VENEZUELA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,110	7	7,188	+ 4,922
HIV/AIDS	2	11,205	6	7,490	+ 3,715
Tuberculosis	3	10,545	31	748	+ 9,798
Stroke	4	8,528	3	12,133	- 3,605
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,273	22	1,359	+ 6,914
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,985	5	11,127	- 3,142
Liver Disease	7	7,192	16	2,340	+ 4,851
Malaria	8	6,788	42	402	+ 6,386
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,423	1	26,905	- 20,482
Birth Trauma	10	5,342	24	1,087	+ 4,255
Low Birth Weight	11	5,130	12	3,088	+ 2,042
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,281	14	2,846	+ 435
Maternal Conditions	13	3,032	39	422	+ 2,610
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,032	4	11,176	- 8,144
Meningitis	15	2,878	49	251	+ 2,627
Kidney Disease	16	2,395	8	5,932	- 3,537
Hypertension	17	2,370	9	5,195	- 2,825
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,346	44	370	+ 1,976
Other Injuries	19	2,326	21	1,693	+ 633
Lung Disease	20	2,296	10	5,150	- 2,853
Malnutrition	21	2,260	32	629	+ 1,631
Cervical Cancer	22	1,818	20	1,986	- 168
Suicide	23	1,725	34	585	+ 1,139
Violence	24	1,579	2	18,132	- 16,553
Breast Cancer	25	1,426	15	2,563	- 1,137
Asthma	26	1,234	46	311	+ 923
Tetanus	27	1,142	68	8	+ 1,135
Stomach Cancer	28	1,078	17	2,175	- 1,097
Lymphomas	29	1,036	23	1,248	- 212
Oral Cancer	30	988	38	544	+ 444
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	980	35	572	+ 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	793	19	2,037	- 1,245
Falls	33	786	28	865	- 79
Liver Cancer	34	725	26	1,029	- 305
Leukemia	35	712	27	1,007	- 295
Fires	36	706	54	144	+ 562
Prostate Cancer	37	693	13	2,848	- 2,155
Poisonings	38	681	58	68	+ 613
Drownings	39	644	43	388	+ 255
Inflammatory/Heart	40	602	33	599	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	584	40	418	+ 167
Pertussis	42	544	64	26	+ 518
Epilepsy	43	447	41	411	+ 36
Endocrine Disorders	44	446	30	760	- 314
Ovary Cancer	45	426	36	563	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	46	384	25	1,082	- 698
Lung Cancers	47	359	11	3,900	- 3,541
Skin Cancers	48	342	37	553	- 211
Hepatitis B	49	280	63	30	+ 250
Parkinson's Disease	50	252	48	252	+ 0
Skin Disease	51	244	66	18	+ 227
Syphilis	52	241	67	15	+ 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	219	57	80	+ 139
Schistosomiasis	54	198	76	1	+ 198
Alcohol	55	191	62	34	+ 156
Uterin Cancer	56	173	47	309	- 136
Bladder Cancer	57	170	45	365	- 194
Appendicitis	58	129	56	98	+ 31
Leishmaniasis	59	104	73	3	+ 101
Encephalitis	60	101	61	37	+ 64
Hepatitis C	61	82	65	21	+ 61
Drug Use	62	61	50	225	- 164
Measles	63	55	79	0	+ 55
Upper Respiratory	64	51	74	1	+ 49
War	65	48	51	185	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	45	52	180	- 135
Other Neoplasms	67	32	18	2,167	- 2,135
Multiple Sclerosis	68	21	60	51	- 30
Diphtheria	69	7	78	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	5	70	5	- 0
Otitis Media	72	4	75	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	29	826	- 826
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Kenya

Venezuela

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.