KENYA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,148	9	11,972	+ 38,176
Violence	2	33,795	24	2,942	+ 30,853
Stroke	3	22,614	4	15,895	+ 6,719
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,831	14	5,651	+ 15,180
Road Traffic Accidents	5	20,739	6	14,883	+ 5,857
HIV/AIDS	6	13,961	2	20,885	- 6,924
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,398	1	22,571	- 9,174
Kidney Disease	8	11,056	16	4,464	+ 6,592
Hypertension	9	9,683	17	4,418	+ 5,265
Lung Disease	10	9,598	20	4,280	+ 5,318
Lung Cancers	11	7,269	47	669	+ 6,600
Low Birth Weight	12	5,755	11	9,562	- 3,806
Prostate Cancer	13	5,309	37	1,292	+ 4,017
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,304	12	6,115	- 811
Breast Cancer	15	4,777	25	2,658	+ 2,120
Liver Disease	16	4,362	7	13,405	- 9,042
Stomach Cancer	17	4,054	28	2,010	+ 2,044
Other Neoplasms	18	4,040	67	60	+ 3,979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	3,797	32	1,477	+ 2,320
Cervical Cancer	20	3,702	22	3,389	+ 313
Other Injuries	21	3,156	19	4,336	- 1,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	2,533	5	15,420	- 12,887
Lymphomas	23	2,326	29	1,931	+ 395
Birth Trauma	24	2,026	10	9,957	- 7,931
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,017	46	716	+ 1,301
Liver Cancer	26	1,919	34	1,351	+ 568
Leukemia	27	1,878	35	1,327	+ 550
Falls	28	1,613	33	1,465	+ 148
Chagas disease	29	1,540	79	0	+ 1,540
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,416	44	831	+ 585
Tuberculosis	31	1,393	3	19,655	- 18,262
Malnutrition	32	1,172	21	4,212	- 3,040
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,116	40	1,121	- 5
Suicide	34	1,091	23	3,214	- 2,124
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,066	31	1,827	- 761
Ovary Cancer	36	1,049	45	795	+ 254
Skin Cancers	37	1,031	48	638	+ 393
Oral Cancer	38	1,014	30	1,842	- 828
Maternal Conditions	39	787	13	5,651	- 4,865
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	778	41	1,089	- 310
Epilepsy	41	765	43	832	- 67
Malaria	42	749	8	12,652	- 11,903
Drownings	43	724	39	1,200	- 476
Oesophagus Cancer	44	689	18	4,373	- 3,683
Bladder Cancer	45	679	57	318	+ 362
Asthma	46	580	26	2,300	- 1,720
Uterin Cancer	47	577	56	323	+ 254
Parkinson's Disease	48	469	50	470	- 1
Meningitis	49	467	15	5,364	- 4,896
Drug Use	50	420	62	113	+ 306
War	51	345	65	89	+ 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	335	66	84	+ 251
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	281	85	0	+ 281
Fires	54	269	36	1,316	- 1,047
Anemia	55	234	82	0	+ 234
Appendicitis	56	182	58	240	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	149	53	408	- 258
Poisonings	58	126	38	1,269	- 1,143
Dengue	59	121	73	0	+ 121
Multiple Sclerosis	60	94	68	39	+ 56
Encephalitis	61	69	60	189	- 120
Alcohol	62	64	55	355	- 291
Hepatitis B	63	55	49	522	- 467
Pertussis	64	48	42	1,014	- 966
Hepatitis C	65	40	61	152	- 113
Skin Disease	66	33	51	455	- 422
Syphilis	67	28	52	449	- 421
Tetanus	68	14	27	2,129	- 2,115
Schizophrenia	69	11	83	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	9	71	9	+ 0
Leprosy	71	8	76	0	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	72	5	84	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	73	5	59	194	- 189
Upper Respiratory	74	3	64	95	- 92
Otitis Media	75	2	72	7	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	2	54	370	- 368
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	69	13	- 13
Measles	79	0	63	103	- 103
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	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.