KENYA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	97,150	1	22,571	+ 74,579
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	68,741	5	15,420	+ 53,321
Measles	3	51,795	63	103	+ 51,692
Tuberculosis	4	45,914	3	19,655	+ 26,259
Birth Trauma	5	42,836	10	9,957	+ 32,879
Stroke	6	38,461	4	15,895	+ 22,565
Coronary Heart Disease	7	32,363	9	11,972	+ 20,391
Low Birth Weight	8	27,967	11	9,562	+ 18,405
Meningitis	9	24,078	15	5,364	+ 18,714
Malnutrition	10	21,588	21	4,212	+ 17,376
Road Traffic Accidents	11	18,932	6	14,883	+ 4,049
Maternal Conditions	12	18,464	13	5,651	+ 12,813
Liver Disease	13	17,526	7	13,405	+ 4,121
Other Injuries	14	16,116	19	4,336	+ 11,780
Congenital Anomalies	15	15,259	12	6,115	+ 9,143
Diabetes Mellitus	16	12,922	14	5,651	+ 7,271
Tetanus	17	11,849	27	2,129	+ 9,720
Hypertension	18	11,828	17	4,418	+ 7,410
Lung Disease	19	10,928	20	4,280	+ 6,648
Pertussis	20	9,191	42	1,014	+ 8,177
Kidney Disease	21	9,177	16	4,464	+ 4,714
Malaria	22	8,690	8	12,652	- 3,962
Asthma	23	8,404	26	2,300	+ 6,104
War	24	5,898	65	89	+ 5,809
Drownings	25	5,690	39	1,200	+ 4,490
Breast Cancer	26	5,511	25	2,658	+ 2,853
Suicide	27	5,455	23	3,214	+ 2,240
Cervical Cancer	28	3,950	22	3,389	+ 562
Violence	29	3,706	24	2,942	+ 764
Fires	30	3,626	36	1,316	+ 2,310
Poisonings	31	3,392	38	1,269	+ 2,123
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,896	31	1,827	+ 1,069
HIV/AIDS	33	2,729	2	20,885	- 18,156
Lymphomas	34	2,705	29	1,931	+ 774
Leukemia	35	2,512	35	1,327	+ 1,185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,501	41	1,089	+ 1,413
Falls	37	2,451	33	1,465	+ 986
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	2,445	32	1,477	+ 967
Inflammatory/Heart	39	2,331	40	1,121	+ 1,210
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,310	18	4,373	- 2,062
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,995	53	408	+ 1,588
Schistosomiasis	42	1,948	54	370	+ 1,578
Epilepsy	43	1,873	43	832	+ 1,041
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,817	44	831	+ 986
Syphilis	45	1,689	52	449	+ 1,240
Oral Cancer	46	1,467	30	1,842	- 375
Upper Respiratory	47	1,457	64	95	+ 1,363
Hepatitis B	48	1,408	49	522	+ 886
Stomach Cancer	49	1,386	28	2,010	- 624
Ovary Cancer	50	1,320	45	795	+ 525
Leishmaniasis	51	1,297	59	194	+ 1,102
Prostate Cancer	52	1,276	37	1,292	- 16
Liver Cancer	53	1,144	34	1,351	- 207
Lung Cancers	54	1,042	47	669	+ 374
Appendicitis	55	840	58	240	+ 600
Parkinson's Disease	56	822	50	470	+ 353
Skin Cancers	57	733	48	638	+ 94
Skin Disease	58	676	51	455	+ 221
Alcohol	59	676	55	355	+ 320
Diphtheria	60	669	69	13	+ 657
Bladder Cancer	61	668	57	318	+ 350
Pancreas Cancer	62	481	46	716	- 235
Encephalitis	63	406	60	189	+ 217
Uterin Cancer	64	348	56	323	+ 26
Drug Use	65	244	62	113	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	157	66	84	+ 73
Hepatitis C	67	153	61	152	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	141	72	7	+ 134
Ascariasis	69	132	71	9	+ 123
Other Neoplasms	70	55	67	60	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	71	35	68	39	- 3
Chlamydia	72	22	70	10	+ 12
Dengue	73	3	73	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.