POLAND VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	KENYA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,015	4	19,998	- 4,984
HIV/AIDS	2	13,893	54	115	+ 13,778
Tuberculosis	3	13,075	41	597	+ 12,478
Stroke	4	10,574	2	32,693	- 22,119
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,257	37	839	+ 9,418
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,900	22	3,555	+ 6,346
Liver Disease	7	8,917	10	7,912	+ 1,005
Malaria	8	8,416	78	0	+ 8,416
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,964	1	117,700	- 109,735
Birth Trauma	10	6,624	57	52	+ 6,572
Low Birth Weight	11	6,361	42	579	+ 5,782
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,068	36	916	+ 3,152
Maternal Conditions	13	3,759	63	10	+ 3,750
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,759	8	8,947	- 5,188
Meningitis	15	3,568	53	171	+ 3,397
Kidney Disease	16	2,969	20	4,065	- 1,096
Hypertension	17	2,939	15	4,937	- 1,998
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,909	33	1,803	+ 1,106
Other Injuries	19	2,884	28	2,527	+ 358
Lung Disease	20	2,847	6	13,677	- 10,829
Malnutrition	21	2,802	50	291	+ 2,512
Cervical Cancer	22	2,254	32	1,907	+ 348
Suicide	23	2,138	18	4,282	- 2,144
Violence	24	1,957	49	294	+ 1,663
Breast Cancer	25	1,768	9	7,967	- 6,199
Asthma	26	1,530	43	540	+ 990
Tetanus	27	1,416	67	2	+ 1,415
Stomach Cancer	28	1,337	12	5,910	- 4,574
Lymphomas	29	1,285	19	4,141	- 2,857
Oral Cancer	30	1,225	25	3,377	- 2,151
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,215	21	3,701	- 2,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	983	5	14,610	- 13,628
Falls	33	975	16	4,712	- 3,737
Liver Cancer	34	899	29	2,290	- 1,391
Leukemia	35	883	24	3,456	- 2,573
Fires	36	876	45	474	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	37	859	11	6,489	- 5,629
Poisonings	38	844	51	205	+ 639
Drownings	39	798	39	636	+ 162
Inflammatory/Heart	40	746	23	3,495	- 2,749
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	724	26	3,091	- 2,367
Pertussis	42	674	71	0	+ 674
Epilepsy	43	554	35	1,145	- 591
Endocrine Disorders	44	553	38	831	- 278
Ovary Cancer	45	529	27	2,929	- 2,400
Pancreas Cancer	46	476	13	5,430	- 4,953
Lung Cancers	47	445	3	25,781	- 25,336
Skin Cancers	48	425	31	2,155	- 1,730
Hepatitis B	49	347	56	52	+ 295
Parkinson's Disease	50	313	34	1,500	- 1,188
Skin Disease	51	303	46	469	- 166
Syphilis	52	299	69	0	+ 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	271	40	612	- 341
Schistosomiasis	54	246	76	0	+ 246
Alcohol	55	236	14	5,238	- 5,002
Uterin Cancer	56	215	30	2,163	- 1,948
Bladder Cancer	57	211	17	4,700	- 4,489
Appendicitis	58	160	55	69	+ 91
Leishmaniasis	59	129	75	0	+ 129
Encephalitis	60	126	64	6	+ 119
Hepatitis C	61	101	52	188	- 87
Drug Use	62	75	48	321	- 245
Measles	63	69	72	0	+ 69
Upper Respiratory	64	63	60	19	+ 44
War	65	59	66	4	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	56	47	369	- 313
Other Neoplasms	67	40	7	9,256	- 9,216
Multiple Sclerosis	68	26	44	502	- 477
Diphtheria	69	8	70	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	70	7	73	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	71	6	82	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	72	5	68	1	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Kenya

Poland

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.