KENYA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	67,884	2	20,885	+ 47,000
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	36,609	1	22,571	+ 14,038
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,844	9	11,972	+ 16,871
Road Traffic Accidents	4	20,504	6	14,883	+ 5,622
Stroke	5	17,409	4	15,895	+ 1,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,604	5	15,420	+ 184
Low Birth Weight	7	13,713	11	9,562	+ 4,151
Birth Trauma	8	11,566	10	9,957	+ 1,609
Diabetes Mellitus	9	11,356	14	5,651	+ 5,705
Malnutrition	10	8,138	21	4,212	+ 3,925
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,530	12	6,115	+ 1,415
Kidney Disease	12	7,518	16	4,464	+ 3,054
Suicide	13	7,025	23	3,214	+ 3,811
Cervical Cancer	14	6,870	22	3,389	+ 3,481
Malaria	15	6,803	8	12,652	- 5,849
Tuberculosis	16	6,789	3	19,655	- 12,866
Liver Disease	17	6,593	7	13,405	- 6,812
Violence	18	6,508	24	2,942	+ 3,565
Maternal Conditions	19	5,940	13	5,651	+ 289
Other Injuries	20	5,623	19	4,336	+ 1,287
Asthma	21	5,198	26	2,300	+ 2,898
Meningitis	22	4,500	15	5,364	- 863
Lung Disease	23	3,951	20	4,280	- 329
Hypertension	24	3,891	17	4,418	- 526
Inflammatory/Heart	25	3,557	40	1,121	+ 2,435
Lymphomas	26	3,259	29	1,931	+ 1,328
Drownings	27	3,246	39	1,200	+ 2,046
Breast Cancer	28	2,850	25	2,658	+ 192
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,722	18	4,373	- 1,651
Fires	30	2,692	36	1,316	+ 1,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,607	31	1,827	+ 780
Prostate Cancer	32	2,133	37	1,292	+ 841
Stomach Cancer	33	1,898	28	2,010	- 112
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,880	44	831	+ 1,049
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,861	41	1,089	+ 773
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,841	53	408	+ 1,433
Poisonings	37	1,750	38	1,269	+ 481
Liver Cancer	38	1,731	34	1,351	+ 380
Epilepsy	39	1,725	43	832	+ 892
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,715	32	1,477	+ 238
Falls	41	1,579	33	1,465	+ 114
Pertussis	42	1,422	42	1,014	+ 408
Lung Cancers	43	971	47	669	+ 302
Skin Cancers	44	897	48	638	+ 258
Leukemia	45	827	35	1,327	- 500
Parkinson's Disease	46	766	50	470	+ 297
Pancreas Cancer	47	736	46	716	+ 20
Drug Use	48	722	62	113	+ 609
Oral Cancer	49	705	30	1,842	- 1,137
Uterin Cancer	50	618	56	323	+ 295
Ovary Cancer	51	589	45	795	- 206
Skin Disease	52	588	51	455	+ 132
Schistosomiasis	53	584	54	370	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	54	424	57	318	+ 106
Syphilis	55	423	52	449	- 27
Encephalitis	56	399	60	189	+ 210
Tetanus	57	345	27	2,129	- 1,783
Appendicitis	58	225	58	240	- 16
Upper Respiratory	59	221	64	95	+ 126
Hepatitis B	60	193	49	522	- 329
Alcohol	61	164	55	355	- 192
Other Neoplasms	62	126	67	60	+ 66
Measles	63	103	63	103	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	89	66	84	+ 5
War	65	89	65	89	- 1
Hepatitis C	66	48	61	152	- 104
Multiple Sclerosis	67	48	68	39	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	11	72	7	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	11	70	10	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	8	71	9	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	7	78	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	7	69	13	- 6
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.