KENYA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,997	9	11,972	+ 52,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,196	1	22,571	+ 23,625
Stroke	3	36,524	4	15,895	+ 20,629
Kidney Disease	4	19,393	16	4,464	+ 14,930
Hypertension	5	16,990	17	4,418	+ 12,572
Lung Disease	6	16,034	20	4,280	+ 11,754
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,887	14	5,651	+ 10,236
Tuberculosis	8	13,326	3	19,655	- 6,329
Violence	9	7,305	24	2,942	+ 4,363
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,410	6	14,883	- 8,473
Asthma	11	5,616	26	2,300	+ 3,316
Endocrine Disorders	12	5,153	44	831	+ 4,322
Lung Cancers	13	5,070	47	669	+ 4,401
Low Birth Weight	14	4,994	11	9,562	- 4,568
Breast Cancer	15	4,827	25	2,658	+ 2,169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,971	32	1,477	+ 2,494
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,965	12	6,115	- 2,151
Birth Trauma	18	3,920	10	9,957	- 6,037
Liver Cancer	19	3,774	34	1,351	+ 2,423
Liver Disease	20	3,485	7	13,405	- 9,920
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	3,381	41	1,089	+ 2,292
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	3,048	5	15,420	- 12,372
Other Neoplasms	23	2,534	67	60	+ 2,474
Malnutrition	24	2,123	21	4,212	- 2,089
Skin Disease	25	2,083	51	455	+ 1,628
Prostate Cancer	26	2,043	37	1,292	+ 752
Drownings	27	1,911	39	1,200	+ 711
Falls	28	1,901	33	1,465	+ 436
Leukemia	29	1,771	35	1,327	+ 444
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,746	40	1,121	+ 624
Other Injuries	31	1,741	19	4,336	- 2,595
Anemia	32	1,692	82	0	+ 1,692
Cervical Cancer	33	1,515	22	3,389	- 1,874
Oral Cancer	34	1,436	30	1,842	- 406
Suicide	35	1,145	23	3,214	- 2,069
Lymphomas	36	1,122	29	1,931	- 809
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,045	46	716	+ 328
Maternal Conditions	38	1,005	13	5,651	- 4,646
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	990	31	1,827	- 837
Ovary Cancer	40	982	45	795	+ 187
Stomach Cancer	41	920	28	2,010	- 1,089
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	890	53	408	+ 482
Pertussis	43	867	42	1,014	- 147
Syphilis	44	570	52	449	+ 120
Epilepsy	45	551	43	832	- 281
Dengue	46	522	73	0	+ 522
Meningitis	47	513	15	5,364	- 4,851
Measles	48	440	63	103	+ 337
War	49	402	65	89	+ 313
Uterin Cancer	50	375	56	323	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	370	85	0	+ 370
Drug Use	52	342	62	113	+ 229
Oesophagus Cancer	53	331	18	4,373	- 4,042
Fires	54	295	36	1,316	- 1,021
Parkinson's Disease	55	293	50	470	- 177
Hepatitis B	56	290	49	522	- 232
Osteoarthritis	57	281	84	0	+ 281
Bladder Cancer	58	280	57	318	- 37
Tetanus	59	257	27	2,129	- 1,872
Alcohol	60	197	55	355	- 158
Skin Cancers	61	181	48	638	- 457
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	159	66	84	+ 75
Appendicitis	63	136	58	240	- 105
Schistosomiasis	64	115	54	370	- 255
Poisonings	65	111	38	1,269	- 1,157
HIV/AIDS	66	101	2	20,885	- 20,784
Encephalitis	67	91	60	189	- 98
Schizophrenia	68	63	83	0	+ 63
Malaria	69	46	8	12,652	- 12,606
Upper Respiratory	70	19	64	95	- 76
Leprosy	71	18	76	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	72	15	68	39	- 23
Oral conditions	73	14	86	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	74	11	72	7	+ 4
Diphtheria	75	7	69	13	- 6
Ascariasis	76	7	71	9	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	2	70	10	- 8
Chagas disease	79	1	79	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	1	81	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	81	0	61	152	- 152
Leishmaniasis	82	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	75	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.