KENYA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,487	9	11,972	+ 61,514
Stroke	2	70,414	4	15,895	+ 54,519
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	41,035	31	1,827	+ 39,208
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	39,097	1	22,571	+ 16,526
Lung Cancers	5	25,143	47	669	+ 24,474
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,048	32	1,477	+ 23,571
Lung Disease	7	24,458	20	4,280	+ 20,177
Diabetes Mellitus	8	20,551	14	5,651	+ 14,900
Kidney Disease	9	15,997	16	4,464	+ 11,533
Stomach Cancer	10	14,449	28	2,010	+ 12,439
Prostate Cancer	11	12,119	37	1,292	+ 10,828
Breast Cancer	12	11,395	25	2,658	+ 8,738
Other Injuries	13	11,053	19	4,336	+ 6,718
Hypertension	14	10,727	17	4,418	+ 6,309
Pancreas Cancer	15	9,525	46	716	+ 8,809
Lymphomas	16	9,173	29	1,931	+ 7,242
Endocrine Disorders	17	8,826	44	831	+ 7,995
Liver Cancer	18	7,250	34	1,351	+ 5,899
Suicide	19	6,687	23	3,214	+ 3,473
Bladder Cancer	20	6,680	57	318	+ 6,362
Parkinson's Disease	21	6,502	50	470	+ 6,032
Liver Disease	22	6,423	7	13,405	- 6,981
Falls	23	5,893	33	1,465	+ 4,428
Leukemia	24	5,794	35	1,327	+ 4,467
Oral Cancer	25	5,204	30	1,842	+ 3,362
Inflammatory/Heart	26	5,186	40	1,121	+ 4,064
Road Traffic Accidents	27	4,783	6	14,883	- 10,100
Other Neoplasms	28	3,721	67	60	+ 3,661
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,553	18	4,373	- 819
Skin Cancers	30	2,987	48	638	+ 2,349
Epilepsy	31	2,369	43	832	+ 1,536
Uterin Cancer	32	2,316	56	323	+ 1,994
Ovary Cancer	33	2,267	45	795	+ 1,473
Cervical Cancer	34	1,876	22	3,389	- 1,513
HIV/AIDS	35	1,824	2	20,885	- 19,061
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,316	5	15,420	- 14,104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,304	41	1,089	+ 215
Tuberculosis	38	1,215	3	19,655	- 18,440
Skin Disease	39	1,155	51	455	+ 700
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,121	12	6,115	- 4,995
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	963	53	408	+ 556
Anemia	42	860	82	0	+ 860
Asthma	43	835	26	2,300	- 1,465
Drug Use	44	733	62	113	+ 619
Alcohol	45	634	55	355	+ 278
Fires	46	618	36	1,316	- 699
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	564	66	84	+ 480
Violence	48	550	24	2,942	- 2,392
Hepatitis C	49	495	61	152	+ 343
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	470	85	0	+ 470
Drownings	51	453	39	1,200	- 747
Low Birth Weight	52	450	11	9,562	- 9,112
Malnutrition	53	449	21	4,212	- 3,764
Multiple Sclerosis	54	321	68	39	+ 282
Schizophrenia	55	280	83	0	+ 280
Meningitis	56	243	15	5,364	- 5,120
Poisonings	57	167	38	1,269	- 1,101
Osteoarthritis	58	164	84	0	+ 164
Hepatitis B	59	148	49	522	- 374
Birth Trauma	60	136	10	9,957	- 9,821
Appendicitis	61	119	58	240	- 122
Upper Respiratory	62	84	64	95	- 11
Maternal Conditions	63	41	13	5,651	- 5,611
Syphilis	64	17	52	449	- 432
Oral conditions	65	17	86	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	14	72	7	+ 7
Encephalitis	67	7	60	189	- 182
Leishmaniasis	68	7	59	194	- 188
War	69	6	65	89	- 83
Leprosy	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Measles	71	2	63	103	- 102
Pertussis	72	1	42	1,014	- 1,013
Tetanus	73	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	78	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	71	9	- 9
Dengue	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Portugal

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.