KENYA VS PANAMA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PANAMA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,190	9	11,972	+ 22,217
Stroke	2	26,137	4	15,895	+ 10,242
Kidney Disease	3	14,414	16	4,464	+ 9,950
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,943	14	5,651	+ 8,292
Lung Disease	5	10,621	20	4,280	+ 6,341
Violence	6	9,508	24	2,942	+ 6,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,080	1	22,571	- 13,491
HIV/AIDS	8	8,510	2	20,885	- 12,375
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,703	6	14,883	- 7,180
Hypertension	10	6,644	17	4,418	+ 2,227
Stomach Cancer	11	5,173	28	2,010	+ 3,163
Prostate Cancer	12	5,080	37	1,292	+ 3,788
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,919	12	6,115	- 1,196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,591	32	1,477	+ 3,113
Liver Disease	15	4,241	7	13,405	- 9,164
Lung Cancers	16	3,946	47	669	+ 3,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,860	31	1,827	+ 2,033
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,636	44	831	+ 2,805
Breast Cancer	19	3,630	25	2,658	+ 973
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,517	40	1,121	+ 2,395
Other Neoplasms	21	3,337	67	60	+ 3,277
Low Birth Weight	22	3,098	11	9,562	- 6,464
Tuberculosis	23	2,905	3	19,655	- 16,750
Lymphomas	24	2,666	29	1,931	+ 735
Leukemia	25	2,462	35	1,327	+ 1,134
Cervical Cancer	26	2,404	22	3,389	- 985
Liver Cancer	27	2,366	34	1,351	+ 1,015
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	2,124	5	15,420	- 13,296
Pancreas Cancer	29	1,759	46	716	+ 1,043
Skin Disease	30	1,660	51	455	+ 1,205
Malnutrition	31	1,593	21	4,212	- 2,619
Suicide	32	1,581	23	3,214	- 1,634
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,493	50	470	+ 1,023
Drownings	34	1,346	39	1,200	+ 146
Other Injuries	35	1,300	19	4,336	- 3,036
Birth Trauma	36	1,220	10	9,957	- 8,737
Falls	37	1,197	33	1,465	- 268
Oral Cancer	38	1,020	30	1,842	- 822
Epilepsy	39	866	43	832	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	40	855	56	323	+ 532
Ovary Cancer	41	829	45	795	+ 35
Anemia	42	822	82	0	+ 822
Asthma	43	732	26	2,300	- 1,569
Skin Cancers	44	727	48	638	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	45	671	18	4,373	- 3,701
Bladder Cancer	46	428	57	318	+ 111
Drug Use	47	427	62	113	+ 314
Maternal Conditions	48	423	13	5,651	- 5,228
Alcohol	49	394	55	355	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	50	391	41	1,089	- 698
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	366	85	0	+ 366
Meningitis	52	353	15	5,364	- 5,011
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	323	53	408	- 84
Upper Respiratory	54	178	64	95	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	177	66	84	+ 93
Appendicitis	56	147	58	240	- 93
Fires	57	147	36	1,316	- 1,170
Schizophrenia	58	126	83	0	+ 126
Hepatitis B	59	95	49	522	- 427
Osteoarthritis	60	56	84	0	+ 56
Poisonings	61	51	38	1,269	- 1,217
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	68	39	- 3
Encephalitis	63	34	60	189	- 155
Dengue	64	25	73	0	+ 25
Syphilis	65	19	52	449	- 431
Hepatitis C	66	8	61	152	- 144
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Otitis Media	68	5	72	7	- 2
Tetanus	69	5	27	2,129	- 2,124
Leishmaniasis	70	5	59	194	- 189
Iodine Deficiency	71	5	77	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	72	5	86	0	+ 5
Chagas disease	73	4	79	0	+ 4
Pertussis	74	3	42	1,014	- 1,011
Ascariasis	75	1	71	9	- 8
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	79	0	63	103	- 103
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	81	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
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.