KENYA VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,506	9	11,972	+ 21,533
Stroke	2	23,286	4	15,895	+ 7,390
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,284	14	5,651	+ 12,633
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,865	1	22,571	- 9,707
Kidney Disease	5	12,329	16	4,464	+ 7,865
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,015	6	14,883	- 2,868
Lung Disease	7	9,142	20	4,280	+ 4,862
Hypertension	8	6,932	17	4,418	+ 2,515
Other Injuries	9	6,531	19	4,336	+ 2,195
Lung Cancers	10	5,712	47	669	+ 5,043
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,123	12	6,115	- 992
Low Birth Weight	12	4,990	11	9,562	- 4,572
Violence	13	4,379	24	2,942	+ 1,437
Endocrine Disorders	14	4,352	44	831	+ 3,521
Prostate Cancer	15	4,231	37	1,292	+ 2,939
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,203	32	1,477	+ 2,726
Liver Disease	17	4,056	7	13,405	- 9,349
Cervical Cancer	18	3,992	22	3,389	+ 603
Other Neoplasms	19	3,768	67	60	+ 3,708
Breast Cancer	20	3,722	25	2,658	+ 1,064
HIV/AIDS	21	3,469	2	20,885	- 17,416
Suicide	22	3,292	23	3,214	+ 77
Alcohol	23	3,171	55	355	+ 2,816
Stomach Cancer	24	2,749	28	2,010	+ 740
Malnutrition	25	2,554	21	4,212	- 1,658
Tuberculosis	26	2,110	3	19,655	- 17,545
Leukemia	27	2,109	35	1,327	+ 782
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,999	46	716	+ 1,283
Lymphomas	29	1,895	29	1,931	- 36
Birth Trauma	30	1,646	10	9,957	- 8,311
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	1,488	5	15,420	- 13,932
Drownings	32	1,379	39	1,200	+ 179
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,342	18	4,373	- 3,031
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,193	40	1,121	+ 71
Liver Cancer	35	1,179	34	1,351	- 172
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,114	31	1,827	- 713
Skin Disease	37	1,113	51	455	+ 657
Oral Cancer	38	1,034	30	1,842	- 808
Asthma	39	979	26	2,300	- 1,321
Skin Cancers	40	966	48	638	+ 328
Parkinson's Disease	41	942	50	470	+ 472
Syphilis	42	919	52	449	+ 470
Falls	43	777	33	1,465	- 688
Epilepsy	44	762	43	832	- 71
Ovary Cancer	45	659	45	795	- 136
Anemia	46	632	82	0	+ 632
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	531	41	1,089	- 558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	508	66	84	+ 424
Maternal Conditions	49	498	13	5,651	- 5,154
Fires	50	491	36	1,316	- 825
Bladder Cancer	51	438	57	318	+ 120
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	406	85	0	+ 406
Meningitis	53	405	15	5,364	- 4,959
Uterin Cancer	54	352	56	323	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	335	53	408	- 73
Drug Use	56	292	62	113	+ 178
Appendicitis	57	289	58	240	+ 48
Osteoarthritis	58	235	84	0	+ 235
Pertussis	59	231	42	1,014	- 782
Chagas disease	60	149	79	0	+ 149
Leishmaniasis	61	130	59	194	- 64
Dengue	62	126	73	0	+ 126
Poisonings	63	106	38	1,269	- 1,163
Tetanus	64	95	27	2,129	- 2,034
Leprosy	65	91	76	0	+ 91
Encephalitis	66	84	60	189	- 105
Hepatitis B	67	74	49	522	- 448
Multiple Sclerosis	68	65	68	39	+ 27
Schizophrenia	69	60	83	0	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	70	33	64	95	- 62
War	71	22	65	89	- 67
Hepatitis C	72	22	61	152	- 131
Oral conditions	73	17	86	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	74	11	72	7	+ 4
Iodine Deficiency	75	9	77	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	76	3	71	9	- 6
Diphtheria	77	0	69	13	- 12
Measles	78	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	79	0	70	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	80	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	81	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	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.