KENYA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	176,935	9	11,972	+ 164,963
Stroke	2	49,147	4	15,895	+ 33,252
Lung Cancers	3	38,755	47	669	+ 38,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	30,063	1	22,571	+ 7,492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,963	32	1,477	+ 20,486
Lung Disease	6	20,560	20	4,280	+ 16,279
Other Neoplasms	7	13,915	67	60	+ 13,855
Diabetes Mellitus	8	13,450	14	5,651	+ 7,799
Breast Cancer	9	11,976	25	2,658	+ 9,318
Liver Disease	10	11,894	7	13,405	- 1,511
Prostate Cancer	11	9,755	37	1,292	+ 8,463
Stomach Cancer	12	8,885	28	2,010	+ 6,875
Pancreas Cancer	13	8,162	46	716	+ 7,446
Alcohol	14	7,874	55	355	+ 7,519
Hypertension	15	7,421	17	4,418	+ 3,004
Falls	16	7,083	33	1,465	+ 5,618
Bladder Cancer	17	7,066	57	318	+ 6,748
Suicide	18	6,437	23	3,214	+ 3,223
Lymphomas	19	6,226	29	1,931	+ 4,294
Kidney Disease	20	6,111	16	4,464	+ 1,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,564	31	1,827	+ 3,737
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,344	6	14,883	- 9,539
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,253	40	1,121	+ 4,132
Leukemia	24	5,195	35	1,327	+ 3,867
Oral Cancer	25	5,076	30	1,842	+ 3,234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,647	41	1,089	+ 3,558
Ovary Cancer	27	4,403	45	795	+ 3,608
Other Injuries	28	3,798	19	4,336	- 538
Liver Cancer	29	3,442	34	1,351	+ 2,092
Uterin Cancer	30	3,251	56	323	+ 2,929
Skin Cancers	31	3,239	48	638	+ 2,601
Cervical Cancer	32	2,866	22	3,389	- 523
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,710	18	4,373	- 1,662
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,255	50	470	+ 1,785
Epilepsy	35	1,722	43	832	+ 889
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,377	12	6,115	- 4,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,261	5	15,420	- 14,159
Endocrine Disorders	38	1,249	44	831	+ 418
Drownings	39	957	39	1,200	- 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	919	53	408	+ 512
Tuberculosis	41	897	3	19,655	- 18,758
Low Birth Weight	42	870	11	9,562	- 8,692
Asthma	43	812	26	2,300	- 1,488
Multiple Sclerosis	44	755	68	39	+ 717
Fires	45	713	36	1,316	- 604
Skin Disease	46	705	51	455	+ 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	555	66	84	+ 470
Drug Use	48	482	62	113	+ 369
Violence	49	442	24	2,942	- 2,500
Malnutrition	50	437	21	4,212	- 3,776
Poisonings	51	308	38	1,269	- 961
Hepatitis C	52	283	61	152	+ 130
Meningitis	53	256	15	5,364	- 5,107
HIV/AIDS	54	173	2	20,885	- 20,712
Appendicitis	55	103	58	240	- 137
Hepatitis B	56	78	49	522	- 444
Birth Trauma	57	78	10	9,957	- 9,879
Schizophrenia	58	44	83	0	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	44	85	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	60	29	64	95	- 66
Osteoarthritis	61	27	84	0	+ 27
Anemia	62	18	82	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	63	14	13	5,651	- 5,637
Encephalitis	64	10	60	189	- 179
Oral conditions	65	6	86	0	+ 6
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Tetanus	67	3	27	2,129	- 2,126
Otitis Media	68	1	72	7	- 6
Syphilis	69	1	52	449	- 449
Diphtheria	70	1	69	13	- 12
Pertussis	71	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	73	0	70	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Poland

Kenya

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.