KENYA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,671	9	11,972	+ 51,699
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	52,158	31	1,827	+ 50,331
Stroke	3	35,730	4	15,895	+ 19,835
Lung Cancers	4	27,263	47	669	+ 26,595
Lung Disease	5	23,316	20	4,280	+ 19,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	20,890	32	1,477	+ 19,413
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	16,898	1	22,571	- 5,673
Kidney Disease	8	11,980	16	4,464	+ 7,517
Hypertension	9	11,229	17	4,418	+ 6,811
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,576	14	5,651	+ 3,925
Breast Cancer	11	8,707	25	2,658	+ 6,049
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,318	46	716	+ 7,602
Prostate Cancer	13	7,909	37	1,292	+ 6,617
Stomach Cancer	14	7,141	28	2,010	+ 5,131
Other Injuries	15	6,820	19	4,336	+ 2,484
Lymphomas	16	6,572	29	1,931	+ 4,641
Bladder Cancer	17	6,433	57	318	+ 6,116
Liver Cancer	18	6,281	34	1,351	+ 4,930
Inflammatory/Heart	19	6,140	40	1,121	+ 5,019
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,089	50	470	+ 5,619
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,991	44	831	+ 5,160
Other Neoplasms	22	5,849	67	60	+ 5,789
Liver Disease	23	5,213	7	13,405	- 8,192
Leukemia	24	4,647	35	1,327	+ 3,320
Suicide	25	4,447	23	3,214	+ 1,232
Falls	26	3,999	33	1,465	+ 2,534
Oral Cancer	27	3,182	30	1,842	+ 1,340
Ovary Cancer	28	2,496	45	795	+ 1,701
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,478	18	4,373	- 1,895
Skin Disease	30	2,267	51	455	+ 1,812
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,254	6	14,883	- 12,629
Skin Cancers	32	2,221	48	638	+ 1,583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,986	53	408	+ 1,578
Uterin Cancer	34	1,986	56	323	+ 1,663
Asthma	35	1,396	26	2,300	- 904
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,310	5	15,420	- 14,110
Anemia	37	1,127	82	0	+ 1,127
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,063	12	6,115	- 5,052
Cervical Cancer	39	1,053	22	3,389	- 2,336
Epilepsy	40	1,015	43	832	+ 183
Drug Use	41	956	62	113	+ 843
Hepatitis C	42	803	61	152	+ 651
HIV/AIDS	43	663	2	20,885	- 20,222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	585	41	1,089	- 503
Drownings	45	549	39	1,200	- 651
Alcohol	46	411	55	355	+ 55
Malnutrition	47	373	21	4,212	- 3,840
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	362	66	84	+ 278
Multiple Sclerosis	49	354	68	39	+ 315
Tuberculosis	50	333	3	19,655	- 19,322
Violence	51	322	24	2,942	- 2,620
Low Birth Weight	52	311	11	9,562	- 9,251
Osteoarthritis	53	261	84	0	+ 261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	252	85	0	+ 252
Fires	55	227	36	1,316	- 1,089
Schizophrenia	56	222	83	0	+ 222
Poisonings	57	210	38	1,269	- 1,059
Hepatitis B	58	200	49	522	- 322
Meningitis	59	159	15	5,364	- 5,205
Birth Trauma	60	139	10	9,957	- 9,818
Appendicitis	61	98	58	240	- 143
Upper Respiratory	62	57	64	95	- 37
Oral conditions	63	54	86	0	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	64	17	13	5,651	- 5,635
Leishmaniasis	65	13	59	194	- 181
Otitis Media	66	11	72	7	+ 4
Syphilis	67	11	52	449	- 438
War	68	7	65	89	- 82
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	77	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	5	60	189	- 184
Chagas disease	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Tetanus	72	2	27	2,129	- 2,127
Pertussis	73	2	42	1,014	- 1,011
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	13	- 12
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	82	0	70	10	- 10
Malaria	83	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.