SOUTH AFRICA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,422	2	39,341	- 15,918
HIV/AIDS	2	21,672	1	71,996	- 50,323
Tuberculosis	3	20,396	6	21,965	- 1,569
Stroke	4	16,495	4	30,693	- 14,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,001	8	15,843	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	6	15,444	11	13,014	+ 2,430
Liver Disease	7	13,910	14	9,013	+ 4,897
Malaria	8	13,129	63	83	+ 13,046
Coronary Heart Disease	9	12,424	3	32,739	- 20,315
Birth Trauma	10	10,333	30	3,004	+ 7,329
Low Birth Weight	11	9,922	16	6,250	+ 3,672
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,346	25	4,351	+ 1,995
Maternal Conditions	13	5,865	38	1,700	+ 4,165
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,864	5	30,188	- 24,323
Meningitis	15	5,566	26	3,660	+ 1,905
Kidney Disease	16	4,632	9	15,302	- 10,670
Hypertension	17	4,584	12	12,789	- 8,204
Oesophagus Cancer	18	4,537	29	3,486	+ 1,052
Other Injuries	19	4,499	17	6,014	- 1,514
Lung Disease	20	4,442	13	11,895	- 7,453
Malnutrition	21	4,371	34	2,381	+ 1,991
Cervical Cancer	22	3,517	20	5,555	- 2,039
Suicide	23	3,336	10	13,774	- 10,438
Violence	24	3,053	7	21,000	- 17,946
Breast Cancer	25	2,758	23	4,533	- 1,775
Asthma	26	2,387	18	5,966	- 3,579
Tetanus	27	2,209	65	38	+ 2,171
Stomach Cancer	28	2,085	39	1,535	+ 551
Lymphomas	29	2,004	31	2,818	- 814
Oral Cancer	30	1,912	41	1,406	+ 506
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,896	22	4,676	- 2,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,533	28	3,587	- 2,054
Falls	33	1,520	42	1,399	+ 121
Liver Cancer	34	1,402	33	2,383	- 982
Leukemia	35	1,377	40	1,464	- 86
Fires	36	1,366	27	3,618	- 2,251
Prostate Cancer	37	1,341	24	4,374	- 3,033
Poisonings	38	1,317	50	975	+ 341
Drownings	39	1,245	32	2,403	- 1,158
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,164	21	5,408	- 4,245
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,130	36	1,894	- 764
Pertussis	42	1,052	43	1,142	- 90
Epilepsy	43	864	37	1,870	- 1,006
Endocrine Disorders	44	862	19	5,890	- 5,028
Ovary Cancer	45	825	51	951	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	46	743	35	2,007	- 1,264
Lung Cancers	47	694	15	7,705	- 7,012
Skin Cancers	48	662	48	993	- 330
Hepatitis B	49	542	61	139	+ 402
Parkinson's Disease	50	488	46	1,077	- 590
Skin Disease	51	472	45	1,101	- 629
Syphilis	52	466	44	1,130	- 663
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	423	47	1,015	- 592
Schistosomiasis	54	384	66	35	+ 349
Alcohol	55	369	49	987	- 618
Uterin Cancer	56	335	54	512	- 178
Bladder Cancer	57	330	52	829	- 500
Appendicitis	58	250	56	274	- 24
Leishmaniasis	59	202	77	0	+ 202
Encephalitis	60	196	59	234	- 38
Hepatitis C	61	158	70	8	+ 150
Drug Use	62	118	53	770	- 652
Measles	63	107	57	270	- 163
Upper Respiratory	64	98	60	223	- 125
War	65	92	64	66	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	87	55	376	- 288
Other Neoplasms	67	63	58	267	- 204
Multiple Sclerosis	68	40	62	113	- 73
Diphtheria	69	13	69	16	- 3
Chlamydia	70	11	68	18	- 8
Ascariasis	71	9	71	3	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	7	67	19	- 12
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Kenya

South Africa

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.