SINGAPORE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,336	2	5,189	- 2,853
HIV/AIDS	2	2,162	45	18	+ 2,143
Tuberculosis	3	2,034	40	26	+ 2,009
Stroke	4	1,645	3	1,559	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,596	39	28	+ 1,568
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,540	26	121	+ 1,419
Liver Disease	7	1,387	20	209	+ 1,178
Malaria	8	1,309	75	0	+ 1,309
Coronary Heart Disease	9	1,239	1	5,292	- 4,052
Birth Trauma	10	1,031	55	3	+ 1,027
Low Birth Weight	11	990	41	25	+ 964
Congenital Anomalies	12	633	31	80	+ 553
Maternal Conditions	13	585	53	3	+ 582
Diabetes Mellitus	14	585	28	108	+ 477
Meningitis	15	555	48	8	+ 547
Kidney Disease	16	462	6	1,028	- 566
Hypertension	17	457	8	732	- 275
Oesophagus Cancer	18	453	24	137	+ 316
Other Injuries	19	449	32	79	+ 370
Lung Disease	20	443	14	383	+ 60
Malnutrition	21	436	63	0	+ 436
Cervical Cancer	22	351	30	85	+ 266
Suicide	23	333	9	650	- 318
Violence	24	305	46	15	+ 290
Breast Cancer	25	275	10	605	- 330
Asthma	26	238	35	37	+ 201
Tetanus	27	220	73	0	+ 220
Stomach Cancer	28	208	12	405	- 197
Lymphomas	29	200	13	397	- 197
Oral Cancer	30	191	15	317	- 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	189	36	32	+ 157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	153	5	1,203	- 1,050
Falls	33	152	18	218	- 66
Liver Cancer	34	140	7	746	- 606
Leukemia	35	137	17	249	- 112
Fires	36	136	49	7	+ 129
Prostate Cancer	37	134	16	303	- 169
Poisonings	38	131	60	1	+ 130
Drownings	39	124	38	29	+ 95
Inflammatory/Heart	40	116	19	215	- 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	113	33	69	+ 43
Pertussis	42	105	62	0	+ 105
Epilepsy	43	86	42	25	+ 61
Endocrine Disorders	44	86	37	30	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	45	82	21	204	- 122
Pancreas Cancer	46	74	11	537	- 463
Lung Cancers	47	69	4	1,540	- 1,471
Skin Cancers	48	66	34	56	+ 10
Hepatitis B	49	54	52	4	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	50	49	29	90	- 41
Skin Disease	51	47	25	136	- 89
Syphilis	52	47	65	0	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	42	43	22	+ 20
Schistosomiasis	54	38	78	0	+ 38
Alcohol	55	37	47	10	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	56	33	23	147	- 114
Bladder Cancer	57	33	27	120	- 87
Appendicitis	58	25	50	6	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	59	20	76	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	60	20	61	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	61	16	56	3	+ 13
Drug Use	62	12	44	19	- 7
Measles	63	11	72	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	10	54	3	+ 7
War	65	9	59	2	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	9	58	2	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	67	6	22	195	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	68	4	57	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	64	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	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	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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.