KENYA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,222	9	11,972	+ 68,249
Stroke	2	59,569	4	15,895	+ 43,673
Diabetes Mellitus	3	37,392	14	5,651	+ 31,741
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,300	1	22,571	- 271
Prostate Cancer	5	20,255	37	1,292	+ 18,963
Hypertension	6	20,045	17	4,418	+ 15,627
Violence	7	18,793	24	2,942	+ 15,851
Lung Disease	8	14,534	20	4,280	+ 10,254
Kidney Disease	9	12,622	16	4,464	+ 8,159
Breast Cancer	10	11,952	25	2,658	+ 9,294
HIV/AIDS	11	11,003	2	20,885	- 9,882
Endocrine Disorders	12	8,011	44	831	+ 7,180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,901	32	1,477	+ 5,423
Skin Disease	14	6,743	51	455	+ 6,287
Other Injuries	15	6,714	19	4,336	+ 2,378
Inflammatory/Heart	16	5,866	40	1,121	+ 4,745
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,410	12	6,115	- 705
Stomach Cancer	18	5,393	28	2,010	+ 3,383
Uterin Cancer	19	5,016	56	323	+ 4,694
Pancreas Cancer	20	4,925	46	716	+ 4,209
Cervical Cancer	21	4,917	22	3,389	+ 1,528
Road Traffic Accidents	22	4,740	6	14,883	- 10,143
Liver Cancer	23	4,633	34	1,351	+ 3,282
Lung Cancers	24	4,623	47	669	+ 3,955
Drownings	25	4,433	39	1,200	+ 3,233
Lymphomas	26	4,315	29	1,931	+ 2,384
Oral Cancer	27	3,625	30	1,842	+ 1,783
Falls	28	3,593	33	1,465	+ 2,128
Leukemia	29	3,475	35	1,327	+ 2,148
Liver Disease	30	3,456	7	13,405	- 9,949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,335	41	1,089	+ 2,246
Anemia	32	3,242	82	0	+ 3,242
Ovary Cancer	33	2,652	45	795	+ 1,858
Low Birth Weight	34	2,429	11	9,562	- 7,132
Asthma	35	2,145	26	2,300	- 155
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,125	18	4,373	- 2,247
Malnutrition	37	1,873	21	4,212	- 2,340
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,786	53	408	+ 1,378
Fires	39	1,668	36	1,316	+ 351
Other Neoplasms	40	1,172	67	60	+ 1,112
Epilepsy	41	1,164	43	832	+ 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,154	31	1,827	- 673
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,143	5	15,420	- 14,277
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,087	50	470	+ 617
Bladder Cancer	45	1,086	57	318	+ 769
Tuberculosis	46	1,050	3	19,655	- 18,605
Alcohol	47	938	55	355	+ 583
Birth Trauma	48	762	10	9,957	- 9,195
Skin Cancers	49	734	48	638	+ 96
Drug Use	50	710	62	113	+ 597
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	686	85	0	+ 686
Suicide	52	624	23	3,214	- 2,590
Maternal Conditions	53	573	13	5,651	- 5,079
Otitis Media	54	424	72	7	+ 417
Appendicitis	55	258	58	240	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	222	66	84	+ 138
Osteoarthritis	57	204	84	0	+ 204
War	58	35	65	89	- 54
Syphilis	59	5	52	449	- 444
Poisonings	60	3	38	1,269	- 1,266
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	68	39	- 39
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	10	- 10
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	95	- 95
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	49	522	- 522
Hepatitis C	70	0	61	152	- 152
Meningitis	71	0	15	5,364	- 5,364
Encephalitis	72	0	60	189	- 189
Ascariasis	73	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	13	- 13
Pertussis	79	0	42	1,014	- 1,014
Tetanus	80	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Measles	81	0	63	103	- 103
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	83	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Saint Vincent

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.