KENYA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	46,639	1	22,571	+ 24,068
Malaria	2	37,637	8	12,652	+ 24,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	35,445	5	15,420	+ 20,025
Low Birth Weight	4	21,138	11	9,562	+ 11,576
Stroke	5	19,274	4	15,895	+ 3,379
Coronary Heart Disease	6	18,196	9	11,972	+ 6,223
Birth Trauma	7	17,756	10	9,957	+ 7,799
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,147	6	14,883	- 1,736
Meningitis	9	11,580	15	5,364	+ 6,216
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,609	12	6,115	+ 3,493
Liver Disease	11	9,102	7	13,405	- 4,303
Other Injuries	12	8,459	19	4,336	+ 4,123
Tuberculosis	13	8,188	3	19,655	- 11,468
Maternal Conditions	14	7,335	13	5,651	+ 1,683
Pertussis	15	6,318	42	1,014	+ 5,305
Kidney Disease	16	6,042	16	4,464	+ 1,578
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,816	14	5,651	+ 164
Measles	18	5,337	63	103	+ 5,233
Violence	19	4,961	24	2,942	+ 2,019
Lung Disease	20	4,803	20	4,280	+ 523
Malnutrition	21	4,798	21	4,212	+ 586
Asthma	22	4,206	26	2,300	+ 1,906
Endocrine Disorders	23	3,994	44	831	+ 3,163
Drownings	24	3,495	39	1,200	+ 2,295
Hypertension	25	2,997	17	4,418	- 1,420
Falls	26	2,869	33	1,465	+ 1,404
Suicide	27	2,713	23	3,214	- 502
Fires	28	2,478	36	1,316	+ 1,161
Breast Cancer	29	2,378	25	2,658	- 280
HIV/AIDS	30	2,317	2	20,885	- 18,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,309	41	1,089	+ 1,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,897	31	1,827	+ 70
Poisonings	33	1,706	38	1,269	+ 437
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,699	40	1,121	+ 578
Liver Cancer	35	1,648	34	1,351	+ 297
Epilepsy	36	1,495	43	832	+ 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,154	32	1,477	- 324
Cervical Cancer	38	1,076	22	3,389	- 2,313
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,032	53	408	+ 625
Ovary Cancer	40	939	45	795	+ 145
War	41	905	65	89	+ 816
Tetanus	42	824	27	2,129	- 1,305
Lymphomas	43	774	29	1,931	- 1,157
Stomach Cancer	44	664	28	2,010	- 1,345
Skin Cancers	45	634	48	638	- 4
Hepatitis B	46	617	49	522	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	47	609	50	470	+ 139
Leukemia	48	569	35	1,327	- 758
Oral Cancer	49	535	30	1,842	- 1,307
Schistosomiasis	50	525	54	370	+ 155
Leishmaniasis	51	524	59	194	+ 330
Skin Disease	52	470	51	455	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	53	357	57	318	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	54	305	46	716	- 411
Oesophagus Cancer	55	291	18	4,373	- 4,082
Appendicitis	56	283	58	240	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	57	282	37	1,292	- 1,010
Drug Use	58	279	62	113	+ 166
Ascariasis	59	276	71	9	+ 267
Alcohol	60	266	55	355	- 89
Encephalitis	61	248	60	189	+ 59
Syphilis	62	243	52	449	- 207
Upper Respiratory	63	207	64	95	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	64	191	56	323	- 132
Diphtheria	65	134	69	13	+ 121
Hepatitis C	66	101	61	152	- 52
Lung Cancers	67	93	47	669	- 576
Other Neoplasms	68	53	67	60	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	69	49	68	39	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	39	66	84	- 45
Chlamydia	71	6	70	10	- 4
Otitis Media	72	2	72	7	- 5
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	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.