TURKEY VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,597	9	12,845	+ 19,753
HIV/AIDS	2	30,162	53	204	+ 29,958
Tuberculosis	3	28,386	50	303	+ 28,083
Stroke	4	22,956	2	44,006	- 21,050
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,269	40	741	+ 21,529
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,494	16	5,573	+ 15,921
Liver Disease	7	19,359	13	6,340	+ 13,019
Malaria	8	18,272	75	0	+ 18,272
Coronary Heart Disease	9	17,291	1	85,905	- 68,614
Birth Trauma	10	14,380	41	720	+ 13,660
Low Birth Weight	11	13,809	24	3,478	+ 10,331
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,832	17	4,966	+ 3,866
Maternal Conditions	13	8,162	57	109	+ 8,053
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,162	5	17,900	- 9,738
Meningitis	15	7,746	51	274	+ 7,472
Kidney Disease	16	6,446	7	17,021	- 10,575
Hypertension	17	6,380	8	14,763	- 8,383
Oesophagus Cancer	18	6,315	33	1,321	+ 4,994
Other Injuries	19	6,262	30	1,678	+ 4,584
Lung Disease	20	6,181	4	25,088	- 18,907
Malnutrition	21	6,083	43	588	+ 5,495
Cervical Cancer	22	4,894	34	1,311	+ 3,583
Suicide	23	4,642	29	2,003	+ 2,639
Violence	24	4,249	23	4,010	+ 239
Breast Cancer	25	3,838	14	5,643	- 1,804
Asthma	26	3,322	27	2,434	+ 888
Tetanus	27	3,075	64	12	+ 3,063
Stomach Cancer	28	2,902	11	10,333	- 7,430
Lymphomas	29	2,789	19	4,849	- 2,060
Oral Cancer	30	2,660	35	1,305	+ 1,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,639	6	17,308	- 14,669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,133	10	10,606	- 8,473
Falls	33	2,116	22	4,373	- 2,257
Liver Cancer	34	1,951	20	4,542	- 2,591
Leukemia	35	1,917	18	4,870	- 2,953
Fires	36	1,901	47	343	+ 1,559
Prostate Cancer	37	1,866	15	5,608	- 3,742
Poisonings	38	1,832	46	369	+ 1,463
Drownings	39	1,733	44	549	+ 1,184
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,620	31	1,632	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,572	39	789	+ 783
Pertussis	42	1,464	58	103	+ 1,361
Epilepsy	43	1,202	36	1,147	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,200	26	2,612	- 1,412
Ovary Cancer	45	1,148	28	2,287	- 1,139
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,034	12	6,882	- 5,848
Lung Cancers	47	966	3	35,070	- 34,105
Skin Cancers	48	922	32	1,548	- 626
Hepatitis B	49	754	60	72	+ 682
Parkinson's Disease	50	679	25	3,439	- 2,761
Skin Disease	51	657	48	324	+ 333
Syphilis	52	649	61	50	+ 599
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	589	45	452	+ 137
Schistosomiasis	54	534	62	33	+ 501
Alcohol	55	513	55	182	+ 331
Uterin Cancer	56	466	37	1,090	- 624
Bladder Cancer	57	459	21	4,485	- 4,026
Appendicitis	58	347	59	93	+ 254
Leishmaniasis	59	281	68	2	+ 278
Encephalitis	60	273	54	184	+ 89
Hepatitis C	61	220	63	19	+ 201
Drug Use	62	164	38	972	- 808
Measles	63	149	65	6	+ 143
Upper Respiratory	64	137	66	5	+ 132
War	65	129	49	318	- 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	121	52	237	- 116
Other Neoplasms	67	87	42	646	- 559
Multiple Sclerosis	68	56	56	169	- 113
Diphtheria	69	18	71	1	+ 17
Chlamydia	70	15	69	2	+ 13
Ascariasis	71	13	70	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	72	10	67	3	+ 7
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 TURKEY

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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.