KENYA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	118,411	2	20,885	+ 97,526
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	47,117	1	22,571	+ 24,545
Diabetes Mellitus	3	45,650	14	5,651	+ 39,999
Stroke	4	40,966	4	15,895	+ 25,071
Coronary Heart Disease	5	38,637	9	11,972	+ 26,665
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	26,468	5	15,420	+ 11,048
Road Traffic Accidents	7	19,667	6	14,883	+ 4,784
Kidney Disease	8	19,509	16	4,464	+ 15,045
Suicide	9	17,275	23	3,214	+ 14,061
Hypertension	10	14,949	17	4,418	+ 10,531
Liver Disease	11	14,005	7	13,405	+ 601
Lung Disease	12	13,535	20	4,280	+ 9,255
Tuberculosis	13	13,092	3	19,655	- 6,563
Low Birth Weight	14	11,925	11	9,562	+ 2,363
Cervical Cancer	15	10,999	22	3,389	+ 7,610
Violence	16	10,865	24	2,942	+ 7,922
Other Injuries	17	9,730	19	4,336	+ 5,394
Birth Trauma	18	8,520	10	9,957	- 1,437
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,211	12	6,115	+ 2,095
Asthma	20	7,652	26	2,300	+ 5,352
Maternal Conditions	21	5,927	13	5,651	+ 275
Malnutrition	22	5,415	21	4,212	+ 1,203
Meningitis	23	4,986	15	5,364	- 378
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,796	40	1,121	+ 3,674
Drownings	25	4,450	39	1,200	+ 3,250
Fires	26	4,281	36	1,316	+ 2,964
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	3,918	31	1,827	+ 2,091
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,795	44	831	+ 2,964
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,601	41	1,089	+ 1,513
Epilepsy	30	2,338	43	832	+ 1,506
Prostate Cancer	31	2,299	37	1,292	+ 1,007
Falls	32	2,110	33	1,465	+ 645
Pertussis	33	1,984	42	1,014	+ 971
Poisonings	34	1,918	38	1,269	+ 650
Breast Cancer	35	1,887	25	2,658	- 770
Lymphomas	36	1,590	29	1,931	- 341
Liver Cancer	37	1,501	34	1,351	+ 150
Drug Use	38	1,373	62	113	+ 1,259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,340	53	408	+ 933
Skin Disease	40	1,293	51	455	+ 838
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,221	50	470	+ 751
Skin Cancers	42	1,017	48	638	+ 379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	954	32	1,477	- 523
Oesophagus Cancer	44	946	18	4,373	- 3,427
Syphilis	45	892	52	449	+ 442
Lung Cancers	46	850	47	669	+ 181
Leukemia	47	835	35	1,327	- 493
Alcohol	48	821	55	355	+ 465
Schistosomiasis	49	655	54	370	+ 285
Uterin Cancer	50	586	56	323	+ 263
Oral Cancer	51	523	30	1,842	- 1,319
Ovary Cancer	52	507	45	795	- 287
Stomach Cancer	53	349	28	2,010	- 1,660
Appendicitis	54	339	58	240	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	55	309	57	318	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	56	309	46	716	- 407
Hepatitis B	57	303	49	522	- 219
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	251	66	84	+ 167
Encephalitis	59	247	60	189	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	60	212	64	95	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	61	201	67	60	+ 141
Tetanus	62	188	27	2,129	- 1,940
Multiple Sclerosis	63	76	68	39	+ 38
Measles	64	32	63	103	- 71
Hepatitis C	65	19	61	152	- 134
Ascariasis	66	15	71	9	+ 6
Malaria	67	14	8	12,652	- 12,638
Otitis Media	68	13	72	7	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	10	70	10	- 0
Diphtheria	70	9	69	13	- 3
War	71	9	65	89	- 80
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	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.