PARAGUAY VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,915	4	1,661	+ 1,254
HIV/AIDS	2	2,697	21	448	+ 2,249
Tuberculosis	3	2,538	26	273	+ 2,266
Stroke	4	2,053	2	3,007	- 954
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,991	31	192	+ 1,799
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,922	6	1,552	+ 370
Liver Disease	7	1,731	17	524	+ 1,207
Malaria	8	1,634	81	0	+ 1,634
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,546	1	4,327	- 2,781
Birth Trauma	10	1,286	30	213	+ 1,073
Low Birth Weight	11	1,235	12	644	+ 590
Congenital Anomalies	12	790	11	662	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	13	730	49	64	+ 666
Diabetes Mellitus	14	730	3	2,361	- 1,632
Meningitis	15	693	53	52	+ 640
Kidney Disease	16	576	5	1,592	- 1,016
Hypertension	17	571	8	895	- 325
Oesophagus Cancer	18	565	33	173	+ 391
Other Injuries	19	560	9	843	- 284
Lung Disease	20	553	7	1,181	- 628
Malnutrition	21	544	25	330	+ 214
Cervical Cancer	22	438	18	516	- 78
Suicide	23	415	22	425	- 10
Violence	24	380	13	566	- 186
Breast Cancer	25	343	20	481	- 137
Asthma	26	297	39	126	+ 171
Tetanus	27	275	64	12	+ 263
Stomach Cancer	28	260	24	355	- 96
Lymphomas	29	249	29	245	+ 5
Oral Cancer	30	238	38	134	+ 104
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	236	36	144	+ 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	191	16	543	- 352
Falls	33	189	43	100	+ 89
Liver Cancer	34	174	35	152	+ 22
Leukemia	35	171	27	272	- 101
Fires	36	170	50	63	+ 107
Prostate Cancer	37	167	15	546	- 380
Poisonings	38	164	63	14	+ 150
Drownings	39	155	32	178	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	40	145	34	154	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	141	47	69	+ 72
Pertussis	42	131	59	30	+ 101
Epilepsy	43	108	44	98	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	44	107	14	562	- 455
Ovary Cancer	45	103	45	85	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	46	92	28	258	- 166
Lung Cancers	47	86	10	738	- 651
Skin Cancers	48	82	40	125	- 42
Hepatitis B	49	67	67	10	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	50	61	41	122	- 61
Skin Disease	51	59	37	144	- 85
Syphilis	52	58	42	119	- 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	53	55	43	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	54	48	80	0	+ 48
Alcohol	55	46	23	410	- 364
Uterin Cancer	56	42	54	45	- 4
Bladder Cancer	57	41	51	57	- 16
Appendicitis	58	31	57	37	- 6
Leishmaniasis	59	25	61	17	+ 8
Encephalitis	60	24	66	11	+ 14
Hepatitis C	61	20	72	3	+ 17
Drug Use	62	15	56	38	- 23
Measles	63	13	78	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	64	12	70	4	+ 8
War	65	12	71	3	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	11	48	66	- 55
Other Neoplasms	67	8	19	487	- 479
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	68	8	- 3
Diphtheria	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	74	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	62	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	65	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	82	- 82
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	52	- 52
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

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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.