KENYA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	48,264	2	20,885	+ 27,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,651	1	22,571	+ 4,080
Stroke	3	22,258	4	15,895	+ 6,362
Malaria	4	22,073	8	12,652	+ 9,421
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,573	5	15,420	+ 2,154
Tuberculosis	6	16,638	3	19,655	- 3,018
Birth Trauma	7	14,175	10	9,957	+ 4,218
Low Birth Weight	8	13,602	11	9,562	+ 4,040
Liver Disease	9	12,604	7	13,405	- 801
Coronary Heart Disease	10	12,411	9	11,972	+ 438
Road Traffic Accidents	11	10,233	6	14,883	- 4,650
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,809	12	6,115	+ 2,694
Hypertension	13	7,327	17	4,418	+ 2,909
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,707	14	5,651	+ 1,056
Malnutrition	15	6,448	21	4,212	+ 2,236
Meningitis	16	5,533	15	5,364	+ 170
Cervical Cancer	17	5,037	22	3,389	+ 1,648
Kidney Disease	18	4,930	16	4,464	+ 466
Other Injuries	19	4,841	19	4,336	+ 505
Suicide	20	3,648	23	3,214	+ 433
Lung Disease	21	3,564	20	4,280	- 717
Maternal Conditions	22	3,327	13	5,651	- 2,325
Violence	23	3,229	24	2,942	+ 287
Syphilis	24	2,478	52	449	+ 2,028
Pertussis	25	2,080	42	1,014	+ 1,066
Asthma	26	2,075	26	2,300	- 225
Drownings	27	1,929	39	1,200	+ 729
Falls	28	1,670	33	1,465	+ 205
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,651	31	1,827	- 176
Prostate Cancer	30	1,572	37	1,292	+ 281
Lymphomas	31	1,534	29	1,931	- 397
Fires	32	1,530	36	1,316	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,404	40	1,121	+ 282
Poisonings	34	1,277	38	1,269	+ 9
Breast Cancer	35	1,024	25	2,658	- 1,633
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,004	18	4,373	- 3,368
Endocrine Disorders	37	990	44	831	+ 159
Epilepsy	38	930	43	832	+ 97
Leukemia	39	731	35	1,327	- 596
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	688	41	1,089	- 401
Lung Cancers	41	632	47	669	- 36
Stomach Cancer	42	578	28	2,010	- 1,432
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	568	32	1,477	- 910
Tetanus	44	532	27	2,129	- 1,597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	531	53	408	+ 124
Liver Cancer	46	495	34	1,351	- 856
Parkinson's Disease	47	459	50	470	- 11
Oral Cancer	48	435	30	1,842	- 1,408
Alcohol	49	392	55	355	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	50	369	57	318	+ 51
Schistosomiasis	51	359	54	370	- 11
Skin Disease	52	352	51	455	- 103
Drug Use	53	343	62	113	+ 229
Skin Cancers	54	302	48	638	- 336
Hepatitis B	55	292	49	522	- 230
Appendicitis	56	235	58	240	- 6
Ovary Cancer	57	231	45	795	- 564
Leishmaniasis	58	203	59	194	+ 8
Encephalitis	59	196	60	189	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	60	190	64	95	+ 95
Measles	61	135	63	103	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	62	119	46	716	- 598
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	84	66	84	- 0
Uterin Cancer	64	83	56	323	- 239
Other Neoplasms	65	56	67	60	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	50	61	152	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	67	38	68	39	- 1
Ascariasis	68	24	71	9	+ 15
War	69	18	65	89	- 71
Otitis Media	70	14	72	7	+ 7
Chlamydia	71	10	70	10	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	9	78	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	73	8	69	13	- 5
Dengue	74	3	73	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

Zambia

Kenya

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.