KENYA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,658	2	20,885	+ 2,774
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,472	1	22,571	- 99
Malaria	3	18,786	8	12,652	+ 6,134
Tuberculosis	4	17,500	3	19,655	- 2,155
Road Traffic Accidents	5	15,587	6	14,883	+ 705
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,184	5	15,420	- 236
Stroke	7	14,586	4	15,895	- 1,309
Birth Trauma	8	13,025	10	9,957	+ 3,068
Coronary Heart Disease	9	11,409	9	11,972	- 563
Low Birth Weight	10	10,510	11	9,562	+ 948
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,453	12	6,115	+ 2,338
Maternal Conditions	12	5,901	13	5,651	+ 250
Liver Disease	13	5,686	7	13,405	- 7,718
Cervical Cancer	14	5,546	22	3,389	+ 2,157
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,393	14	5,651	- 258
Malnutrition	16	4,813	21	4,212	+ 601
Hypertension	17	4,497	17	4,418	+ 79
Violence	18	4,069	24	2,942	+ 1,127
Kidney Disease	19	3,926	16	4,464	- 538
Other Injuries	20	3,687	19	4,336	- 649
Meningitis	21	2,753	15	5,364	- 2,611
Lung Disease	22	2,634	20	4,280	- 1,646
Pertussis	23	2,395	42	1,014	+ 1,381
Suicide	24	2,136	23	3,214	- 1,078
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,940	18	4,373	- 2,432
Syphilis	26	1,826	52	449	+ 1,377
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,768	31	1,827	- 59
Prostate Cancer	28	1,571	37	1,292	+ 279
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,535	44	831	+ 704
Asthma	30	1,468	26	2,300	- 832
Oral Cancer	31	1,421	30	1,842	- 421
Drownings	32	1,418	39	1,200	+ 218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,353	32	1,477	- 124
Falls	34	1,324	33	1,465	- 141
Fires	35	1,230	36	1,316	- 87
Liver Cancer	36	1,220	34	1,351	- 130
Breast Cancer	37	1,109	25	2,658	- 1,548
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,060	40	1,121	- 62
Stomach Cancer	39	1,028	28	2,010	- 982
Poisonings	40	1,010	38	1,269	- 259
Lymphomas	41	695	29	1,931	- 1,236
Skin Cancers	42	643	48	638	+ 5
Epilepsy	43	610	43	832	- 222
Bladder Cancer	44	576	57	318	+ 258
Parkinson's Disease	45	443	50	470	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	399	41	1,089	- 690
Leukemia	47	359	35	1,327	- 968
Drug Use	48	349	62	113	+ 235
Tetanus	49	347	27	2,129	- 1,782
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	346	53	408	- 62
Schistosomiasis	51	320	54	370	- 50
Skin Disease	52	310	51	455	- 145
Ovary Cancer	53	291	45	795	- 504
Upper Respiratory	54	258	64	95	+ 163
Measles	55	254	63	103	+ 151
Alcohol	56	233	55	355	- 122
Uterin Cancer	57	188	56	323	- 134
Appendicitis	58	188	58	240	- 53
Encephalitis	59	171	60	189	- 18
Hepatitis B	60	145	49	522	- 377
Lung Cancers	61	137	47	669	- 532
Pancreas Cancer	62	136	46	716	- 580
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	70	66	84	- 14
Other Neoplasms	64	50	67	60	- 11
Ascariasis	65	48	71	9	+ 39
Hepatitis C	66	34	61	152	- 118
War	67	26	65	89	- 64
Multiple Sclerosis	68	23	68	39	- 16
Otitis Media	69	15	72	7	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	9	69	13	- 3
Chlamydia	71	8	70	10	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	2	78	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	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
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	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

Tanzania

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.