KENYA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	339,733	9	11,972	+ 327,760
Stroke	2	125,064	4	15,895	+ 109,169
Lung Cancers	3	29,447	47	669	+ 28,779
Hypertension	4	28,569	17	4,418	+ 24,151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	23,796	32	1,477	+ 22,318
Suicide	6	15,989	23	3,214	+ 12,775
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,498	1	22,571	- 8,074
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	14,382	31	1,827	+ 12,555
Liver Disease	9	14,262	7	13,405	+ 857
Stomach Cancer	10	14,166	28	2,010	+ 12,156
Breast Cancer	11	13,939	25	2,658	+ 11,281
Prostate Cancer	12	13,251	37	1,292	+ 11,959
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,809	46	716	+ 12,093
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,638	14	5,651	+ 5,987
Falls	15	11,481	33	1,465	+ 10,016
Lung Disease	16	11,368	20	4,280	+ 7,088
Inflammatory/Heart	17	10,726	40	1,121	+ 9,605
Other Injuries	18	9,209	19	4,336	+ 4,873
Kidney Disease	19	8,241	16	4,464	+ 3,777
Oral Cancer	20	7,490	30	1,842	+ 5,648
Lymphomas	21	7,124	29	1,931	+ 5,193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	6,931	41	1,089	+ 5,842
Bladder Cancer	23	6,481	57	318	+ 6,163
Leukemia	24	6,289	35	1,327	+ 4,962
Liver Cancer	25	5,294	34	1,351	+ 3,943
Ovary Cancer	26	5,168	45	795	+ 4,373
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,976	6	14,883	- 9,906
Cervical Cancer	28	4,971	22	3,389	+ 1,582
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,927	50	470	+ 4,457
Oesophagus Cancer	30	4,849	18	4,373	+ 476
Other Neoplasms	31	4,697	67	60	+ 4,637
Skin Cancers	32	4,356	48	638	+ 3,718
Alcohol	33	4,247	55	355	+ 3,891
Uterin Cancer	34	3,531	56	323	+ 3,209
Drownings	35	3,323	39	1,200	+ 2,123
Violence	36	2,915	24	2,942	- 27
Drug Use	37	2,709	62	113	+ 2,596
Tuberculosis	38	2,632	3	19,655	- 17,024
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,597	44	831	+ 766
Epilepsy	40	1,375	43	832	+ 543
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,366	12	6,115	- 4,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,316	5	15,420	- 14,104
Fires	43	1,135	36	1,316	- 182
Skin Disease	44	1,061	51	455	+ 606
Poisonings	45	1,023	38	1,269	- 246
Asthma	46	1,005	26	2,300	- 1,295
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	909	66	84	+ 825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	647	53	408	+ 239
Multiple Sclerosis	49	638	68	39	+ 599
Hepatitis C	50	518	61	152	+ 366
HIV/AIDS	51	494	2	20,885	- 20,391
Meningitis	52	429	15	5,364	- 4,935
Birth Trauma	53	228	10	9,957	- 9,729
Appendicitis	54	216	58	240	- 24
Low Birth Weight	55	196	11	9,562	- 9,366
Schizophrenia	56	187	83	0	+ 187
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	178	85	0	+ 178
Malnutrition	58	157	21	4,212	- 4,055
Osteoarthritis	59	139	84	0	+ 139
Anemia	60	118	82	0	+ 118
Hepatitis B	61	105	49	522	- 417
Tetanus	62	54	27	2,129	- 2,075
Maternal Conditions	63	47	13	5,651	- 5,605
Oral conditions	64	44	86	0	+ 44
Encephalitis	65	36	60	189	- 154
Otitis Media	66	22	72	7	+ 15
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	95	- 93
Pertussis	69	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Syphilis	70	0	52	449	- 449
Chlamydia	71	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Diphtheria	82	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	83	0	63	103	- 103
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
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.