RWANDA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,279	1	5,280	- 0
HIV/AIDS	2	4,885	7	2,826	+ 2,059
Tuberculosis	3	4,597	26	625	+ 3,972
Stroke	4	3,718	2	5,060	- 1,342
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,607	6	3,121	+ 485
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,481	3	3,718	- 237
Liver Disease	7	3,135	8	2,548	+ 587
Malaria	8	2,959	5	3,298	- 339
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,800	4	3,605	- 805
Birth Trauma	10	2,329	10	1,888	+ 441
Low Birth Weight	11	2,236	9	2,193	+ 44
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,430	12	1,777	- 347
Maternal Conditions	13	1,322	21	722	+ 599
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,322	11	1,858	- 537
Meningitis	15	1,255	19	847	+ 407
Kidney Disease	16	1,044	15	1,206	- 162
Hypertension	17	1,033	14	1,357	- 324
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,023	44	213	+ 810
Other Injuries	19	1,014	17	944	+ 70
Lung Disease	20	1,001	13	1,555	- 553
Malnutrition	21	985	16	1,168	- 183
Cervical Cancer	22	793	18	941	- 148
Suicide	23	752	24	704	+ 48
Violence	24	688	29	548	+ 140
Breast Cancer	25	622	27	600	+ 22
Asthma	26	538	22	717	- 179
Tetanus	27	498	58	53	+ 445
Stomach Cancer	28	470	20	780	- 310
Lymphomas	29	452	30	450	+ 2
Oral Cancer	30	431	37	272	+ 159
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	427	25	657	- 230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	345	28	591	- 246
Falls	33	343	31	412	- 70
Liver Cancer	34	316	23	706	- 390
Leukemia	35	310	35	317	- 6
Fires	36	308	38	270	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	37	302	32	396	- 94
Poisonings	38	297	40	220	+ 77
Drownings	39	281	36	285	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	40	262	34	347	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	255	33	362	- 108
Pertussis	42	237	42	218	+ 19
Epilepsy	43	195	45	191	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	44	194	41	219	- 25
Ovary Cancer	45	186	53	92	+ 94
Pancreas Cancer	46	168	43	214	- 46
Lung Cancers	47	156	39	234	- 78
Skin Cancers	48	149	50	113	+ 37
Hepatitis B	49	122	55	68	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	50	110	47	146	- 36
Skin Disease	51	106	52	103	+ 4
Syphilis	52	105	46	173	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	95	48	136	- 41
Schistosomiasis	54	87	51	111	- 24
Alcohol	55	83	49	125	- 42
Uterin Cancer	56	75	56	58	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	57	74	62	35	+ 39
Appendicitis	58	56	54	70	- 14
Leishmaniasis	59	45	77	0	+ 45
Encephalitis	60	44	61	39	+ 5
Hepatitis C	61	36	65	12	+ 23
Drug Use	62	27	60	45	- 18
Measles	63	24	59	51	- 27
Upper Respiratory	64	22	57	58	- 36
War	65	21	69	3	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	63	23	- 3
Other Neoplasms	67	14	64	16	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	9	66	7	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	3	71	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	2	67	5	- 3
Otitis Media	72	2	68	4	- 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

Kenya

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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.