SWEDEN VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,104	7	2,659	+ 1,445
HIV/AIDS	2	3,797	61	13	+ 3,784
Tuberculosis	3	3,574	56	24	+ 3,550
Stroke	4	2,890	3	6,035	- 3,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,803	36	289	+ 2,514
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,706	34	315	+ 2,391
Liver Disease	7	2,437	23	723	+ 1,714
Malaria	8	2,300	74	0	+ 2,300
Coronary Heart Disease	9	2,177	1	15,136	- 12,959
Birth Trauma	10	1,810	55	34	+ 1,777
Low Birth Weight	11	1,738	51	50	+ 1,688
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,112	35	308	+ 804
Maternal Conditions	13	1,027	64	5	+ 1,023
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,027	11	1,834	- 807
Meningitis	15	975	54	35	+ 940
Kidney Disease	16	812	12	1,629	- 818
Hypertension	17	803	10	1,838	- 1,035
Oesophagus Cancer	18	795	29	538	+ 257
Other Injuries	19	788	15	1,374	- 585
Lung Disease	20	778	4	4,344	- 3,566
Malnutrition	21	766	45	117	+ 649
Cervical Cancer	22	616	38	228	+ 389
Suicide	23	584	14	1,479	- 895
Violence	24	535	47	113	+ 422
Breast Cancer	25	483	13	1,582	- 1,099
Asthma	26	418	42	158	+ 260
Tetanus	27	387	68	0	+ 387
Stomach Cancer	28	365	26	612	- 247
Lymphomas	29	351	16	1,357	- 1,006
Oral Cancer	30	335	31	379	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	332	2	10,917	- 10,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	269	6	3,049	- 2,781
Falls	33	266	17	1,109	- 843
Liver Cancer	34	246	22	752	- 506
Leukemia	35	241	20	825	- 584
Fires	36	239	49	65	+ 175
Prostate Cancer	37	235	8	2,622	- 2,387
Poisonings	38	231	60	18	+ 213
Drownings	39	218	46	114	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	40	204	28	547	- 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	198	37	277	- 79
Pertussis	42	184	67	0	+ 184
Epilepsy	43	151	44	121	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	44	151	24	702	- 551
Ovary Cancer	45	144	27	553	- 408
Pancreas Cancer	46	130	9	1,849	- 1,718
Lung Cancers	47	122	5	3,722	- 3,601
Skin Cancers	48	116	25	650	- 534
Hepatitis B	49	95	62	9	+ 85
Parkinson's Disease	50	85	19	943	- 858
Skin Disease	51	83	39	220	- 137
Syphilis	52	82	72	0	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	74	48	110	- 36
Schistosomiasis	54	67	69	0	+ 67
Alcohol	55	65	32	359	- 294
Uterin Cancer	56	59	33	345	- 286
Bladder Cancer	57	58	21	760	- 702
Appendicitis	58	44	59	18	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	59	35	75	0	+ 35
Encephalitis	60	34	71	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	61	28	53	44	- 16
Drug Use	62	21	30	423	- 403
Measles	63	19	83	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	64	17	58	20	- 2
War	65	16	65	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	43	129	- 114
Other Neoplasms	67	11	18	1,036	- 1,025
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	41	170	- 163
Diphtheria	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	2	81	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	66	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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.