KENYA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	60,839	2	20,885	+ 39,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,424	1	22,571	+ 7,852
Tuberculosis	3	29,423	3	19,655	+ 9,768
Stroke	4	27,692	4	15,895	+ 11,796
Coronary Heart Disease	5	25,359	9	11,972	+ 13,386
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,039	6	14,883	+ 3,156
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,049	14	5,651	+ 9,398
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,397	5	15,420	- 2,023
Low Birth Weight	9	10,719	11	9,562	+ 1,157
Lung Disease	10	9,581	20	4,280	+ 5,301
Violence	11	9,343	24	2,942	+ 6,400
Hypertension	12	8,890	17	4,418	+ 4,472
Birth Trauma	13	7,158	10	9,957	- 2,799
Liver Disease	14	6,972	7	13,405	- 6,432
Kidney Disease	15	6,681	16	4,464	+ 2,218
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,882	12	6,115	- 233
Suicide	17	5,043	23	3,214	+ 1,828
Malnutrition	18	4,644	21	4,212	+ 432
Other Injuries	19	4,294	19	4,336	- 42
Asthma	20	4,165	26	2,300	+ 1,865
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,648	31	1,827	+ 1,821
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,361	40	1,121	+ 2,240
Cervical Cancer	23	2,758	22	3,389	- 631
Breast Cancer	24	2,517	25	2,658	- 141
Maternal Conditions	25	2,287	13	5,651	- 3,364
Drownings	26	2,277	39	1,200	+ 1,077
Meningitis	27	2,259	15	5,364	- 3,105
Fires	28	2,259	36	1,316	+ 943
Skin Cancers	29	2,239	48	638	+ 1,600
Oral Cancer	30	2,072	30	1,842	+ 230
Prostate Cancer	31	1,958	37	1,292	+ 667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,574	41	1,089	+ 485
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,514	44	831	+ 683
Falls	34	1,290	33	1,465	- 175
Lung Cancers	35	1,221	47	669	+ 553
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,130	32	1,477	- 347
Pertussis	37	1,125	42	1,014	+ 111
Epilepsy	38	1,022	43	832	+ 189
Poisonings	39	962	38	1,269	- 306
Lymphomas	40	952	29	1,931	- 979
Liver Cancer	41	934	34	1,351	- 417
Parkinson's Disease	42	901	50	470	+ 432
Syphilis	43	722	52	449	+ 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	687	53	408	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	45	676	28	2,010	- 1,333
Drug Use	46	659	62	113	+ 545
Skin Disease	47	642	51	455	+ 187
Alcohol	48	584	55	355	+ 229
Leukemia	49	492	35	1,327	- 835
Ovary Cancer	50	483	45	795	- 312
Malaria	51	447	8	12,652	- 12,205
Oesophagus Cancer	52	435	18	4,373	- 3,937
Pancreas Cancer	53	364	46	716	- 352
Bladder Cancer	54	325	57	318	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	55	284	54	370	- 86
Uterin Cancer	56	236	56	323	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	196	66	84	+ 112
Appendicitis	58	183	58	240	- 58
Encephalitis	59	168	60	189	- 21
Other Neoplasms	60	160	67	60	+ 100
Upper Respiratory	61	132	64	95	+ 37
Tetanus	62	125	27	2,129	- 2,004
Hepatitis B	63	93	49	522	- 429
Multiple Sclerosis	64	47	68	39	+ 8
Measles	65	42	63	103	- 61
Hepatitis C	66	12	61	152	- 141
War	67	10	65	89	- 79
Chlamydia	68	7	70	10	- 3
Ascariasis	69	6	71	9	- 3
Otitis Media	70	6	72	7	- 1
Diphtheria	71	4	69	13	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Namibia

Kenya

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.