RUSSIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,570	10	32,404	+ 22,166
HIV/AIDS	2	50,493	15	21,262	+ 29,231
Tuberculosis	3	47,520	30	8,422	+ 39,098
Stroke	4	38,430	2	327,199	- 288,770
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	37,280	55	403	+ 36,877
Road Traffic Accidents	6	35,982	19	17,507	+ 18,475
Liver Disease	7	32,408	6	45,463	- 13,055
Malaria	8	30,588	74	0	+ 30,588
Coronary Heart Disease	9	28,946	1	562,711	- 533,766
Birth Trauma	10	24,073	53	714	+ 23,359
Low Birth Weight	11	23,117	44	2,153	+ 20,965
Congenital Anomalies	12	14,785	41	4,201	+ 10,584
Maternal Conditions	13	13,663	56	267	+ 13,396
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,663	18	18,345	- 4,682
Meningitis	15	12,967	48	1,037	+ 11,930
Kidney Disease	16	10,791	22	11,581	- 790
Hypertension	17	10,680	17	18,348	- 7,667
Oesophagus Cancer	18	10,571	33	7,431	+ 3,140
Other Injuries	19	10,483	14	22,517	- 12,034
Lung Disease	20	10,348	9	36,600	- 26,252
Malnutrition	21	10,184	57	242	+ 9,942
Cervical Cancer	22	8,193	34	7,423	+ 770
Suicide	23	7,771	8	36,625	- 28,854
Violence	24	7,114	23	11,450	- 4,336
Breast Cancer	25	6,426	13	23,242	- 16,816
Asthma	26	5,561	46	1,764	+ 3,797
Tetanus	27	5,147	63	3	+ 5,144
Stomach Cancer	28	4,859	11	29,386	- 24,527
Lymphomas	29	4,669	29	8,919	- 4,251
Oral Cancer	30	4,454	25	10,880	- 6,426
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,417	5	48,522	- 44,104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,571	7	42,633	- 39,061
Falls	33	3,542	21	11,705	- 8,163
Liver Cancer	34	3,266	24	11,165	- 7,899
Leukemia	35	3,209	31	8,238	- 5,029
Fires	36	3,183	37	6,387	- 3,205
Prostate Cancer	37	3,123	20	14,107	- 10,984
Poisonings	38	3,067	40	5,565	- 2,498
Drownings	39	2,901	36	6,629	- 3,727
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,711	4	54,060	- 51,349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,632	28	8,938	- 6,306
Pertussis	42	2,451	65	2	+ 2,449
Epilepsy	43	2,013	52	718	+ 1,294
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,009	45	2,004	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	45	1,921	32	8,123	- 6,201
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,732	16	20,282	- 18,550
Lung Cancers	47	1,616	3	54,361	- 52,745
Skin Cancers	48	1,543	39	5,612	- 4,069
Hepatitis B	49	1,262	60	43	+ 1,219
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,136	26	9,371	- 8,235
Skin Disease	51	1,101	43	2,735	- 1,635
Syphilis	52	1,086	62	19	+ 1,068
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	985	42	2,770	- 1,785
Schistosomiasis	54	894	72	0	+ 894
Alcohol	55	859	12	27,984	- 27,125
Uterin Cancer	56	780	35	6,867	- 6,087
Bladder Cancer	57	768	38	6,307	- 5,539
Appendicitis	58	581	54	409	+ 173
Leishmaniasis	59	470	73	0	+ 470
Encephalitis	60	457	47	1,076	- 619
Hepatitis C	61	369	66	2	+ 367
Drug Use	62	274	27	9,113	- 8,839
Measles	63	250	68	0	+ 250
Upper Respiratory	64	229	58	158	+ 71
War	65	215	59	123	+ 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	203	50	750	- 547
Other Neoplasms	67	146	51	729	- 583
Multiple Sclerosis	68	93	49	827	- 733
Diphtheria	69	30	67	0	+ 30
Chlamydia	70	25	61	25	- 0
Ascariasis	71	22	77	0	+ 22
Otitis Media	72	17	64	3	+ 14
Dengue	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.