KENYA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	230,475	9	11,972	+ 218,502
Stroke	2	159,535	4	15,895	+ 143,640
Hypertension	3	35,328	17	4,418	+ 30,910
Lung Cancers	4	32,459	47	669	+ 31,790
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	30,031	1	22,571	+ 7,460
Liver Disease	6	28,628	7	13,405	+ 15,223
Lung Disease	7	23,619	20	4,280	+ 19,339
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,938	32	1,477	+ 20,460
Kidney Disease	9	16,608	16	4,464	+ 12,145
Inflammatory/Heart	10	14,227	40	1,121	+ 13,106
Breast Cancer	11	12,358	25	2,658	+ 9,701
Stomach Cancer	12	11,095	28	2,010	+ 9,086
Liver Cancer	13	9,993	34	1,351	+ 8,642
Pancreas Cancer	14	9,419	46	716	+ 8,703
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	9,112	31	1,827	+ 7,285
Prostate Cancer	16	7,860	37	1,292	+ 6,568
Oral Cancer	17	7,349	30	1,842	+ 5,507
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,159	14	5,651	+ 1,507
Other Injuries	19	6,866	19	4,336	+ 2,530
Road Traffic Accidents	20	6,394	6	14,883	- 8,489
Suicide	21	6,054	23	3,214	+ 2,840
Cervical Cancer	22	6,002	22	3,389	+ 2,613
Bladder Cancer	23	5,504	57	318	+ 5,187
Falls	24	4,827	33	1,465	+ 3,362
Lymphomas	25	4,444	29	1,931	+ 2,513
Leukemia	26	4,308	35	1,327	+ 2,981
Ovary Cancer	27	3,559	45	795	+ 2,764
Tuberculosis	28	3,259	3	19,655	- 16,396
Skin Cancers	29	3,220	48	638	+ 2,582
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,423	18	4,373	- 1,950
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,377	50	470	+ 1,908
Drownings	32	1,913	39	1,200	+ 713
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,705	41	1,089	+ 616
Uterin Cancer	34	1,676	56	323	+ 1,354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,414	53	408	+ 1,006
Fires	36	1,352	36	1,316	+ 36
Alcohol	37	1,313	55	355	+ 958
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,177	12	6,115	- 4,938
Poisonings	39	1,176	38	1,269	- 93
Drug Use	40	1,110	62	113	+ 997
Low Birth Weight	41	1,017	11	9,562	- 8,545
Epilepsy	42	1,008	43	832	+ 176
Other Neoplasms	43	926	67	60	+ 866
Violence	44	819	24	2,942	- 2,123
Asthma	45	722	26	2,300	- 1,578
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	717	5	15,420	- 14,703
HIV/AIDS	47	702	2	20,885	- 20,182
Endocrine Disorders	48	618	44	831	- 213
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	460	85	0	+ 460
Malnutrition	50	455	21	4,212	- 3,758
Schizophrenia	51	330	83	0	+ 330
Hepatitis C	52	316	61	152	+ 164
Skin Disease	53	313	51	455	- 142
Meningitis	54	245	15	5,364	- 5,118
Multiple Sclerosis	55	213	68	39	+ 174
Anemia	56	189	82	0	+ 189
Birth Trauma	57	123	10	9,957	- 9,834
Maternal Conditions	58	113	13	5,651	- 5,538
Hepatitis B	59	98	49	522	- 424
Appendicitis	60	67	58	240	- 173
Measles	61	24	63	103	- 80
Encephalitis	62	19	60	189	- 170
Upper Respiratory	63	9	64	95	- 86
Oral conditions	64	8	86	0	+ 8
War	65	7	65	89	- 82
Syphilis	66	5	52	449	- 445
Tetanus	67	4	27	2,129	- 2,124
Otitis Media	68	3	72	7	- 4
Pertussis	69	1	42	1,014	- 1,013
Leishmaniasis	70	0	59	194	- 194
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 13
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	66	84	- 84
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.