KENYA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,000	9	11,972	+ 74,027
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	48,918	31	1,827	+ 47,091
Lung Disease	3	33,280	20	4,280	+ 29,000
Stroke	4	27,001	4	15,895	+ 11,105
Lung Cancers	5	26,492	47	669	+ 25,823
Kidney Disease	6	14,625	16	4,464	+ 10,161
Drug Use	7	12,678	62	113	+ 12,565
Hypertension	8	11,235	17	4,418	+ 6,817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	10,531	32	1,477	+ 9,054
Diabetes Mellitus	10	10,461	14	5,651	+ 4,810
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	10,274	1	22,571	- 12,297
Suicide	12	9,044	23	3,214	+ 5,830
Breast Cancer	13	8,290	25	2,658	+ 5,632
Endocrine Disorders	14	8,003	44	831	+ 7,172
Pancreas Cancer	15	7,544	46	716	+ 6,828
Liver Disease	16	7,393	7	13,405	- 6,012
Road Traffic Accidents	17	7,102	6	14,883	- 7,781
Falls	18	6,884	33	1,465	+ 5,419
Lymphomas	19	6,861	29	1,931	+ 4,930
Prostate Cancer	20	6,066	37	1,292	+ 4,774
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,875	50	470	+ 5,405
Inflammatory/Heart	22	5,541	40	1,121	+ 4,419
Liver Cancer	23	4,610	34	1,351	+ 3,259
Leukemia	24	4,593	35	1,327	+ 3,266
Other Injuries	25	4,428	19	4,336	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	26	3,342	57	318	+ 3,025
Violence	27	3,232	24	2,942	+ 290
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,037	18	4,373	- 1,336
Other Neoplasms	29	3,022	67	60	+ 2,962
Alcohol	30	2,497	55	355	+ 2,142
Ovary Cancer	31	2,485	45	795	+ 1,691
Skin Cancers	32	2,438	48	638	+ 1,799
Stomach Cancer	33	2,227	28	2,010	+ 218
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,003	12	6,115	- 4,112
Oral Cancer	35	1,968	30	1,842	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	36	1,714	56	323	+ 1,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,696	5	15,420	- 13,724
Cervical Cancer	38	1,190	22	3,389	- 2,199
Low Birth Weight	39	1,179	11	9,562	- 8,382
Malnutrition	40	1,152	21	4,212	- 3,061
Hepatitis C	41	968	61	152	+ 816
HIV/AIDS	42	964	2	20,885	- 19,921
Skin Disease	43	921	51	455	+ 466
Multiple Sclerosis	44	862	68	39	+ 823
Drownings	45	693	39	1,200	- 507
Asthma	46	650	26	2,300	- 1,650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	621	53	408	+ 213
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	590	41	1,089	- 499
Fires	49	542	36	1,316	- 774
Epilepsy	50	539	43	832	- 294
Anemia	51	531	82	0	+ 531
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	419	66	84	+ 335
Poisonings	53	285	38	1,269	- 984
Birth Trauma	54	210	10	9,957	- 9,747
War	55	204	65	89	+ 115
Maternal Conditions	56	133	13	5,651	- 5,519
Schizophrenia	57	123	83	0	+ 123
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	115	85	0	+ 115
Hepatitis B	59	104	49	522	- 419
Meningitis	60	103	15	5,364	- 5,260
Osteoarthritis	61	99	84	0	+ 99
Tuberculosis	62	93	3	19,655	- 19,562
Appendicitis	63	72	58	240	- 168
Oral conditions	64	49	86	0	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	65	39	64	95	- 56
Syphilis	66	8	52	449	- 441
Otitis Media	67	6	72	7	- 1
Encephalitis	68	4	60	189	- 185
Pertussis	69	3	42	1,014	- 1,011
Chagas disease	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	27	2,129	- 2,129
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	370	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	13	- 12
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
Measles	80	0	63	103	- 103
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.