SAUDI ARABIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,161	5	6,132	+ 8,030
HIV/AIDS	2	13,103	47	192	+ 12,911
Tuberculosis	3	12,332	27	752	+ 11,580
Stroke	4	9,973	2	16,793	- 6,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,675	35	457	+ 9,218
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,338	3	12,317	- 2,980
Liver Disease	7	8,410	7	4,931	+ 3,479
Malaria	8	7,938	75	0	+ 7,938
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,512	1	39,037	- 31,525
Birth Trauma	10	6,247	37	343	+ 5,904
Low Birth Weight	11	5,999	18	989	+ 5,010
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,837	12	2,307	+ 1,530
Maternal Conditions	13	3,546	48	172	+ 3,373
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,546	9	3,890	- 344
Meningitis	15	3,365	45	227	+ 3,139
Kidney Disease	16	2,800	4	9,051	- 6,251
Hypertension	17	2,772	22	834	+ 1,938
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,743	44	229	+ 2,514
Other Injuries	19	2,720	8	4,004	- 1,284
Lung Disease	20	2,685	10	2,842	- 157
Malnutrition	21	2,643	52	79	+ 2,563
Cervical Cancer	22	2,126	49	157	+ 1,970
Suicide	23	2,017	13	2,046	- 29
Violence	24	1,846	30	646	+ 1,200
Breast Cancer	25	1,668	20	908	+ 760
Asthma	26	1,443	17	1,168	+ 276
Tetanus	27	1,336	61	16	+ 1,320
Stomach Cancer	28	1,261	36	389	+ 872
Lymphomas	29	1,212	28	716	+ 496
Oral Cancer	30	1,156	34	465	+ 691
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,146	11	2,442	- 1,296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	927	14	1,630	- 703
Falls	33	919	6	5,340	- 4,421
Liver Cancer	34	848	21	845	+ 3
Leukemia	35	833	19	925	- 92
Fires	36	826	23	825	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	37	811	50	148	+ 662
Poisonings	38	796	40	279	+ 517
Drownings	39	753	24	821	- 68
Inflammatory/Heart	40	704	16	1,342	- 638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	683	41	275	+ 408
Pertussis	42	636	54	56	+ 580
Epilepsy	43	522	29	694	- 172
Endocrine Disorders	44	521	15	1,447	- 926
Ovary Cancer	45	499	42	247	+ 251
Pancreas Cancer	46	449	31	526	- 77
Lung Cancers	47	419	26	775	- 356
Skin Cancers	48	400	55	55	+ 346
Hepatitis B	49	328	53	57	+ 271
Parkinson's Disease	50	295	25	776	- 482
Skin Disease	51	286	32	516	- 231
Syphilis	52	282	59	33	+ 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	256	39	280	- 24
Schistosomiasis	54	232	60	25	+ 207
Alcohol	55	223	51	128	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	56	202	38	323	- 121
Bladder Cancer	57	199	46	214	- 15
Appendicitis	58	151	58	35	+ 116
Leishmaniasis	59	122	67	1	+ 121
Encephalitis	60	119	43	234	- 116
Hepatitis C	61	96	64	7	+ 88
Drug Use	62	71	33	491	- 420
Measles	63	65	68	1	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	64	59	70	1	+ 59
War	65	56	65	3	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	53	62	9	+ 44
Other Neoplasms	67	38	57	40	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	68	24	56	49	- 24
Diphtheria	69	8	69	1	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	71	6	66	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	72	4	72	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

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.