PORTUGAL VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,955	4	6,851	- 2,896
HIV/AIDS	2	3,660	35	320	+ 3,340
Tuberculosis	3	3,444	38	213	+ 3,231
Stroke	4	2,786	2	12,339	- 9,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,702	36	231	+ 2,472
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,608	27	838	+ 1,770
Liver Disease	7	2,349	22	1,126	+ 1,223
Malaria	8	2,217	78	0	+ 2,217
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,098	1	12,878	- 10,780
Birth Trauma	10	1,745	60	24	+ 1,721
Low Birth Weight	11	1,676	52	79	+ 1,597
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,072	40	196	+ 875
Maternal Conditions	13	990	63	7	+ 983
Diabetes Mellitus	14	990	8	3,601	- 2,611
Meningitis	15	940	56	43	+ 897
Kidney Disease	16	782	9	2,803	- 2,021
Hypertension	17	774	14	1,880	- 1,106
Oesophagus Cancer	18	766	29	623	+ 144
Other Injuries	19	760	13	1,937	- 1,177
Lung Disease	20	750	7	4,286	- 3,536
Malnutrition	21	738	53	79	+ 660
Cervical Cancer	22	594	34	329	+ 265
Suicide	23	563	19	1,172	- 609
Violence	24	516	48	96	+ 419
Breast Cancer	25	466	12	1,997	- 1,531
Asthma	26	403	43	146	+ 257
Tetanus	27	373	73	0	+ 373
Stomach Cancer	28	352	10	2,532	- 2,180
Lymphomas	29	338	16	1,608	- 1,269
Oral Cancer	30	323	25	912	- 589
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	320	3	7,191	- 6,871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	259	6	4,389	- 4,131
Falls	33	257	23	1,033	- 776
Liver Cancer	34	237	18	1,270	- 1,034
Leukemia	35	233	24	1,015	- 783
Fires	36	231	46	108	+ 122
Prostate Cancer	37	226	11	2,124	- 1,897
Poisonings	38	222	57	29	+ 193
Drownings	39	210	51	79	+ 131
Inflammatory/Heart	40	197	26	909	- 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	191	37	229	- 38
Pertussis	42	178	72	0	+ 178
Epilepsy	43	146	31	415	- 269
Endocrine Disorders	44	146	17	1,547	- 1,401
Ovary Cancer	45	139	33	397	- 258
Pancreas Cancer	46	126	15	1,669	- 1,544
Lung Cancers	47	117	5	4,406	- 4,289
Skin Cancers	48	112	30	523	- 412
Hepatitis B	49	91	59	26	+ 65
Parkinson's Disease	50	82	21	1,139	- 1,057
Skin Disease	51	80	39	202	- 123
Syphilis	52	79	64	3	+ 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	71	41	169	- 97
Schistosomiasis	54	65	77	0	+ 65
Alcohol	55	62	45	111	- 49
Uterin Cancer	56	57	32	406	- 349
Bladder Cancer	57	56	20	1,171	- 1,115
Appendicitis	58	42	61	21	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	59	34	68	1	+ 33
Encephalitis	60	33	67	1	+ 32
Hepatitis C	61	27	49	87	- 60
Drug Use	62	20	44	128	- 109
Measles	63	18	71	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	64	17	62	15	+ 2
War	65	16	69	1	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	47	99	- 84
Other Neoplasms	67	11	28	652	- 642
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	54	56	- 49
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	83	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	66	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	42	151	- 151
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Kenya

Portugal

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.