KENYA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,483	9	11,972	+ 47,510
Stroke	2	30,471	4	15,895	+ 14,575
Lung Cancers	3	24,284	47	669	+ 23,615
Lung Disease	4	17,372	20	4,280	+ 13,092
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,394	14	5,651	+ 6,743
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,984	31	1,827	+ 10,157
Kidney Disease	7	11,786	16	4,464	+ 7,322
Hypertension	8	10,222	17	4,418	+ 5,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,894	1	22,571	- 13,677
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,344	32	1,477	+ 5,867
Stomach Cancer	11	7,155	28	2,010	+ 5,145
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,765	46	716	+ 4,049
Liver Disease	13	4,390	7	13,405	- 9,014
Breast Cancer	14	3,907	25	2,658	+ 1,249
Prostate Cancer	15	3,883	37	1,292	+ 2,591
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,859	6	14,883	- 11,024
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,439	12	6,115	- 2,677
Leukemia	18	3,372	35	1,327	+ 2,045
Lymphomas	19	3,357	29	1,931	+ 1,426
Liver Cancer	20	3,145	34	1,351	+ 1,794
Bladder Cancer	21	3,106	57	318	+ 2,788
Falls	22	3,028	33	1,465	+ 1,563
Violence	23	2,777	24	2,942	- 165
Low Birth Weight	24	2,408	11	9,562	- 7,153
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,382	50	470	+ 1,912
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,809	44	831	+ 978
Asthma	27	1,686	26	2,300	- 615
Ovary Cancer	28	1,583	45	795	+ 789
Suicide	29	1,387	23	3,214	- 1,827
Other Injuries	30	1,162	19	4,336	- 3,174
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,130	40	1,121	+ 9
Skin Cancers	32	1,072	48	638	+ 434
Oesophagus Cancer	33	915	18	4,373	- 3,458
Cervical Cancer	34	908	22	3,389	- 2,481
Oral Cancer	35	904	30	1,842	- 938
Epilepsy	36	794	43	832	- 38
Uterin Cancer	37	755	56	323	+ 432
Drug Use	38	673	62	113	+ 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	547	41	1,089	- 542
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	513	5	15,420	- 14,907
Birth Trauma	41	499	10	9,957	- 9,458
Other Neoplasms	42	448	67	60	+ 387
Malnutrition	43	407	21	4,212	- 3,805
Drownings	44	380	39	1,200	- 820
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	313	53	408	- 95
Poisonings	46	255	38	1,269	- 1,013
Fires	47	237	36	1,316	- 1,079
Skin Disease	48	224	51	455	- 231
War	49	220	65	89	+ 131
Tuberculosis	50	210	3	19,655	- 19,445
Meningitis	51	190	15	5,364	- 5,174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	164	66	84	+ 80
HIV/AIDS	53	141	2	20,885	- 20,744
Encephalitis	54	128	60	189	- 61
Alcohol	55	126	55	355	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	56	117	68	39	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	57	76	13	5,651	- 5,576
Pertussis	58	71	42	1,014	- 942
Appendicitis	59	65	58	240	- 176
Hepatitis B	60	50	49	522	- 472
Syphilis	61	35	52	449	- 414
Schistosomiasis	62	23	54	370	- 347
Hepatitis C	63	13	61	152	- 139
Tetanus	64	8	27	2,129	- 2,121
Measles	65	4	63	103	- 99
Upper Respiratory	66	4	64	95	- 91
Otitis Media	67	2	72	7	- 5
Leishmaniasis	68	2	59	194	- 193
Chlamydia	69	1	70	10	- 9
Ascariasis	70	1	71	9	- 8
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 12
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.