KENYA VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	87,587	4	15,895	+ 71,691
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,635	9	11,972	+ 38,663
Lung Disease	3	19,758	20	4,280	+ 15,478
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,648	14	5,651	+ 12,997
Road Traffic Accidents	5	16,233	6	14,883	+ 1,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	16,141	31	1,827	+ 14,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	15,331	1	22,571	- 7,240
Kidney Disease	8	13,907	16	4,464	+ 9,444
Liver Cancer	9	13,766	34	1,351	+ 12,415
Liver Disease	10	13,163	7	13,405	- 242
Lung Cancers	11	11,728	47	669	+ 11,059
Hypertension	12	10,949	17	4,418	+ 6,531
Falls	13	8,496	33	1,465	+ 7,031
Stomach Cancer	14	8,335	28	2,010	+ 6,325
Tuberculosis	15	5,202	3	19,655	- 14,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,548	32	1,477	+ 3,071
Asthma	17	4,489	26	2,300	+ 2,188
Suicide	18	3,992	23	3,214	+ 778
Low Birth Weight	19	3,928	11	9,562	- 5,634
Oral Cancer	20	3,904	30	1,842	+ 2,062
Congenital Anomalies	21	3,890	12	6,115	- 2,225
Breast Cancer	22	3,408	25	2,658	+ 750
Other Injuries	23	3,050	19	4,336	- 1,285
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,950	40	1,121	+ 1,829
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,940	50	470	+ 2,470
Drownings	26	2,807	39	1,200	+ 1,607
HIV/AIDS	27	2,750	2	20,885	- 18,135
Leukemia	28	2,698	35	1,327	+ 1,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,418	5	15,420	- 13,002
Lymphomas	30	1,633	29	1,931	- 298
Cervical Cancer	31	1,317	22	3,389	- 2,072
Birth Trauma	32	1,289	10	9,957	- 8,668
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,247	18	4,373	- 3,125
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,147	44	831	+ 316
Prostate Cancer	35	1,053	37	1,292	- 239
Violence	36	983	24	2,942	- 1,959
Measles	37	980	63	103	+ 877
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	941	53	408	+ 533
Encephalitis	39	858	60	189	+ 669
Skin Disease	40	834	51	455	+ 379
Drug Use	41	752	62	113	+ 639
Uterin Cancer	42	638	56	323	+ 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	527	41	1,089	- 562
Pancreas Cancer	44	512	46	716	- 204
Bladder Cancer	45	494	57	318	+ 176
Alcohol	46	477	55	355	+ 122
Ovary Cancer	47	476	45	795	- 319
Poisonings	48	458	38	1,269	- 811
Maternal Conditions	49	426	13	5,651	- 5,226
Pertussis	50	388	42	1,014	- 625
Meningitis	51	344	15	5,364	- 5,020
Fires	52	327	36	1,316	- 989
Epilepsy	53	321	43	832	- 512
Skin Cancers	54	257	48	638	- 381
Hepatitis B	55	209	49	522	- 313
Syphilis	56	181	52	449	- 269
Other Neoplasms	57	179	67	60	+ 119
Tetanus	58	158	27	2,129	- 1,971
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	123	66	84	+ 39
Appendicitis	60	111	58	240	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	61	75	68	39	+ 36
Dengue	62	70	73	0	+ 70
Malnutrition	63	66	21	4,212	- 4,146
Hepatitis C	64	43	61	152	- 109
War	65	19	65	89	- 70
Upper Respiratory	66	19	64	95	- 76
Malaria	67	8	8	12,652	- 12,644
Ascariasis	68	5	71	9	- 4
Diphtheria	69	2	69	13	- 11
Chlamydia	70	1	70	10	- 10
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	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.