ZIMBABWE VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,646	2	10,779	- 4,133
HIV/AIDS	2	6,149	1	19,988	- 13,839
Tuberculosis	3	5,787	16	1,999	+ 3,788
Stroke	4	4,680	5	5,126	- 446
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,540	6	4,595	- 54
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,382	4	6,037	- 1,655
Liver Disease	7	3,947	17	1,941	+ 2,006
Malaria	8	3,725	15	2,003	+ 1,722
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,525	3	8,493	- 4,968
Birth Trauma	10	2,932	8	3,405	- 474
Low Birth Weight	11	2,815	7	4,038	- 1,222
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,801	11	2,217	- 417
Maternal Conditions	13	1,664	19	1,749	- 85
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,664	9	3,344	- 1,680
Meningitis	15	1,579	22	1,325	+ 254
Kidney Disease	16	1,314	12	2,214	- 899
Hypertension	17	1,301	24	1,146	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,287	29	801	+ 486
Other Injuries	19	1,277	20	1,656	- 379
Lung Disease	20	1,260	23	1,163	+ 97
Malnutrition	21	1,240	10	2,396	- 1,156
Cervical Cancer	22	998	14	2,023	- 1,025
Suicide	23	946	13	2,069	- 1,122
Violence	24	866	18	1,916	- 1,050
Breast Cancer	25	783	28	839	- 57
Asthma	26	677	21	1,531	- 853
Tetanus	27	627	57	102	+ 525
Stomach Cancer	28	592	33	559	+ 33
Lymphomas	29	569	26	960	- 391
Oral Cancer	30	542	49	208	+ 335
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	538	31	768	- 230
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	435	40	505	- 70
Falls	33	431	41	465	- 33
Liver Cancer	34	398	38	510	- 112
Leukemia	35	391	45	244	+ 147
Fires	36	388	30	793	- 405
Prostate Cancer	37	380	32	628	- 248
Poisonings	38	374	37	515	- 142
Drownings	39	353	27	956	- 602
Inflammatory/Heart	40	330	25	1,047	- 717
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	321	35	548	- 228
Pertussis	42	298	42	419	- 120
Epilepsy	43	245	39	508	- 263
Endocrine Disorders	44	245	34	553	- 309
Ovary Cancer	45	234	51	173	+ 61
Pancreas Cancer	46	211	47	217	- 6
Lung Cancers	47	197	43	286	- 89
Skin Cancers	48	188	44	264	- 76
Hepatitis B	49	154	60	57	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	50	138	46	226	- 87
Skin Disease	51	134	52	173	- 39
Syphilis	52	132	55	124	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	120	36	542	- 422
Schistosomiasis	54	109	53	172	- 63
Alcohol	55	105	61	48	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	56	95	50	182	- 87
Bladder Cancer	57	94	54	125	- 31
Appendicitis	58	71	58	66	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	59	57	77	0	+ 57
Encephalitis	60	56	56	117	- 62
Hepatitis C	61	45	66	14	+ 31
Drug Use	62	33	48	213	- 179
Measles	63	30	63	30	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	28	59	65	- 37
War	65	26	65	26	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	25	64	26	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	18	62	37	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	68	11	67	14	- 3
Diphtheria	69	4	72	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	3	69	3	- 0
Ascariasis	71	3	70	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	2	68	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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.