KENYA VS VANUATU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VANUATU		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,192	9	11,972	+ 71,219
Stroke	2	52,819	4	15,895	+ 36,924
Diabetes Mellitus	3	23,236	14	5,651	+ 17,584
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	22,773	1	22,571	+ 201
Lung Disease	5	19,855	20	4,280	+ 15,575
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	14,633	5	15,420	- 787
Kidney Disease	7	12,901	16	4,464	+ 8,438
Suicide	8	9,903	23	3,214	+ 6,689
Liver Disease	9	9,420	7	13,405	- 3,984
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,742	12	6,115	+ 2,626
Hypertension	11	8,613	17	4,418	+ 4,196
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,164	6	14,883	- 6,719
Asthma	13	8,160	26	2,300	+ 5,860
Low Birth Weight	14	7,933	11	9,562	- 1,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	6,406	53	408	+ 5,999
Drownings	16	6,372	39	1,200	+ 5,172
Other Injuries	17	5,471	19	4,336	+ 1,135
Liver Cancer	18	5,036	34	1,351	+ 3,685
Birth Trauma	19	3,598	10	9,957	- 6,359
Peptic Ulcer Disease	20	3,379	41	1,089	+ 2,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,224	31	1,827	+ 1,397
Tuberculosis	22	2,980	3	19,655	- 16,675
Lung Cancers	23	2,750	47	669	+ 2,081
Maternal Conditions	24	2,585	13	5,651	- 3,066
Falls	25	2,410	33	1,465	+ 945
Breast Cancer	26	2,372	25	2,658	- 286
Cervical Cancer	27	2,352	22	3,389	- 1,037
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,127	50	470	+ 1,658
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,034	40	1,121	+ 913
Pertussis	30	1,859	42	1,014	+ 845
Malnutrition	31	1,835	21	4,212	- 2,378
Leukemia	32	1,639	35	1,327	+ 312
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,607	44	831	+ 776
Prostate Cancer	34	1,592	37	1,292	+ 300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	1,555	32	1,477	+ 78
Meningitis	36	1,478	15	5,364	- 3,886
Syphilis	37	1,403	52	449	+ 953
Violence	38	1,242	24	2,942	- 1,700
Skin Disease	39	1,241	51	455	+ 786
Stomach Cancer	40	1,121	28	2,010	- 888
Epilepsy	41	969	43	832	+ 136
Fires	42	767	36	1,316	- 550
Alcohol	43	730	55	355	+ 375
Ovary Cancer	44	719	45	795	- 75
Lymphomas	45	587	29	1,931	- 1,344
Tetanus	46	524	27	2,129	- 1,605
Poisonings	47	403	38	1,269	- 866
Uterin Cancer	48	359	56	323	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	49	343	57	318	+ 25
Appendicitis	50	247	58	240	+ 6
Hepatitis B	51	227	49	522	- 295
Encephalitis	52	191	60	189	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	53	162	46	716	- 554
Oral Cancer	54	152	30	1,842	- 1,690
Other Neoplasms	55	134	67	60	+ 74
Drug Use	56	79	62	113	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	57	50	68	39	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	48	66	84	- 36
Dengue	59	35	73	0	+ 35
Diphtheria	60	34	69	13	+ 21
Hepatitis C	61	29	61	152	- 123
Measles	62	19	63	103	- 85
Ascariasis	63	15	71	9	+ 6
War	64	6	65	89	- 83
Upper Respiratory	65	6	64	95	- 89
Chlamydia	66	4	70	10	- 6
Otitis Media	67	1	72	7	- 6
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	76	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	78	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	82	0	18	4,373	- 4,373
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	86	0	48	638	- 638
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.