KENYA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,739	9	11,972	+ 30,767
Stroke	2	41,879	4	15,895	+ 25,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,065	1	22,571	+ 3,494
Kidney Disease	4	22,344	16	4,464	+ 17,880
Liver Cancer	5	19,895	34	1,351	+ 18,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	19,036	31	1,827	+ 17,209
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,683	6	14,883	+ 3,800
Lung Cancers	8	18,574	47	669	+ 17,905
Lung Disease	9	16,223	20	4,280	+ 11,943
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,641	14	5,651	+ 9,990
Liver Disease	11	14,658	7	13,405	+ 1,254
HIV/AIDS	12	11,598	2	20,885	- 9,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	8,254	32	1,477	+ 6,777
Tuberculosis	14	7,956	3	19,655	- 11,699
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	5,717	5	15,420	- 9,703
Suicide	16	5,121	23	3,214	+ 1,906
Breast Cancer	17	5,042	25	2,658	+ 2,384
Falls	18	4,506	33	1,465	+ 3,041
Cervical Cancer	19	4,257	22	3,389	+ 868
Oral Cancer	20	4,132	30	1,842	+ 2,290
Other Injuries	21	4,056	19	4,336	- 280
Lymphomas	22	3,781	29	1,931	+ 1,850
Parkinson's Disease	23	3,576	50	470	+ 3,106
Asthma	24	3,484	26	2,300	+ 1,184
Drownings	25	3,295	39	1,200	+ 2,095
Leukemia	26	3,251	35	1,327	+ 1,923
Stomach Cancer	27	2,875	28	2,010	+ 865
Skin Disease	28	2,812	51	455	+ 2,357
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,629	18	4,373	- 1,744
Prostate Cancer	30	2,510	37	1,292	+ 1,218
Violence	31	2,470	24	2,942	- 472
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,398	40	1,121	+ 1,277
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,985	46	716	+ 1,269
Hypertension	34	1,815	17	4,418	- 2,602
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,755	12	6,115	- 4,360
Ovary Cancer	36	1,669	45	795	+ 874
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,573	44	831	+ 742
Bladder Cancer	38	1,498	57	318	+ 1,181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,398	41	1,089	+ 310
Low Birth Weight	40	1,289	11	9,562	- 8,273
Skin Cancers	41	944	48	638	+ 305
Malnutrition	42	801	21	4,212	- 3,411
Meningitis	43	775	15	5,364	- 4,588
Uterin Cancer	44	720	56	323	+ 397
Drug Use	45	661	62	113	+ 548
Encephalitis	46	601	60	189	+ 412
Epilepsy	47	574	43	832	- 259
Fires	48	514	36	1,316	- 802
Alcohol	49	457	55	355	+ 101
Birth Trauma	50	444	10	9,957	- 9,513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	363	53	408	- 45
Maternal Conditions	52	189	13	5,651	- 5,462
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	162	66	84	+ 78
Other Neoplasms	54	160	67	60	+ 99
Dengue	55	143	73	0	+ 143
Hepatitis B	56	128	49	522	- 394
Poisonings	57	110	38	1,269	- 1,159
Tetanus	58	97	27	2,129	- 2,032
Appendicitis	59	95	58	240	- 146
War	60	73	65	89	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	61	71	68	39	+ 33
Pertussis	62	64	42	1,014	- 949
Measles	63	46	63	103	- 57
Syphilis	64	30	52	449	- 419
Upper Respiratory	65	15	64	95	- 80
Malaria	66	11	8	12,652	- 12,641
Hepatitis C	67	6	61	152	- 146
Otitis Media	68	6	72	7	- 1
Ascariasis	69	3	71	9	- 6
Chlamydia	70	3	70	10	- 7
Diphtheria	71	1	69	13	- 12
Leishmaniasis	72	1	59	194	- 193
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	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.