SPAIN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,322	7	13,717	+ 4,605
HIV/AIDS	2	16,953	43	538	+ 16,415
Tuberculosis	3	15,955	50	270	+ 15,684
Stroke	4	12,903	3	29,004	- 16,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,517	36	1,064	+ 11,453
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,081	31	1,829	+ 10,252
Liver Disease	7	10,881	23	4,231	+ 6,650
Malaria	8	10,270	83	0	+ 10,270
Coronary Heart Disease	9	9,718	1	51,684	- 41,966
Birth Trauma	10	8,082	60	113	+ 7,970
Low Birth Weight	11	7,762	52	253	+ 7,509
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,964	38	863	+ 4,101
Maternal Conditions	13	4,587	64	14	+ 4,574
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,587	10	7,773	- 3,186
Meningitis	15	4,354	59	129	+ 4,225
Kidney Disease	16	3,623	8	9,725	- 6,102
Hypertension	17	3,586	9	9,115	- 5,529
Oesophagus Cancer	18	3,549	29	2,011	+ 1,538
Other Injuries	19	3,519	15	5,536	- 2,017
Lung Disease	20	3,474	5	18,926	- 15,452
Malnutrition	21	3,419	47	302	+ 3,117
Cervical Cancer	22	2,751	39	855	+ 1,896
Suicide	23	2,609	25	3,609	- 1,000
Violence	24	2,388	51	262	+ 2,127
Breast Cancer	25	2,157	11	7,067	- 4,910
Asthma	26	1,867	35	1,133	+ 734
Tetanus	27	1,728	72	2	+ 1,726
Stomach Cancer	28	1,631	14	5,796	- 4,165
Lymphomas	29	1,568	16	5,335	- 3,767
Oral Cancer	30	1,495	27	2,583	- 1,088
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,483	2	42,339	- 40,855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,199	6	16,957	- 15,758
Falls	33	1,189	26	3,246	- 2,057
Liver Cancer	34	1,097	18	5,098	- 4,002
Leukemia	35	1,077	24	3,772	- 2,695
Fires	36	1,069	55	185	+ 884
Prostate Cancer	37	1,049	13	6,420	- 5,371
Poisonings	38	1,030	57	170	+ 859
Drownings	39	974	45	446	+ 528
Inflammatory/Heart	40	910	19	4,984	- 4,074
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	884	44	475	+ 409
Pertussis	42	823	73	2	+ 821
Epilepsy	43	676	40	824	- 148
Endocrine Disorders	44	675	21	4,863	- 4,189
Ovary Cancer	45	645	28	2,026	- 1,381
Pancreas Cancer	46	581	12	6,752	- 6,171
Lung Cancers	47	543	4	22,131	- 21,588
Skin Cancers	48	518	32	1,803	- 1,285
Hepatitis B	49	424	58	162	+ 262
Parkinson's Disease	50	381	20	4,943	- 4,561
Skin Disease	51	369	30	1,840	- 1,471
Syphilis	52	365	67	9	+ 356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	331	33	1,612	- 1,281
Schistosomiasis	54	300	74	0	+ 300
Alcohol	55	289	46	333	- 45
Uterin Cancer	56	262	34	1,612	- 1,350
Bladder Cancer	57	258	17	5,222	- 4,964
Appendicitis	58	195	61	79	+ 116
Leishmaniasis	59	158	65	11	+ 147
Encephalitis	60	153	70	4	+ 150
Hepatitis C	61	124	42	652	- 528
Drug Use	62	92	41	776	- 684
Measles	63	84	81	0	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	64	77	62	47	+ 30
War	65	72	68	6	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	68	48	294	- 226
Other Neoplasms	67	49	22	4,748	- 4,699
Multiple Sclerosis	68	31	49	287	- 256
Diphtheria	69	10	76	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	8	82	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	71	7	78	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	6	66	9	- 3
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.