KENYA VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,517	9	11,972	+ 60,545
Stroke	2	48,460	4	15,895	+ 32,565
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	32,284	31	1,827	+ 30,457
Lung Disease	4	29,011	20	4,280	+ 24,731
Lung Cancers	5	24,873	47	669	+ 24,204
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,302	1	22,571	+ 731
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,168	32	1,477	+ 19,691
Kidney Disease	8	17,682	16	4,464	+ 13,219
Breast Cancer	9	14,419	25	2,658	+ 11,762
Other Injuries	10	13,161	19	4,336	+ 8,825
Diabetes Mellitus	11	12,708	14	5,651	+ 7,057
Suicide	12	12,505	23	3,214	+ 9,290
Prostate Cancer	13	12,024	37	1,292	+ 10,732
Pancreas Cancer	14	11,147	46	716	+ 10,431
Hypertension	15	11,024	17	4,418	+ 6,606
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,699	6	14,883	- 6,184
Endocrine Disorders	17	8,284	44	831	+ 7,453
Stomach Cancer	18	8,166	28	2,010	+ 6,156
Other Neoplasms	19	7,884	67	60	+ 7,824
Lymphomas	20	7,776	29	1,931	+ 5,845
Parkinson's Disease	21	5,447	50	470	+ 4,977
Inflammatory/Heart	22	5,343	40	1,121	+ 4,221
Violence	23	5,017	24	2,942	+ 2,075
Oesophagus Cancer	24	4,868	18	4,373	+ 495
Leukemia	25	4,767	35	1,327	+ 3,440
Bladder Cancer	26	4,695	57	318	+ 4,378
Liver Disease	27	3,500	7	13,405	- 9,904
HIV/AIDS	28	3,319	2	20,885	- 17,566
Cervical Cancer	29	2,924	22	3,389	- 465
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,892	12	6,115	- 3,223
Oral Cancer	31	2,843	30	1,842	+ 1,001
Ovary Cancer	32	2,726	45	795	+ 1,932
Skin Cancers	33	2,535	48	638	+ 1,897
Liver Cancer	34	2,505	34	1,351	+ 1,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	2,284	5	15,420	- 13,136
Skin Disease	36	2,209	51	455	+ 1,754
Asthma	37	2,159	26	2,300	- 141
Uterin Cancer	38	1,960	56	323	+ 1,637
Alcohol	39	1,777	55	355	+ 1,422
Epilepsy	40	1,459	43	832	+ 627
Tuberculosis	41	1,369	3	19,655	- 18,286
Low Birth Weight	42	1,249	11	9,562	- 8,313
Malnutrition	43	1,241	21	4,212	- 2,972
Anemia	44	1,200	82	0	+ 1,200
Drownings	45	1,101	39	1,200	- 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	966	41	1,089	- 123
Falls	47	935	33	1,465	- 530
Fires	48	927	36	1,316	- 390
Drug Use	49	690	62	113	+ 577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	665	53	408	+ 257
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	587	66	84	+ 503
Osteoarthritis	52	552	84	0	+ 552
Birth Trauma	53	377	10	9,957	- 9,580
Schizophrenia	54	305	83	0	+ 305
Poisonings	55	281	38	1,269	- 987
Multiple Sclerosis	56	223	68	39	+ 184
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	211	85	0	+ 211
Meningitis	58	174	15	5,364	- 5,189
Appendicitis	59	154	58	240	- 87
Maternal Conditions	60	151	13	5,651	- 5,500
Chagas disease	61	84	79	0	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	62	83	64	95	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	71	49	522	- 451
Encephalitis	64	66	60	189	- 123
Hepatitis C	65	59	61	152	- 94
Syphilis	66	48	52	449	- 401
Otitis Media	67	27	72	7	+ 19
Oral conditions	68	20	86	0	+ 20
Leprosy	69	7	76	0	+ 7
War	70	6	65	89	- 83
Tetanus	71	6	27	2,129	- 2,123
Pertussis	72	4	42	1,014	- 1,010
Diphtheria	73	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	74	0	63	103	- 103
Chlamydia	75	0	70	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	79	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Ascariasis	80	0	71	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	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

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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.