KENYA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	83,495	31	1,827	+ 81,668
Coronary Heart Disease	2	61,028	9	11,972	+ 49,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	34,492	1	22,571	+ 11,921
Stroke	4	32,013	4	15,895	+ 16,118
Lung Cancers	5	30,387	47	669	+ 29,718
Lung Disease	6	27,988	20	4,280	+ 23,708
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	15,694	32	1,477	+ 14,217
Prostate Cancer	8	11,307	37	1,292	+ 10,015
Breast Cancer	9	10,821	25	2,658	+ 8,163
Lymphomas	10	7,955	29	1,931	+ 6,024
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,653	46	716	+ 6,937
Oesophagus Cancer	12	7,425	18	4,373	+ 3,052
Parkinson's Disease	13	7,294	50	470	+ 6,824
Liver Disease	14	6,522	7	13,405	- 6,882
Falls	15	6,482	33	1,465	+ 5,017
Bladder Cancer	16	5,218	57	318	+ 4,901
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,971	14	5,651	- 681
Kidney Disease	18	4,655	16	4,464	+ 191
Other Injuries	19	4,649	19	4,336	+ 313
Suicide	20	4,531	23	3,214	+ 1,316
Liver Cancer	21	4,455	34	1,351	+ 3,105
Leukemia	22	4,434	35	1,327	+ 3,106
Hypertension	23	4,431	17	4,418	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	24	4,253	28	2,010	+ 2,244
Ovary Cancer	25	3,419	45	795	+ 2,625
Other Neoplasms	26	3,391	67	60	+ 3,331
Skin Cancers	27	3,171	48	638	+ 2,533
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,805	44	831	+ 1,974
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,660	40	1,121	+ 1,539
Oral Cancer	30	2,645	30	1,842	+ 803
Drug Use	31	2,403	62	113	+ 2,289
Uterin Cancer	32	1,996	56	323	+ 1,674
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,845	6	14,883	- 13,037
Skin Disease	34	1,815	51	455	+ 1,360
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,809	12	6,115	- 4,306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,778	41	1,089	+ 689
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,579	68	39	+ 1,540
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,360	5	15,420	- 14,060
Alcohol	39	1,323	55	355	+ 967
Low Birth Weight	40	1,118	11	9,562	- 8,444
Asthma	41	1,108	26	2,300	- 1,192
Epilepsy	42	1,015	43	832	+ 183
Cervical Cancer	43	935	22	3,389	- 2,454
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	863	66	84	+ 778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	745	53	408	+ 338
Violence	46	738	24	2,942	- 2,204
Tuberculosis	47	299	3	19,655	- 19,356
Fires	48	285	36	1,316	- 1,032
Drownings	49	256	39	1,200	- 944
Anemia	50	235	82	0	+ 235
Hepatitis C	51	227	61	152	+ 75
Meningitis	52	198	15	5,364	- 5,166
Poisonings	53	188	38	1,269	- 1,081
Birth Trauma	54	161	10	9,957	- 9,796
HIV/AIDS	55	160	2	20,885	- 20,725
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	156	85	0	+ 156
Osteoarthritis	57	142	84	0	+ 142
Malnutrition	58	98	21	4,212	- 4,114
Appendicitis	59	89	58	240	- 151
Schizophrenia	60	86	83	0	+ 86
Oral conditions	61	46	86	0	+ 46
Syphilis	62	42	52	449	- 408
Upper Respiratory	63	41	64	95	- 54
Maternal Conditions	64	40	13	5,651	- 5,612
Hepatitis B	65	34	49	522	- 488
Otitis Media	66	13	72	7	+ 6
War	67	8	65	89	- 81
Encephalitis	68	5	60	189	- 184
Pertussis	69	2	42	1,014	- 1,011
Leishmaniasis	70	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	75	0	63	103	- 103
Malaria	76	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	370	- 370
Chlamydia	79	0	70	10	- 10
Ascariasis	80	0	71	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

United Kingdom

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.