KENYA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,127	9	11,972	+ 39,155
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	50,137	1	22,571	+ 27,566
Stroke	3	15,059	4	15,895	- 836
Lung Cancers	4	14,883	47	669	+ 14,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,618	32	1,477	+ 10,141
Kidney Disease	6	9,936	16	4,464	+ 5,472
Liver Cancer	7	7,204	34	1,351	+ 5,853
Hypertension	8	7,072	17	4,418	+ 2,654
Suicide	9	6,284	23	3,214	+ 3,070
Breast Cancer	10	5,849	25	2,658	+ 3,191
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,188	46	716	+ 4,472
Stomach Cancer	12	3,909	28	2,010	+ 1,899
Lymphomas	13	3,834	29	1,931	+ 1,903
Lung Disease	14	3,700	20	4,280	- 581
Oral Cancer	15	3,062	30	1,842	+ 1,220
Prostate Cancer	16	2,924	37	1,292	+ 1,632
Leukemia	17	2,409	35	1,327	+ 1,081
Falls	18	2,102	33	1,465	+ 637
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,081	40	1,121	+ 959
Liver Disease	20	2,021	7	13,405	- 11,383
Ovary Cancer	21	1,969	45	795	+ 1,174
Other Neoplasms	22	1,887	67	60	+ 1,826
Uterin Cancer	23	1,421	56	323	+ 1,099
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,322	18	4,373	- 3,050
Skin Disease	25	1,313	51	455	+ 858
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,170	6	14,883	- 13,713
Bladder Cancer	27	1,161	57	318	+ 843
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,040	14	5,651	- 4,612
Parkinson's Disease	29	867	50	470	+ 397
Cervical Cancer	30	822	22	3,389	- 2,567
Congenital Anomalies	31	769	12	6,115	- 5,347
Other Injuries	32	764	19	4,336	- 3,572
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	669	41	1,089	- 420
Skin Cancers	34	542	48	638	- 96
Asthma	35	358	26	2,300	- 1,942
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	313	31	1,827	- 1,514
Endocrine Disorders	37	294	44	831	- 537
Drownings	38	280	39	1,200	- 920
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	268	5	15,420	- 15,152
Tuberculosis	40	247	3	19,655	- 19,409
Low Birth Weight	41	245	11	9,562	- 9,317
Epilepsy	42	240	43	832	- 593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	214	53	408	- 194
Drug Use	44	184	62	113	+ 71
HIV/AIDS	45	175	2	20,885	- 20,710
Violence	46	141	24	2,942	- 2,801
Alcohol	47	98	55	355	- 257
Meningitis	48	80	15	5,364	- 5,284
Fires	49	67	36	1,316	- 1,249
Appendicitis	50	57	58	240	- 184
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	54	85	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	52	40	49	522	- 482
Maternal Conditions	53	32	13	5,651	- 5,619
Upper Respiratory	54	31	64	95	- 64
Birth Trauma	55	30	10	9,957	- 9,927
Hepatitis C	56	28	61	152	- 125
Multiple Sclerosis	57	25	68	39	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	22	66	84	- 62
War	59	21	65	89	- 68
Poisonings	60	11	38	1,269	- 1,258
Encephalitis	61	1	60	189	- 188
Pertussis	62	1	42	1,014	- 1,013
Malnutrition	63	0	21	4,212	- 4,212
Diphtheria	64	0	69	13	- 13
Syphilis	65	0	52	449	- 449
Dengue	66	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	10	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Tetanus	73	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Chagas disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Otitis Media	79	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.