 236
Malnutrition	21	1,905	21	2,170	- 265
Cervical Cancer	22	1,533	38	487	+ 1,046
Suicide	23	1,454	27	1,227	+ 227
Violence	24	1,331	19	2,244	- 913
Breast Cancer	25	1,202	29	1,075	+ 127
Asthma	26	1,040	22	1,902	- 862
Tetanus	27	963	42	372	+ 590
Stomach Cancer	28	909	44	300	+ 608
Lymphomas	29	873	43	350	+ 523
Oral Cancer	30	833	49	242	+ 591
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	826	32	858	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	668	37	522	+ 146
Falls	33	663	26	1,297	- 635
Liver Cancer	34	611	35	745	- 134
Leukemia	35	600	48	258	+ 343
Fires	36	595	28	1,120	- 525
Prostate Cancer	37	584	57	128	+ 457
Poisonings	38	574	33	771	- 198
Drownings	39	543	24	1,581	- 1,038
Inflammatory/Heart	40	507	34	769	- 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	492	31	1,044	- 552
Pertussis	42	458	15	2,858	- 2,399
Epilepsy	43	377	36	676	- 300
Endocrine Disorders	44	376	23	1,806	- 1,430
Ovary Cancer	45	359	40	425	- 65
Pancreas Cancer	46	324	54	138	+ 186
Lung Cancers	47	302	67	42	+ 260
Skin Cancers	48	289	45	287	+ 2
Hepatitis B	49	236	46	279	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	50	212	47	275	- 63
Skin Disease	51	206	52	213	- 7
Syphilis	52	203	62	110	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	184	39	467	- 283
Schistosomiasis	54	167	50	237	- 70
Alcohol	55	161	60	120	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	56	146	64	86	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	57	144	53	161	- 18
Appendicitis	58	109	56	128	- 19
Leishmaniasis	59	88	51	237	- 149
Encephalitis	60	85	61	112	- 27
Hepatitis C	61	69	66	46	+ 23
Drug Use	62	51	58	126	- 75
Measles	63	47	18	2,414	- 2,367
Upper Respiratory	64	43	63	94	- 51
War	65	40	41	409	- 369
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	38	70	18	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	67	27	68	24	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	17	69	22	- 5
Diphtheria	69	6	65	60	- 55
Chlamydia	70	5	71	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	4	59	125	- 121
Otitis Media	72	3	72	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.