SYRIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,248	4	2,958	+ 6,290
HIV/AIDS	2	8,557	58	15	+ 8,543
Tuberculosis	3	8,053	56	23	+ 8,030
Stroke	4	6,513	2	8,088	- 1,576
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,318	7	2,156	+ 4,162
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,098	5	2,550	+ 3,548
Liver Disease	7	5,492	11	1,720	+ 3,772
Malaria	8	5,184	79	0	+ 5,184
Coronary Heart Disease	9	4,906	1	28,203	- 23,298
Birth Trauma	10	4,080	21	744	+ 3,335
Low Birth Weight	11	3,918	12	1,652	+ 2,266
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,506	8	2,077	+ 428
Maternal Conditions	13	2,316	45	105	+ 2,211
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,316	15	1,534	+ 782
Meningitis	15	2,198	35	295	+ 1,903
Kidney Disease	16	1,829	6	2,329	- 500
Hypertension	17	1,810	23	707	+ 1,103
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,792	47	97	+ 1,694
Other Injuries	19	1,777	24	521	+ 1,255
Lung Disease	20	1,754	13	1,601	+ 153
Malnutrition	21	1,726	51	73	+ 1,653
Cervical Cancer	22	1,389	42	188	+ 1,200
Suicide	23	1,317	33	333	+ 984
Violence	24	1,206	25	444	+ 761
Breast Cancer	25	1,089	10	1,953	- 864
Asthma	26	942	17	1,052	- 110
Tetanus	27	872	52	57	+ 815
Stomach Cancer	28	823	22	725	+ 99
Lymphomas	29	791	18	827	- 36
Oral Cancer	30	755	36	289	+ 466
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	749	14	1,551	- 802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	605	16	1,224	- 618
Falls	33	600	29	383	+ 217
Liver Cancer	34	553	31	366	+ 187
Leukemia	35	544	19	796	- 252
Fires	36	539	43	179	+ 361
Prostate Cancer	37	529	28	404	+ 125
Poisonings	38	520	46	98	+ 422
Drownings	39	492	40	215	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	40	459	32	337	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	446	49	79	+ 367
Pertussis	42	415	37	289	+ 126
Epilepsy	43	341	48	92	+ 249
Endocrine Disorders	44	340	26	418	- 77
Ovary Cancer	45	326	34	328	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	46	293	27	411	- 118
Lung Cancers	47	274	9	2,048	- 1,774
Skin Cancers	48	262	38	276	- 15
Hepatitis B	49	214	63	5	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	50	193	30	367	- 175
Skin Disease	51	187	61	8	+ 179
Syphilis	52	184	55	31	+ 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	167	41	197	- 30
Schistosomiasis	54	152	60	11	+ 140
Alcohol	55	146	53	51	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	56	132	44	146	- 13
Bladder Cancer	57	130	20	757	- 627
Appendicitis	58	99	54	36	+ 62
Leishmaniasis	59	80	65	5	+ 75
Encephalitis	60	77	50	77	+ 0
Hepatitis C	61	62	68	1	+ 62
Drug Use	62	46	39	249	- 203
Measles	63	42	70	0	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	64	39	66	3	+ 36
War	65	37	3	7,760	- 7,724
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	34	62	7	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	67	25	57	21	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	68	16	59	14	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	5	64	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	4	69	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	4	67	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.