PHILIPPINES VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,834	2	93,807	- 47,973
HIV/AIDS	2	42,409	66	204	+ 42,205
Tuberculosis	3	39,913	8	27,061	+ 12,852
Stroke	4	32,277	3	74,167	- 41,889
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,312	22	6,189	+ 25,123
Road Traffic Accidents	6	30,222	10	13,017	+ 17,205
Liver Disease	7	27,220	20	7,076	+ 20,143
Malaria	8	25,692	69	94	+ 25,598
Coronary Heart Disease	9	24,312	1	129,955	- 105,643
Birth Trauma	10	20,219	18	7,960	+ 12,259
Low Birth Weight	11	19,417	14	10,141	+ 9,276
Congenital Anomalies	12	12,418	17	8,051	+ 4,367
Maternal Conditions	13	11,476	38	2,042	+ 9,435
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,476	7	32,260	- 20,785
Meningitis	15	10,892	47	1,041	+ 9,850
Kidney Disease	16	9,064	4	39,380	- 30,317
Hypertension	17	8,971	5	34,500	- 25,529
Oesophagus Cancer	18	8,879	53	672	+ 8,207
Other Injuries	19	8,804	31	3,536	+ 5,269
Lung Disease	20	8,691	6	32,559	- 23,868
Malnutrition	21	8,554	24	4,311	+ 4,243
Cervical Cancer	22	6,882	33	3,076	+ 3,806
Suicide	23	6,527	35	2,325	+ 4,202
Violence	24	5,975	9	14,835	- 8,860
Breast Cancer	25	5,397	15	9,802	- 4,405
Asthma	26	4,671	11	11,404	- 6,733
Tetanus	27	4,323	59	521	+ 3,802
Stomach Cancer	28	4,081	41	1,868	+ 2,212
Lymphomas	29	3,921	36	2,279	+ 1,643
Oral Cancer	30	3,741	34	2,916	+ 825
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,710	39	2,010	+ 1,700
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,000	16	8,063	- 5,063
Falls	33	2,975	28	3,861	- 886
Liver Cancer	34	2,743	19	7,663	- 4,920
Leukemia	35	2,695	29	3,596	- 901
Fires	36	2,673	54	600	+ 2,074
Prostate Cancer	37	2,623	26	4,149	- 1,526
Poisonings	38	2,576	65	226	+ 2,350
Drownings	39	2,437	27	3,881	- 1,444
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,277	30	3,545	- 1,268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,211	21	6,865	- 4,654
Pertussis	42	2,058	43	1,760	+ 298
Epilepsy	43	1,690	45	1,120	+ 571
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,687	12	10,464	- 8,776
Ovary Cancer	45	1,614	40	1,994	- 380
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,454	37	2,121	- 667
Lung Cancers	47	1,358	13	10,296	- 8,938
Skin Cancers	48	1,296	61	368	+ 928
Hepatitis B	49	1,060	56	590	+ 471
Parkinson's Disease	50	954	55	594	+ 360
Skin Disease	51	924	25	4,229	- 3,305
Syphilis	52	912	44	1,157	- 244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	827	42	1,807	- 979
Schistosomiasis	54	751	64	233	+ 518
Alcohol	55	722	60	401	+ 321
Uterin Cancer	56	655	50	761	- 106
Bladder Cancer	57	645	58	569	+ 76
Appendicitis	58	488	63	276	+ 213
Leishmaniasis	59	395	82	0	+ 395
Encephalitis	60	384	67	185	+ 199
Hepatitis C	61	310	81	0	+ 309
Drug Use	62	230	52	695	- 464
Measles	63	210	48	894	- 684
Upper Respiratory	64	192	70	39	+ 154
War	65	181	49	817	- 636
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	171	62	323	- 152
Other Neoplasms	67	122	23	5,146	- 5,024
Multiple Sclerosis	68	78	72	31	+ 47
Diphtheria	69	25	75	14	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	21	78	4	+ 17
Ascariasis	71	18	76	13	+ 5
Otitis Media	72	14	74	23	- 8
Dengue	73	0	46	1,060	- 1,060
Hookworm Disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	82	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Kenya

Philippines

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.