KENYA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,249	9	11,972	+ 71,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	60,045	31	1,827	+ 58,218
Stroke	3	33,192	4	15,895	+ 17,297
Lung Disease	4	23,895	20	4,280	+ 19,615
Lung Cancers	5	20,473	47	669	+ 19,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,772	32	1,477	+ 15,295
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,624	1	22,571	- 7,947
Prostate Cancer	8	14,422	37	1,292	+ 13,130
Pancreas Cancer	9	10,168	46	716	+ 9,452
Hypertension	10	10,112	17	4,418	+ 5,694
Diabetes Mellitus	11	10,089	14	5,651	+ 4,438
Kidney Disease	12	8,960	16	4,464	+ 4,497
Breast Cancer	13	8,703	25	2,658	+ 6,046
Suicide	14	8,137	23	3,214	+ 4,923
Other Injuries	15	7,555	19	4,336	+ 3,219
Lymphomas	16	7,462	29	1,931	+ 5,531
Falls	17	6,100	33	1,465	+ 4,635
Other Neoplasms	18	5,699	67	60	+ 5,638
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,187	50	470	+ 4,717
Leukemia	20	4,540	35	1,327	+ 3,213
Bladder Cancer	21	4,181	57	318	+ 3,864
Liver Cancer	22	4,135	34	1,351	+ 2,784
Liver Disease	23	3,979	7	13,405	- 9,425
Endocrine Disorders	24	3,861	44	831	+ 3,030
Skin Cancers	25	3,577	48	638	+ 2,939
Stomach Cancer	26	3,369	28	2,010	+ 1,359
Ovary Cancer	27	3,040	45	795	+ 2,245
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,008	40	1,121	+ 1,887
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,960	18	4,373	- 1,413
Drug Use	30	2,329	62	113	+ 2,215
Oral Cancer	31	2,086	30	1,842	+ 244
Alcohol	32	1,973	55	355	+ 1,617
Uterin Cancer	33	1,896	56	323	+ 1,573
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,733	6	14,883	- 13,150
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,693	12	6,115	- 4,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,591	5	15,420	- 13,828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,524	41	1,089	+ 435
Cervical Cancer	38	1,251	22	3,389	- 2,138
Skin Disease	39	1,210	51	455	+ 754
Anemia	40	961	82	0	+ 961
Multiple Sclerosis	41	937	68	39	+ 898
Asthma	42	871	26	2,300	- 1,429
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	708	66	84	+ 624
Epilepsy	44	663	43	832	- 169
Malnutrition	45	644	21	4,212	- 3,569
Drownings	46	630	39	1,200	- 570
Violence	47	621	24	2,942	- 2,321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	607	53	408	+ 199
Fires	49	355	36	1,316	- 961
Schizophrenia	50	349	83	0	+ 349
Low Birth Weight	51	277	11	9,562	- 9,285
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	252	85	0	+ 252
Hepatitis C	53	242	61	152	+ 90
Meningitis	54	193	15	5,364	- 5,171
Birth Trauma	55	185	10	9,957	- 9,772
Tuberculosis	56	132	3	19,655	- 19,523
Osteoarthritis	57	131	84	0	+ 131
Upper Respiratory	58	107	64	95	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	99	58	240	- 141
Poisonings	60	98	38	1,269	- 1,171
HIV/AIDS	61	70	2	20,885	- 20,815
Hepatitis B	62	52	49	522	- 470
Oral conditions	63	46	86	0	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	64	27	13	5,651	- 5,624
War	65	9	65	89	- 80
Otitis Media	66	4	72	7	- 3
Pertussis	67	3	42	1,014	- 1,011
Tetanus	68	2	27	2,129	- 2,127
Schistosomiasis	69	2	54	370	- 368
Diphtheria	70	2	69	13	- 11
Encephalitis	71	1	60	189	- 188
Syphilis	72	0	52	449	- 449
Chlamydia	73	0	70	10	- 10
Malaria	74	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	71	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	103	- 103
Leprosy	84	0	76	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.