KENYA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	261,900	9	11,972	+ 249,928
Stroke	2	190,548	4	15,895	+ 174,652
Hypertension	3	38,602	17	4,418	+ 34,184
Lung Cancers	4	30,928	47	669	+ 30,260
Inflammatory/Heart	5	29,777	40	1,121	+ 28,656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	23,349	32	1,477	+ 21,872
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	21,459	31	1,827	+ 19,632
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,120	14	5,651	+ 11,469
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,206	1	22,571	- 6,365
Breast Cancer	10	15,276	25	2,658	+ 12,619
Stomach Cancer	11	15,183	28	2,010	+ 13,174
Prostate Cancer	12	15,004	37	1,292	+ 13,712
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,104	46	716	+ 13,388
Suicide	14	12,409	23	3,214	+ 9,194
Liver Disease	15	11,795	7	13,405	- 1,610
Other Injuries	16	11,718	19	4,336	+ 7,382
Kidney Disease	17	11,526	16	4,464	+ 7,063
Lung Disease	18	11,199	20	4,280	+ 6,918
Lymphomas	19	7,936	29	1,931	+ 6,005
Bladder Cancer	20	7,372	57	318	+ 7,055
Alcohol	21	7,352	55	355	+ 6,996
Oral Cancer	22	6,921	30	1,842	+ 5,079
Falls	23	6,511	33	1,465	+ 5,046
Ovary Cancer	24	6,351	45	795	+ 5,557
Leukemia	25	6,019	35	1,327	+ 4,691
Liver Cancer	26	5,066	34	1,351	+ 3,715
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,964	6	14,883	- 9,918
Other Neoplasms	28	4,936	67	60	+ 4,876
Uterin Cancer	29	4,776	56	323	+ 4,453
Skin Cancers	30	4,670	48	638	+ 4,032
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,587	41	1,089	+ 3,498
Oesophagus Cancer	32	4,241	18	4,373	- 131
Cervical Cancer	33	4,129	22	3,389	+ 740
Drownings	34	4,102	39	1,200	+ 2,902
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,057	50	470	+ 3,587
Fires	36	3,340	36	1,316	+ 2,023
Violence	37	3,055	24	2,942	+ 113
Skin Disease	38	2,472	51	455	+ 2,017
HIV/AIDS	39	2,396	2	20,885	- 18,489
Tuberculosis	40	2,305	3	19,655	- 17,350
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,910	44	831	+ 1,079
Hepatitis C	42	1,710	61	152	+ 1,557
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,503	12	6,115	- 4,613
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	1,470	85	0	+ 1,470
Epilepsy	45	1,431	43	832	+ 598
Asthma	46	1,347	26	2,300	- 953
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,320	53	408	+ 912
Drug Use	48	1,318	62	113	+ 1,205
Poisonings	49	752	38	1,269	- 517
Multiple Sclerosis	50	656	68	39	+ 617
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	641	66	84	+ 557
Meningitis	52	478	15	5,364	- 4,886
Anemia	53	457	82	0	+ 457
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	440	5	15,420	- 14,980
Birth Trauma	55	376	10	9,957	- 9,581
Low Birth Weight	56	365	11	9,562	- 9,197
Schizophrenia	57	242	83	0	+ 242
Osteoarthritis	58	222	84	0	+ 222
Appendicitis	59	154	58	240	- 87
Maternal Conditions	60	147	13	5,651	- 5,504
Oral conditions	61	117	86	0	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	62	115	64	95	+ 21
Hepatitis B	63	102	49	522	- 420
Malnutrition	64	62	21	4,212	- 4,151
Syphilis	65	42	52	449	- 407
Otitis Media	66	31	72	7	+ 24
Diphtheria	67	23	69	13	+ 10
War	68	6	65	89	- 83
Encephalitis	69	1	60	189	- 188
Pertussis	70	1	42	1,014	- 1,012
Tetanus	71	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.