KENYA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,559	9	11,972	+ 43,586
Stroke	2	32,643	4	15,895	+ 16,748
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,092	5	15,420	+ 8,672
Low Birth Weight	4	21,551	11	9,562	+ 11,989
Lung Disease	5	20,072	20	4,280	+ 15,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,268	1	22,571	- 3,303
Diabetes Mellitus	7	14,737	14	5,651	+ 9,086
Birth Trauma	8	13,746	10	9,957	+ 3,789
Kidney Disease	9	13,109	16	4,464	+ 8,645
Liver Disease	10	12,656	7	13,405	- 748
Tuberculosis	11	9,718	3	19,655	- 9,938
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,502	6	14,883	- 8,381
Other Injuries	13	6,234	19	4,336	+ 1,898
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,075	12	6,115	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	6,005	53	408	+ 5,597
Hypertension	16	5,289	17	4,418	+ 872
Asthma	17	4,789	26	2,300	+ 2,489
Suicide	18	4,462	23	3,214	+ 1,247
Meningitis	19	4,160	15	5,364	- 1,203
Breast Cancer	20	4,157	25	2,658	+ 1,499
Oral Cancer	21	3,965	30	1,842	+ 2,123
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	3,512	31	1,827	+ 1,685
Violence	23	2,983	24	2,942	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	24	2,860	13	5,651	- 2,791
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,640	44	831	+ 1,809
Lung Cancers	26	2,236	47	669	+ 1,567
Malnutrition	27	2,043	21	4,212	- 2,169
Falls	28	1,995	33	1,465	+ 530
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,815	18	4,373	- 2,557
Tetanus	30	1,740	27	2,129	- 388
Lymphomas	31	1,620	29	1,931	- 311
HIV/AIDS	32	1,569	2	20,885	- 19,316
Encephalitis	33	1,535	60	189	+ 1,346
Pertussis	34	1,467	42	1,014	+ 454
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,418	50	470	+ 948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,258	41	1,089	+ 169
Drownings	37	1,241	39	1,200	+ 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,218	32	1,477	- 259
Leukemia	39	1,213	35	1,327	- 115
Epilepsy	40	1,125	43	832	+ 292
Liver Cancer	41	1,022	34	1,351	- 329
Fires	42	994	36	1,316	- 323
Stomach Cancer	43	933	28	2,010	- 1,076
Cervical Cancer	44	925	22	3,389	- 2,464
Prostate Cancer	45	822	37	1,292	- 470
Ovary Cancer	46	815	45	795	+ 21
Poisonings	47	776	38	1,269	- 492
Bladder Cancer	48	629	57	318	+ 312
Measles	49	595	63	103	+ 492
Alcohol	50	582	55	355	+ 226
Appendicitis	51	571	58	240	+ 330
Inflammatory/Heart	52	535	40	1,121	- 587
Hepatitis B	53	523	49	522	+ 1
Skin Cancers	54	355	48	638	- 283
Dengue	55	330	73	0	+ 330
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	320	66	84	+ 236
Syphilis	57	297	52	449	- 152
Hepatitis C	58	283	61	152	+ 131
Uterin Cancer	59	275	56	323	- 48
Pancreas Cancer	60	247	46	716	- 469
Drug Use	61	191	62	113	+ 78
War	62	138	65	89	+ 49
Malaria	63	135	8	12,652	- 12,517
Other Neoplasms	64	95	67	60	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	65	95	68	39	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	66	67	64	95	- 28
Skin Disease	67	30	51	455	- 425
Ascariasis	68	17	71	9	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	16	69	13	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	10	70	10	- 0
Otitis Media	71	7	72	7	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	59	194	- 193
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.