KENYA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	59,478	31	1,827	+ 57,651
Coronary Heart Disease	2	57,684	9	11,972	+ 45,711
Lung Cancers	3	35,984	47	669	+ 35,315
Stroke	4	31,813	4	15,895	+ 15,918
Lung Disease	5	31,356	20	4,280	+ 27,075
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	19,105	32	1,477	+ 17,628
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,211	1	22,571	- 6,361
Falls	8	13,538	33	1,465	+ 12,073
Breast Cancer	9	11,585	25	2,658	+ 8,927
Prostate Cancer	10	10,701	37	1,292	+ 9,409
Pancreas Cancer	11	9,816	46	716	+ 9,100
Kidney Disease	12	8,293	16	4,464	+ 3,829
Lymphomas	13	8,230	29	1,931	+ 6,299
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,820	14	5,651	+ 2,169
Oesophagus Cancer	15	7,031	18	4,373	+ 2,658
Parkinson's Disease	16	6,947	50	470	+ 6,477
Suicide	17	6,636	23	3,214	+ 3,422
Other Neoplasms	18	6,001	67	60	+ 5,941
Other Injuries	19	5,402	19	4,336	+ 1,066
Leukemia	20	5,173	35	1,327	+ 3,846
Bladder Cancer	21	4,822	57	318	+ 4,504
Stomach Cancer	22	4,460	28	2,010	+ 2,450
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,935	40	1,121	+ 2,814
Liver Cancer	24	3,811	34	1,351	+ 2,461
Ovary Cancer	25	3,496	45	795	+ 2,702
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,456	44	831	+ 2,625
Skin Cancers	27	3,356	48	638	+ 2,718
Liver Disease	28	3,066	7	13,405	- 10,338
Hypertension	29	2,681	17	4,418	- 1,736
Oral Cancer	30	2,516	30	1,842	+ 674
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,232	6	14,883	- 12,651
Alcohol	32	2,007	55	355	+ 1,652
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,914	5	15,420	- 13,506
Uterin Cancer	34	1,856	56	323	+ 1,533
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,782	12	6,115	- 4,333
Skin Disease	36	968	51	455	+ 513
Multiple Sclerosis	37	966	68	39	+ 927
Epilepsy	38	947	43	832	+ 115
Cervical Cancer	39	872	22	3,389	- 2,517
Anemia	40	817	82	0	+ 817
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	778	53	408	+ 371
Drug Use	42	756	62	113	+ 643
Osteoarthritis	43	721	84	0	+ 721
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	702	66	84	+ 618
Low Birth Weight	45	549	11	9,562	- 9,013
Asthma	46	541	26	2,300	- 1,759
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	427	41	1,089	- 662
Violence	48	352	24	2,942	- 2,591
Drownings	49	321	39	1,200	- 879
Schizophrenia	50	314	83	0	+ 314
Meningitis	51	257	15	5,364	- 5,106
Birth Trauma	52	242	10	9,957	- 9,715
Fires	53	161	36	1,316	- 1,155
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	137	85	0	+ 137
HIV/AIDS	55	107	2	20,885	- 20,778
Tuberculosis	56	94	3	19,655	- 19,561
Upper Respiratory	57	92	64	95	- 3
Appendicitis	58	84	58	240	- 157
Oral conditions	59	69	86	0	+ 69
Hepatitis C	60	67	61	152	- 86
Poisonings	61	57	38	1,269	- 1,212
Hepatitis B	62	44	49	522	- 478
Malnutrition	63	40	21	4,212	- 4,173
Otitis Media	64	32	72	7	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	65	27	13	5,651	- 5,625
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Pertussis	67	3	42	1,014	- 1,010
Encephalitis	68	3	60	189	- 186
Syphilis	69	2	52	449	- 447
Leishmaniasis	70	1	59	194	- 193
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 13
Tetanus	72	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	73	0	63	103	- 103
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chlamydia	78	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Netherlands

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.