KENYA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,425	9	11,972	+ 58,453
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	47,279	31	1,827	+ 45,452
Stroke	3	25,753	4	15,895	+ 9,857
Lung Cancers	4	23,136	47	669	+ 22,467
Lung Disease	5	19,077	20	4,280	+ 14,797
Hypertension	6	16,246	17	4,418	+ 11,828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,112	32	1,477	+ 11,635
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	12,814	1	22,571	- 9,757
Falls	9	12,617	33	1,465	+ 11,152
Prostate Cancer	10	10,382	37	1,292	+ 9,090
Breast Cancer	11	10,366	25	2,658	+ 7,708
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,768	46	716	+ 9,051
Kidney Disease	13	8,290	16	4,464	+ 3,826
Suicide	14	8,211	23	3,214	+ 4,997
Lymphomas	15	7,436	29	1,931	+ 5,505
Inflammatory/Heart	16	6,750	40	1,121	+ 5,629
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,717	14	5,651	+ 1,066
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,634	50	470	+ 5,165
Liver Cancer	19	5,291	34	1,351	+ 3,941
Other Neoplasms	20	4,479	67	60	+ 4,418
Liver Disease	21	4,452	7	13,405	- 8,952
Leukemia	22	4,413	35	1,327	+ 3,085
Bladder Cancer	23	4,401	57	318	+ 4,083
Stomach Cancer	24	4,034	28	2,010	+ 2,024
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,897	44	831	+ 3,066
Oral Cancer	26	3,289	30	1,842	+ 1,447
Skin Cancers	27	3,242	48	638	+ 2,604
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,227	18	4,373	- 1,146
Ovary Cancer	29	3,006	45	795	+ 2,211
Other Injuries	30	2,693	19	4,336	- 1,643
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,006	12	6,115	- 4,109
Alcohol	32	1,505	55	355	+ 1,149
Uterin Cancer	33	1,470	56	323	+ 1,148
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,269	6	14,883	- 13,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,222	5	15,420	- 14,198
Drug Use	36	1,157	62	113	+ 1,044
Osteoarthritis	37	1,115	84	0	+ 1,115
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,051	68	39	+ 1,012
Epilepsy	39	1,042	43	832	+ 209
Skin Disease	40	850	51	455	+ 395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	804	41	1,089	- 285
Cervical Cancer	42	691	22	3,389	- 2,698
Low Birth Weight	43	690	11	9,562	- 8,872
Anemia	44	668	82	0	+ 668
Schizophrenia	45	633	83	0	+ 633
Asthma	46	623	26	2,300	- 1,678
Malnutrition	47	553	21	4,212	- 3,659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	512	53	408	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	445	66	84	+ 361
Drownings	50	324	39	1,200	- 876
Violence	51	278	24	2,942	- 2,664
Birth Trauma	52	210	10	9,957	- 9,747
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	209	85	0	+ 209
HIV/AIDS	54	191	2	20,885	- 20,694
Fires	55	140	36	1,316	- 1,176
Tuberculosis	56	140	3	19,655	- 19,516
Meningitis	57	131	15	5,364	- 5,233
Hepatitis C	58	99	61	152	- 54
Appendicitis	59	96	58	240	- 145
Poisonings	60	85	38	1,269	- 1,184
Upper Respiratory	61	71	64	95	- 23
Oral conditions	62	53	86	0	+ 53
Hepatitis B	63	30	49	522	- 492
Maternal Conditions	64	28	13	5,651	- 5,624
Syphilis	65	10	52	449	- 439
Iodine Deficiency	66	7	77	0	+ 7
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Encephalitis	68	4	60	189	- 185
Otitis Media	69	3	72	7	- 4
Tetanus	70	3	27	2,129	- 2,126
Leishmaniasis	71	2	59	194	- 192
Schistosomiasis	72	2	54	370	- 368
Pertussis	73	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	75	0	63	103	- 103
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	10	- 10
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.