KENYA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	50,581	20	4,280	+ 46,301
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,825	9	11,972	+ 24,853
Tuberculosis	3	30,945	3	19,655	+ 11,290
Stroke	4	24,159	4	15,895	+ 8,264
Liver Disease	5	11,946	7	13,405	- 1,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,673	1	22,571	- 10,898
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	11,361	5	15,420	- 4,058
Asthma	8	11,099	26	2,300	+ 8,798
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,711	6	14,883	- 6,172
Kidney Disease	10	8,018	16	4,464	+ 3,554
Low Birth Weight	11	7,154	11	9,562	- 2,408
Lung Cancers	12	6,711	47	669	+ 6,043
Falls	13	6,216	33	1,465	+ 4,751
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,482	14	5,651	- 169
Birth Trauma	15	5,007	10	9,957	- 4,950
Suicide	16	4,812	23	3,214	+ 1,598
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	4,342	53	408	+ 3,934
Hypertension	18	3,915	17	4,418	- 503
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,784	31	1,827	+ 1,957
Cervical Cancer	20	3,686	22	3,389	+ 297
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,647	12	6,115	- 2,468
Other Injuries	22	3,097	19	4,336	- 1,239
Drownings	23	2,817	39	1,200	+ 1,617
Oral Cancer	24	2,599	30	1,842	+ 757
Stomach Cancer	25	2,581	28	2,010	+ 572
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	2,185	32	1,477	+ 707
Breast Cancer	27	1,943	25	2,658	- 715
Maternal Conditions	28	1,828	13	5,651	- 3,823
Encephalitis	29	1,651	60	189	+ 1,461
Epilepsy	30	1,636	43	832	+ 803
Malnutrition	31	1,581	21	4,212	- 2,631
Lymphomas	32	1,436	29	1,931	- 495
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,422	50	470	+ 952
HIV/AIDS	34	1,379	2	20,885	- 19,506
Violence	35	1,317	24	2,942	- 1,625
Leukemia	36	1,250	35	1,327	- 78
Ovary Cancer	37	1,094	45	795	+ 299
Oesophagus Cancer	38	919	18	4,373	- 3,453
Poisonings	39	886	38	1,269	- 382
Pertussis	40	847	42	1,014	- 166
Pancreas Cancer	41	833	46	716	+ 117
Skin Cancers	42	748	48	638	+ 110
Meningitis	43	706	15	5,364	- 4,658
Bladder Cancer	44	608	57	318	+ 290
Endocrine Disorders	45	482	44	831	- 349
Liver Cancer	46	479	34	1,351	- 872
Appendicitis	47	413	58	240	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	48	407	40	1,121	- 715
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	358	41	1,089	- 731
Fires	50	344	36	1,316	- 973
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	324	66	84	+ 240
Alcohol	52	314	55	355	- 42
Tetanus	53	252	27	2,129	- 1,877
Syphilis	54	251	52	449	- 198
Dengue	55	224	73	0	+ 224
Hepatitis B	56	218	49	522	- 304
Drug Use	57	175	62	113	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	58	160	37	1,292	- 1,132
Measles	59	113	63	103	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	60	106	56	323	- 217
Other Neoplasms	61	93	67	60	+ 33
Leishmaniasis	62	73	59	194	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	63	72	68	39	+ 33
Hepatitis C	64	53	61	152	- 99
War	65	45	65	89	- 44
Upper Respiratory	66	44	64	95	- 50
Skin Disease	67	32	51	455	- 424
Chlamydia	68	9	70	10	- 1
Ascariasis	69	8	71	9	- 1
Otitis Media	70	7	72	7	- 0
Diphtheria	71	2	69	13	- 10
Malaria	72	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	73	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	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.