THAILAND VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,095	3	31,289	- 4,194
HIV/AIDS	2	25,071	12	13,922	+ 11,148
Tuberculosis	3	23,595	14	9,551	+ 14,044
Stroke	4	19,081	2	50,273	- 31,192
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,511	15	6,863	+ 11,647
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,866	7	22,428	- 4,562
Liver Disease	7	16,091	11	17,596	- 1,505
Malaria	8	15,188	66	13	+ 15,175
Coronary Heart Disease	9	14,372	1	51,305	- 36,933
Birth Trauma	10	11,953	50	533	+ 11,419
Low Birth Weight	11	11,478	40	1,548	+ 9,931
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,341	35	2,107	+ 5,234
Maternal Conditions	13	6,784	52	227	+ 6,557
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,784	10	18,776	- 11,992
Meningitis	15	6,439	43	931	+ 5,508
Kidney Disease	16	5,358	4	26,822	- 21,464
Hypertension	17	5,303	34	2,179	+ 3,124
Oesophagus Cancer	18	5,249	29	3,156	+ 2,093
Other Injuries	19	5,205	21	4,869	+ 336
Lung Disease	20	5,138	9	19,474	- 14,336
Malnutrition	21	5,057	42	962	+ 4,095
Cervical Cancer	22	4,068	19	5,110	- 1,042
Suicide	23	3,859	16	6,147	- 2,288
Violence	24	3,532	31	2,965	+ 567
Breast Cancer	25	3,190	17	6,053	- 2,862
Asthma	26	2,761	24	4,182	- 1,421
Tetanus	27	2,556	58	116	+ 2,439
Stomach Cancer	28	2,412	27	3,451	- 1,038
Lymphomas	29	2,318	22	4,539	- 2,221
Oral Cancer	30	2,211	20	4,961	- 2,749
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,193	6	22,851	- 20,658
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,773	13	9,908	- 8,135
Falls	33	1,759	18	5,409	- 3,650
Liver Cancer	34	1,622	5	23,883	- 22,261
Leukemia	35	1,593	26	3,902	- 2,309
Fires	36	1,580	48	617	+ 963
Prostate Cancer	37	1,551	30	3,013	- 1,462
Poisonings	38	1,523	57	132	+ 1,391
Drownings	39	1,441	25	3,956	- 2,515
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,346	32	2,879	- 1,533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,307	39	1,679	- 372
Pertussis	42	1,217	62	77	+ 1,139
Epilepsy	43	999	47	689	+ 311
Endocrine Disorders	44	998	37	1,888	- 891
Ovary Cancer	45	954	36	2,003	- 1,049
Pancreas Cancer	46	860	33	2,383	- 1,523
Lung Cancers	47	803	8	22,296	- 21,494
Skin Cancers	48	766	41	1,133	- 367
Hepatitis B	49	627	56	153	+ 473
Parkinson's Disease	50	564	23	4,292	- 3,728
Skin Disease	51	546	28	3,375	- 2,829
Syphilis	52	539	64	36	+ 503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	489	51	436	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	54	444	75	0	+ 444
Alcohol	55	427	49	548	- 121
Uterin Cancer	56	387	44	864	- 477
Bladder Cancer	57	381	38	1,798	- 1,417
Appendicitis	58	289	59	114	+ 175
Leishmaniasis	59	233	72	1	+ 232
Encephalitis	60	227	46	722	- 495
Hepatitis C	61	183	67	7	+ 175
Drug Use	62	136	45	794	- 658
Measles	63	124	63	56	+ 68
Upper Respiratory	64	114	65	18	+ 96
War	65	107	60	87	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	101	53	194	- 94
Other Neoplasms	67	72	54	192	- 119
Multiple Sclerosis	68	46	61	86	- 39
Diphtheria	69	15	71	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	12	70	3	+ 9
Ascariasis	71	11	69	4	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	9	68	7	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	55	172	- 172
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Kenya

Thailand

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.