SRI LANKA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,519	8	5,117	+ 3,402
HIV/AIDS	2	7,882	55	39	+ 7,843
Tuberculosis	3	7,418	25	769	+ 6,649
Stroke	4	5,999	6	6,805	- 806
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,820	28	605	+ 5,215
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,617	9	4,200	+ 1,417
Liver Disease	7	5,059	17	1,303	+ 3,756
Malaria	8	4,775	80	0	+ 4,775
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,518	1	26,304	- 21,786
Birth Trauma	10	3,758	44	193	+ 3,565
Low Birth Weight	11	3,609	29	536	+ 3,073
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,308	22	989	+ 1,319
Maternal Conditions	13	2,133	48	96	+ 2,037
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,133	2	12,460	- 10,328
Meningitis	15	2,024	46	146	+ 1,878
Kidney Disease	16	1,685	5	6,858	- 5,174
Hypertension	17	1,667	20	1,055	+ 612
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,650	13	1,544	+ 106
Other Injuries	19	1,636	14	1,529	+ 107
Lung Disease	20	1,615	3	9,456	- 7,841
Malnutrition	21	1,590	54	43	+ 1,546
Cervical Cancer	22	1,279	26	762	+ 517
Suicide	23	1,213	10	2,977	- 1,764
Violence	24	1,110	31	499	+ 611
Breast Cancer	25	1,003	15	1,383	- 380
Asthma	26	868	7	6,471	- 5,603
Tetanus	27	803	57	27	+ 776
Stomach Cancer	28	758	16	1,321	- 562
Lymphomas	29	729	21	1,027	- 298
Oral Cancer	30	695	11	2,893	- 2,198
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	690	4	6,939	- 6,249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	557	24	911	- 354
Falls	33	553	23	964	- 411
Liver Cancer	34	510	19	1,090	- 581
Leukemia	35	501	18	1,155	- 654
Fires	36	497	41	239	+ 258
Prostate Cancer	37	488	30	507	- 19
Poisonings	38	479	49	93	+ 385
Drownings	39	453	27	731	- 278
Inflammatory/Heart	40	423	35	425	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	411	56	38	+ 373
Pertussis	42	383	59	15	+ 368
Epilepsy	43	314	39	269	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	44	314	32	462	- 149
Ovary Cancer	45	300	37	281	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	46	270	43	214	+ 57
Lung Cancers	47	252	12	1,775	- 1,523
Skin Cancers	48	241	52	58	+ 183
Hepatitis B	49	197	62	6	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	50	177	45	168	+ 10
Skin Disease	51	172	36	293	- 121
Syphilis	52	170	58	15	+ 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	154	53	49	+ 104
Schistosomiasis	54	140	81	0	+ 140
Alcohol	55	134	51	82	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	56	122	42	218	- 96
Bladder Cancer	57	120	34	432	- 312
Appendicitis	58	91	64	5	+ 85
Leishmaniasis	59	73	73	0	+ 73
Encephalitis	60	71	61	10	+ 61
Hepatitis C	61	58	75	0	+ 58
Drug Use	62	43	40	257	- 214
Measles	63	39	77	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	64	36	66	5	+ 31
War	65	34	38	280	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	32	60	11	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	67	23	50	86	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	68	15	69	2	+ 12
Diphtheria	69	5	74	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	3	76	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Kenya

Sri Lanka

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.