KENYA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,380	2	20,885	+ 48,495
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,911	1	22,571	+ 15,340
Coronary Heart Disease	3	31,549	9	11,972	+ 19,577
Stroke	4	29,578	4	15,895	+ 13,683
Diabetes Mellitus	5	29,091	14	5,651	+ 23,439
Tuberculosis	6	21,167	3	19,655	+ 1,512
Violence	7	20,237	24	2,942	+ 17,294
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,267	5	15,420	- 152
Kidney Disease	9	14,746	16	4,464	+ 10,282
Suicide	10	13,274	23	3,214	+ 10,059
Road Traffic Accidents	11	12,541	6	14,883	- 2,342
Hypertension	12	12,324	17	4,418	+ 7,906
Lung Disease	13	11,463	20	4,280	+ 7,182
Liver Disease	14	8,686	7	13,405	- 4,719
Lung Cancers	15	7,425	47	669	+ 6,757
Low Birth Weight	16	6,023	11	9,562	- 3,539
Other Injuries	17	5,795	19	4,336	+ 1,459
Asthma	18	5,749	26	2,300	+ 3,449
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,676	44	831	+ 4,845
Cervical Cancer	20	5,354	22	3,389	+ 1,965
Inflammatory/Heart	21	5,212	40	1,121	+ 4,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	4,506	31	1,827	+ 2,679
Breast Cancer	23	4,369	25	2,658	+ 1,711
Prostate Cancer	24	4,215	37	1,292	+ 2,923
Congenital Anomalies	25	4,192	12	6,115	- 1,923
Meningitis	26	3,527	15	5,364	- 1,836
Fires	27	3,486	36	1,316	+ 2,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,456	32	1,477	+ 1,979
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,359	18	4,373	- 1,014
Birth Trauma	30	2,894	10	9,957	- 7,063
Lymphomas	31	2,715	29	1,931	+ 784
Drownings	32	2,316	39	1,200	+ 1,116
Liver Cancer	33	2,297	34	1,351	+ 946
Malnutrition	34	2,294	21	4,212	- 1,918
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,934	46	716	+ 1,218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,825	41	1,089	+ 737
Epilepsy	37	1,802	43	832	+ 969
Maternal Conditions	38	1,638	13	5,651	- 4,014
Stomach Cancer	39	1,479	28	2,010	- 531
Leukemia	40	1,410	35	1,327	+ 83
Oral Cancer	41	1,355	30	1,842	- 487
Falls	42	1,348	33	1,465	- 117
Pertussis	43	1,101	42	1,014	+ 87
Syphilis	44	1,089	52	449	+ 639
Skin Disease	45	1,061	51	455	+ 606
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,038	50	470	+ 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	978	53	408	+ 570
Skin Cancers	48	957	48	638	+ 318
Alcohol	49	951	55	355	+ 596
Poisonings	50	940	38	1,269	- 329
Ovary Cancer	51	916	45	795	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	52	799	57	318	+ 481
Drug Use	53	742	62	113	+ 628
Uterin Cancer	54	494	56	323	+ 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	362	66	84	+ 278
Appendicitis	56	264	58	240	+ 23
Measles	57	261	63	103	+ 157
Other Neoplasms	58	257	67	60	+ 197
Encephalitis	59	226	60	189	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	60	215	64	95	+ 120
Hepatitis B	61	134	49	522	- 388
Multiple Sclerosis	62	109	68	39	+ 70
Malaria	63	80	8	12,652	- 12,572
War	64	63	65	89	- 26
Tetanus	65	36	27	2,129	- 2,092
Schistosomiasis	66	34	54	370	- 336
Otitis Media	67	18	72	7	+ 11
Chlamydia	68	18	70	10	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	16	69	13	+ 3
Hepatitis C	70	8	61	152	- 145
Ascariasis	71	3	71	9	- 6
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

South Africa

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.