KENYA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,250	9	11,972	+ 44,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	47,194	31	1,827	+ 45,367
Lung Disease	3	28,786	20	4,280	+ 24,505
Stroke	4	26,169	4	15,895	+ 10,274
Lung Cancers	5	24,525	47	669	+ 23,856
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,993	1	22,571	- 3,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,887	32	1,477	+ 17,410
Prostate Cancer	8	12,392	37	1,292	+ 11,100
Falls	9	8,219	33	1,465	+ 6,754
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,141	46	716	+ 7,424
Breast Cancer	11	7,379	25	2,658	+ 4,721
Lymphomas	12	6,826	29	1,931	+ 4,895
Suicide	13	6,696	23	3,214	+ 3,482
Kidney Disease	14	6,457	16	4,464	+ 1,993
Other Injuries	15	6,163	19	4,336	+ 1,827
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,915	14	5,651	+ 264
Parkinson's Disease	17	5,858	50	470	+ 5,388
Skin Cancers	18	4,307	48	638	+ 3,669
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,794	44	831	+ 2,963
Bladder Cancer	20	3,765	57	318	+ 3,447
Leukemia	21	3,740	35	1,327	+ 2,412
Stomach Cancer	22	3,630	28	2,010	+ 1,620
Other Neoplasms	23	3,429	67	60	+ 3,369
Ovary Cancer	24	3,266	45	795	+ 2,471
Drug Use	25	2,786	62	113	+ 2,673
Liver Cancer	26	2,740	34	1,351	+ 1,389
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,620	18	4,373	- 1,752
Hypertension	28	2,430	17	4,418	- 1,988
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,336	40	1,121	+ 1,215
Liver Disease	30	2,258	7	13,405	- 11,146
Alcohol	31	2,163	55	355	+ 1,807
Oral Cancer	32	1,773	30	1,842	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,688	41	1,089	+ 599
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,441	12	6,115	- 4,675
Malnutrition	35	1,428	21	4,212	- 2,784
Uterin Cancer	36	1,418	56	323	+ 1,095
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,351	5	15,420	- 14,069
Skin Disease	38	1,349	51	455	+ 894
Cervical Cancer	39	1,321	22	3,389	- 2,068
Epilepsy	40	1,261	43	832	+ 428
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,259	68	39	+ 1,220
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,207	6	14,883	- 13,676
Asthma	43	894	26	2,300	- 1,406
Anemia	44	788	82	0	+ 788
Drownings	45	683	39	1,200	- 517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	649	53	408	+ 241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	639	66	84	+ 555
Fires	48	471	36	1,316	- 845
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	343	85	0	+ 343
Violence	50	338	24	2,942	- 2,605
Osteoarthritis	51	288	84	0	+ 288
Low Birth Weight	52	247	11	9,562	- 9,314
Schizophrenia	53	241	83	0	+ 241
Birth Trauma	54	184	10	9,957	- 9,773
Hepatitis C	55	178	61	152	+ 26
Tuberculosis	56	158	3	19,655	- 19,497
Poisonings	57	152	38	1,269	- 1,117
Meningitis	58	144	15	5,364	- 5,220
Appendicitis	59	127	58	240	- 113
Upper Respiratory	60	123	64	95	+ 28
HIV/AIDS	61	109	2	20,885	- 20,775
Oral conditions	62	91	86	0	+ 91
Hepatitis B	63	36	49	522	- 486
Pertussis	64	13	42	1,014	- 1,000
Otitis Media	65	12	72	7	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	66	12	13	5,651	- 5,639
Syphilis	67	9	52	449	- 441
War	68	6	65	89	- 83
Tetanus	69	4	27	2,129	- 2,125
Encephalitis	70	2	60	189	- 187
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	71	9	- 9
Chlamydia	77	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	84	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
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.