KENYA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,501	9	11,972	+ 45,528
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	34,214	31	1,827	+ 32,387
Stroke	3	26,840	4	15,895	+ 10,944
Lung Cancers	4	21,142	47	669	+ 20,474
Lung Disease	5	20,481	20	4,280	+ 16,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,868	32	1,477	+ 15,391
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,383	1	22,571	- 12,188
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,674	14	5,651	+ 3,022
Prostate Cancer	9	8,338	37	1,292	+ 7,046
Breast Cancer	10	8,315	25	2,658	+ 5,657
Falls	11	7,072	33	1,465	+ 5,607
Skin Cancers	12	6,901	48	638	+ 6,263
Lymphomas	13	6,863	29	1,931	+ 4,932
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,126	46	716	+ 5,410
Suicide	15	5,963	23	3,214	+ 2,749
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,168	6	14,883	- 9,715
Kidney Disease	17	4,875	16	4,464	+ 412
Leukemia	18	4,413	35	1,327	+ 3,085
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,984	50	470	+ 3,514
Hypertension	20	3,688	17	4,418	- 729
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,662	44	831	+ 2,832
Stomach Cancer	22	3,643	28	2,010	+ 1,633
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,531	40	1,121	+ 2,410
Liver Cancer	24	3,249	34	1,351	+ 1,898
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,149	18	4,373	- 1,224
Bladder Cancer	26	3,011	57	318	+ 2,693
Other Neoplasms	27	2,764	67	60	+ 2,704
Other Injuries	28	2,461	19	4,336	- 1,875
Ovary Cancer	29	2,334	45	795	+ 1,540
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,981	12	6,115	- 4,135
Oral Cancer	31	1,847	30	1,842	+ 5
Liver Disease	32	1,779	7	13,405	- 11,626
Uterin Cancer	33	1,631	56	323	+ 1,308
Skin Disease	34	1,331	51	455	+ 875
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,271	53	408	+ 863
Asthma	36	1,023	26	2,300	- 1,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	912	5	15,420	- 14,508
Low Birth Weight	38	885	11	9,562	- 8,677
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	792	41	1,089	- 296
Drug Use	40	780	62	113	+ 667
Cervical Cancer	41	686	22	3,389	- 2,703
Violence	42	647	24	2,942	- 2,296
Epilepsy	43	621	43	832	- 212
Drownings	44	613	39	1,200	- 587
Alcohol	45	580	55	355	+ 225
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	531	66	84	+ 447
Multiple Sclerosis	47	490	68	39	+ 451
Hepatitis C	48	334	61	152	+ 182
Osteoarthritis	49	271	84	0	+ 271
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	250	85	0	+ 250
Anemia	51	197	82	0	+ 197
Tuberculosis	52	193	3	19,655	- 19,462
Fires	53	190	36	1,316	- 1,126
Birth Trauma	54	164	10	9,957	- 9,793
Malnutrition	55	159	21	4,212	- 4,054
Hepatitis B	56	156	49	522	- 366
HIV/AIDS	57	117	2	20,885	- 20,767
Poisonings	58	105	38	1,269	- 1,164
Meningitis	59	101	15	5,364	- 5,262
Schizophrenia	60	91	83	0	+ 91
Oral conditions	61	88	86	0	+ 88
Appendicitis	62	66	58	240	- 175
Maternal Conditions	63	54	13	5,651	- 5,597
Upper Respiratory	64	41	64	95	- 53
Pertussis	65	8	42	1,014	- 1,005
Encephalitis	66	8	60	189	- 181
Otitis Media	67	8	72	7	+ 0
War	68	6	65	89	- 83
Tetanus	69	4	27	2,129	- 2,125
Syphilis	70	4	52	449	- 445
Chlamydia	71	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	78	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	63	103	- 103
Diphtheria	83	0	69	13	- 13
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.