USA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	132,515	11	60,317	+ 72,198
HIV/AIDS	2	122,614	42	5,660	+ 116,954
Tuberculosis	3	115,395	62	546	+ 114,849
Stroke	4	93,321	4	158,520	- 65,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	90,530	37	9,955	+ 80,575
Road Traffic Accidents	6	87,377	17	41,694	+ 45,683
Liver Disease	7	78,698	16	43,402	+ 35,295
Malaria	8	74,280	77	0	+ 74,280
Coronary Heart Disease	9	70,290	1	504,904	- 434,614
Birth Trauma	10	58,458	54	1,233	+ 57,225
Low Birth Weight	11	56,137	39	6,924	+ 49,213
Congenital Anomalies	12	35,903	34	11,762	+ 24,142
Maternal Conditions	13	33,180	56	779	+ 32,401
Diabetes Mellitus	14	33,178	10	61,418	- 28,240
Meningitis	15	31,490	60	606	+ 30,884
Kidney Disease	16	26,205	6	85,861	- 59,656
Hypertension	17	25,936	8	65,960	- 40,025
Oesophagus Cancer	18	25,671	28	17,829	+ 7,842
Other Injuries	19	25,455	25	25,997	- 542
Lung Disease	20	25,129	3	195,387	- 170,258
Malnutrition	21	24,731	40	6,762	+ 17,969
Cervical Cancer	22	19,896	38	6,984	+ 12,912
Suicide	23	18,871	12	53,099	- 34,227
Violence	24	17,275	27	18,976	- 1,701
Breast Cancer	25	15,604	13	48,671	- 33,067
Asthma	26	13,504	46	3,818	+ 9,686
Tetanus	27	12,499	71	2	+ 12,497
Stomach Cancer	28	11,798	33	13,077	- 1,278
Lymphomas	29	11,338	19	40,281	- 28,943
Oral Cancer	30	10,815	35	11,555	- 740
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	10,726	2	287,198	- 276,472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	8,672	9	61,827	- 53,155
Falls	33	8,601	18	40,418	- 31,817
Liver Cancer	34	7,931	23	27,064	- 19,134
Leukemia	35	7,793	24	26,966	- 19,173
Fires	36	7,729	49	3,183	+ 4,546
Prostate Cancer	37	7,585	20	35,612	- 28,028
Poisonings	38	7,448	53	1,674	+ 5,774
Drownings	39	7,045	45	4,070	+ 2,975
Inflammatory/Heart	40	6,584	22	32,529	- 25,945
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	6,392	48	3,461	+ 2,931
Pertussis	42	5,951	69	16	+ 5,935
Epilepsy	43	4,888	50	3,162	+ 1,725
Endocrine Disorders	44	4,879	14	46,985	- 42,107
Ovary Cancer	45	4,665	31	14,591	- 9,926
Pancreas Cancer	46	4,205	15	44,293	- 40,088
Lung Cancers	47	3,925	5	155,533	- 151,607
Skin Cancers	48	3,747	32	14,311	- 10,564
Hepatitis B	49	3,065	59	608	+ 2,457
Parkinson's Disease	50	2,758	21	34,491	- 31,733
Skin Disease	51	2,672	43	5,409	- 2,737
Syphilis	52	2,638	66	49	+ 2,589
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2,392	47	3,646	- 1,253
Schistosomiasis	54	2,172	72	1	+ 2,171
Alcohol	55	2,087	30	14,659	- 12,573
Uterin Cancer	56	1,894	36	10,063	- 8,169
Bladder Cancer	57	1,865	26	19,622	- 17,757
Appendicitis	58	1,412	63	424	+ 987
Leishmaniasis	59	1,141	79	0	+ 1,141
Encephalitis	60	1,110	68	25	+ 1,084
Hepatitis C	61	895	41	5,684	- 4,789
Drug Use	62	666	7	74,435	- 73,769
Measles	63	606	80	0	+ 606
Upper Respiratory	64	556	65	229	+ 327
War	65	523	55	1,198	- 675
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	494	52	2,461	- 1,967
Other Neoplasms	67	354	29	17,743	- 17,389
Multiple Sclerosis	68	227	44	5,059	- 4,832
Diphtheria	69	74	75	0	+ 73
Chlamydia	70	60	84	0	+ 60
Ascariasis	71	53	82	0	+ 53
Otitis Media	72	42	67	34	+ 8
Dengue	73	1	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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.