SOUTH KOREA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,182	2	26,650	- 6,468
HIV/AIDS	2	18,674	55	84	+ 18,590
Tuberculosis	3	17,575	24	1,950	+ 15,625
Stroke	4	14,213	3	25,596	- 11,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,788	35	929	+ 12,859
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,308	15	4,399	+ 8,909
Liver Disease	7	11,986	14	6,348	+ 5,637
Malaria	8	11,313	71	1	+ 11,312
Coronary Heart Disease	9	10,705	1	28,043	- 17,337
Birth Trauma	10	8,903	54	88	+ 8,815
Low Birth Weight	11	8,550	45	370	+ 8,179
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,468	41	518	+ 4,950
Maternal Conditions	13	5,053	61	34	+ 5,019
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,053	13	6,812	- 1,759
Meningitis	15	4,796	58	51	+ 4,745
Kidney Disease	16	3,991	9	10,107	- 6,116
Hypertension	17	3,950	17	3,711	+ 239
Oesophagus Cancer	18	3,910	28	1,733	+ 2,177
Other Injuries	19	3,877	18	3,634	+ 243
Lung Disease	20	3,827	11	8,526	- 4,699
Malnutrition	21	3,767	53	88	+ 3,678
Cervical Cancer	22	3,030	34	1,065	+ 1,965
Suicide	23	2,874	5	14,636	- 11,761
Violence	24	2,631	44	386	+ 2,245
Breast Cancer	25	2,376	21	2,880	- 504
Asthma	26	2,057	32	1,150	+ 906
Tetanus	27	1,904	69	5	+ 1,899
Stomach Cancer	28	1,797	10	8,625	- 6,828
Lymphomas	29	1,727	19	3,477	- 1,750
Oral Cancer	30	1,647	29	1,457	+ 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,634	6	12,145	- 10,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,321	8	10,180	- 8,859
Falls	33	1,310	20	2,934	- 1,624
Liver Cancer	34	1,208	7	11,589	- 10,381
Leukemia	35	1,187	23	2,140	- 953
Fires	36	1,177	47	263	+ 914
Prostate Cancer	37	1,155	22	2,316	- 1,160
Poisonings	38	1,134	52	115	+ 1,019
Drownings	39	1,073	42	501	+ 572
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,003	31	1,325	- 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	974	38	540	+ 434
Pertussis	42	906	67	6	+ 900
Epilepsy	43	744	40	524	+ 220
Endocrine Disorders	44	743	25	1,891	- 1,148
Ovary Cancer	45	711	30	1,330	- 619
Pancreas Cancer	46	640	12	6,994	- 6,353
Lung Cancers	47	598	4	20,293	- 19,695
Skin Cancers	48	571	37	585	- 14
Hepatitis B	49	467	39	526	- 59
Parkinson's Disease	50	420	16	3,951	- 3,531
Skin Disease	51	407	36	704	- 297
Syphilis	52	402	62	27	+ 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	364	48	224	+ 140
Schistosomiasis	54	331	72	1	+ 330
Alcohol	55	318	33	1,081	- 763
Uterin Cancer	56	288	43	420	- 131
Bladder Cancer	57	284	27	1,768	- 1,484
Appendicitis	58	215	57	54	+ 161
Leishmaniasis	59	174	79	0	+ 174
Encephalitis	60	169	65	19	+ 150
Hepatitis C	61	136	49	168	- 31
Drug Use	62	101	50	154	- 53
Measles	63	92	83	0	+ 92
Upper Respiratory	64	85	63	26	+ 59
War	65	80	68	5	+ 75
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	75	51	150	- 75
Other Neoplasms	67	54	26	1,807	- 1,753
Multiple Sclerosis	68	35	66	11	+ 24
Diphtheria	69	11	73	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	9	84	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	71	8	74	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	72	6	70	5	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Kenya

South Korea

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.