NIGERIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	91,743	1	207,281	- 115,538
HIV/AIDS	2	84,888	10	44,124	+ 40,764
Tuberculosis	3	79,890	3	127,335	- 47,445
Stroke	4	64,608	8	57,744	+ 6,864
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	62,675	2	144,724	- 82,049
Road Traffic Accidents	6	60,492	12	41,693	+ 18,799
Liver Disease	7	54,484	13	38,326	+ 16,158
Malaria	8	51,425	4	100,963	- 49,538
Coronary Heart Disease	9	48,663	7	61,374	- 12,711
Birth Trauma	10	40,471	5	100,186	- 59,715
Low Birth Weight	11	38,865	6	95,959	- 57,094
Congenital Anomalies	12	24,857	9	49,696	- 24,840
Maternal Conditions	13	22,971	15	23,540	- 569
Diabetes Mellitus	14	22,970	18	22,497	+ 473
Meningitis	15	21,801	11	43,651	- 21,850
Kidney Disease	16	18,142	20	18,189	- 47
Hypertension	17	17,956	24	10,692	+ 7,264
Oesophagus Cancer	18	17,773	64	560	+ 17,212
Other Injuries	19	17,623	17	22,696	- 5,073
Lung Disease	20	17,397	22	12,569	+ 4,829
Malnutrition	21	17,121	36	5,896	+ 11,225
Cervical Cancer	22	13,775	25	10,574	+ 3,201
Suicide	23	13,065	30	7,019	+ 6,046
Violence	24	11,960	19	18,407	- 6,448
Breast Cancer	25	10,803	23	11,884	- 1,081
Asthma	26	9,349	27	8,192	+ 1,157
Tetanus	27	8,653	26	8,355	+ 298
Stomach Cancer	28	8,168	50	2,129	+ 6,040
Lymphomas	29	7,849	40	5,202	+ 2,648
Oral Cancer	30	7,488	48	2,238	+ 5,249
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	7,426	31	6,786	+ 641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	6,004	43	4,152	+ 1,852
Falls	33	5,955	28	7,528	- 1,573
Liver Cancer	34	5,491	39	5,289	+ 202
Leukemia	35	5,395	47	2,257	+ 3,138
Fires	36	5,351	29	7,132	- 1,781
Prostate Cancer	37	5,251	35	5,914	- 663
Poisonings	38	5,157	33	6,570	- 1,414
Drownings	39	4,878	32	6,584	- 1,707
Inflammatory/Heart	40	4,558	42	4,826	- 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	4,425	37	5,846	- 1,421
Pertussis	42	4,120	16	23,282	- 19,162
Epilepsy	43	3,384	41	5,001	- 1,617
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,377	21	15,799	- 12,421
Ovary Cancer	45	3,230	49	2,133	+ 1,097
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,911	51	1,975	+ 936
Lung Cancers	47	2,718	57	1,295	+ 1,422
Skin Cancers	48	2,594	53	1,933	+ 661
Hepatitis B	49	2,122	55	1,488	+ 634
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,910	46	2,473	- 563
Skin Disease	51	1,850	56	1,468	+ 382
Syphilis	52	1,826	38	5,449	- 3,623
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,656	52	1,946	- 289
Schistosomiasis	54	1,504	54	1,508	- 4
Alcohol	55	1,445	58	1,031	+ 413
Uterin Cancer	56	1,311	62	679	+ 632
Bladder Cancer	57	1,291	63	670	+ 621
Appendicitis	58	977	60	760	+ 217
Leishmaniasis	59	790	70	23	+ 767
Encephalitis	60	768	59	937	- 168
Hepatitis C	61	620	65	304	+ 316
Drug Use	62	461	34	6,273	- 5,812
Measles	63	420	14	29,439	- 29,019
Upper Respiratory	64	385	67	259	+ 126
War	65	362	45	3,245	- 2,883
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	342	69	165	+ 177
Other Neoplasms	67	245	66	290	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	68	157	68	179	- 22
Diphtheria	69	51	44	3,800	- 3,749
Chlamydia	70	42	71	14	+ 28
Ascariasis	71	37	61	685	- 648
Otitis Media	72	29	72	3	+ 26
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Kenya

Nigeria

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.