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Compare United Kingdom and Kenya health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kenya KENYA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    17
    16
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    75.4
    80.2
    77.7
    19
    23
    22
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    79.4
    83.0
    81.2
    18
    27
    20
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    79.4
    83.0
    18
    27
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    79.7
    83.3
    17
    27
    		  
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    79.8
    83.4
    17
    27
    		  
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    79.9
    83.4
    18
    27
    		  
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    80.0
    83.5
    18
    27
    		  
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    80.2
    83.6
    18
    27
    		  
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    80.4
    83.7
    18
    27
    		  
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    80.7
    83.8
    17
    27
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    81.0
    84.1
    17
    28
    		  
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    81.4
    84.3
    17
    29
    		  
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    82.0
    84.7
    15
    29
    		  
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    82.7
    85.3
    14
    29
    		  
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.0
    15
    29
    		  
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    84.9
    86.9
    16
    28
    		  
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.1
    18
    28
    		  
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    88.5
    89.8
    19
    30
    		  
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.0
    20
    31
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    94.4
    94.9
    25
    36
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.3
    39
    43
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.3
    54
    55
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.10
    139
    		  
    53.61
    149
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    147
    		  
    90.97
    87
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    2.53
    140
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    24.35
    14
    		  
    2.76
    95
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.43
    102
    		  
    165.60
    21
    6. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    16.67
    84
    7. Lung Disease
    21.36
    68
    		  
    8.57
    154
    8. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    31.38
    20
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    6.47
    99
    10. Liver Disease
    9.31
    119
    		  
    16.74
    82
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    17.42
    4
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    2.79
    94
    13. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    5.42
    68
    14. Other Injuries
    7.09
    127
    		  
    14.85
    66
    15. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    4.90
    71
    16. Suicide
    6.28
    103
    		  
    15.58
    29
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.91
    164
    		  
    32.39
    72
    18. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    3.97
    79
    19. Hypertension
    4.50
    162
    		  
    12.49
    120
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    1.11
    137
    21. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    9.64
    44
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    4.37
    5
    		  
    2.57
    60
    23. Falls
    4.06
    106
    		  
    11.15
    33
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    5.10
    93
    25. Drug Use
    3.83
    19
    		  
    2.12
    54
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    3.78
    146
    		  
    10.32
    44
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.47
    134
    		  
    17.22
    41
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.32
    167
    		  
    14.24
    85
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.28
    122
    		  
    13.62
    34
    30. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    2.32
    69
    31. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    1.60
    87
    32. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.97
    169
    		  
    25.11
    35
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.96
    150
    		  
    12.01
    37
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.94
    76
    		  
    2.92
    79
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    6.73
    16
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    21.51
    25
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.17
    100
    		  
    0.22
    172
    38. Alcohol
    1.70
    59
    		  
    0.28
    117
    39. Skin Disease
    1.65
    90
    		  
    7.73
    18
    40. Epilepsy
    1.43
    112
    		  
    9.64
    27
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.34
    4
    		  
    0.21
    96
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.19
    133
    		  
    60.06
    20
    43. Asthma
    0.97
    138
    		  
    4.02
    90
    44. Poisonings
    0.91
    108
    		  
    3.73
    38
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.82
    142
    		  
    4.95
    76
    46. Violence
    0.63
    165
    		  
    6.05
    80
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    151
    		  
    18.91
    25
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    82
    		  
    6.62
    7
    49. Drownings
    0.44
    167
    		  
    9.82
    19
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.42
    130
    		  
    143.53
    22
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    75,014
    17.21
    		  
    9,163
    2.74
    2. Stroke
    46,280
    10.62
    		  
    14,609
    4.37
    3. Lung Cancers
    36,956
    8.48
    		  
    460
    0.14
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    34,343
    7.88
    		  
    471
    0.14
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30,776
    7.06
    		  
    45,441
    13.58
    6. Lung Disease
    27,763
    6.37
    		  
    1,572
    0.47
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,181
    4.17
    		  
    1,242
    0.37
    8. Breast Cancer
    12,760
    2.93
    		  
    1,877
    0.56
    9. Prostate Cancer
    12,101
    2.78
    		  
    2,047
    0.61
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,756
    2.01
    		  
    3,094
    0.92
    11. Lymphomas
    8,633
    1.98
    		  
    1,209
    0.36
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    8,614
    1.98
    		  
    516
    0.15
    13. Liver Disease
    7,654
    1.76
    		  
    3,680
    1.10
    14. Other Injuries
    6,507
    1.49
    		  
    5,658
    1.69
    15. Parkinson's Disease
    6,131
    1.41
    		  
    388
    0.12
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,088
    1.40
    		  
    5,633
    1.68
    17. Bladder Cancer
    5,794
    1.33
    		  
    191
    0.06
    18. Hypertension
    5,747
    1.32
    		  
    1,995
    0.60
    19. Stomach Cancer
    5,328
    1.22
    		  
    1,658
    0.50
    20. Leukemia
    5,224
    1.20
    		  
    1,053
    0.31
    21. Falls
    4,877
    1.12
    		  
    2,865
    0.86
    22. Kidney Disease
    4,428
    1.02
    		  
    3,080
    0.92
    23. Liver Cancer
    4,392
    1.01
    		  
    1,024
    0.31
    24. Suicide
    4,381
    1.01
    		  
    4,647
    1.39
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,214
    0.97
    		  
    523
    0.16
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,640
    0.84
    		  
    582
    0.17
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,318
    0.76
    		  
    295
    0.09
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,156
    0.72
    		  
    4,199
    1.25
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,052
    0.70
    		  
    2,283
    0.68
    30. Oral Cancer
    2,790
    0.64
    		  
    1,359
    0.41
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,620
    0.60
    		  
    42
    0.01
    32. Drug Use
    2,460
    0.56
    		  
    749
    0.22
    33. Skin Disease
    2,146
    0.49
    		  
    1,705
    0.51
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    2,103
    0.48
    		  
    7,472
    2.23
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2,072
    0.48
    		  
    209
    0.06
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,008
    0.46
    		  
    8,841
    2.64
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,632
    0.37
    		  
    23,374
    6.98
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1,539
    0.35
    		  
    13,528
    4.04
    39. Alcohol
    1,276
    0.29
    		  
    64
    0.02
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,259
    0.29
    		  
    53
    0.02
    41. Cervical Cancer
    1,196
    0.27
    		  
    2,338
    0.70
    42. Epilepsy
    1,146
    0.26
    		  
    3,613
    1.08
    43. Asthma
    1,092
    0.25
    		  
    793
    0.24
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,050
    0.24
    		  
    1,074
    0.32
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    761
    0.17
    		  
    1,278
    0.38
    46. Poisonings
    641
    0.15
    		  
    1,630
    0.49
    47. Violence
    402
    0.09
    		  
    2,429
    0.73
    48. Tuberculosis
    362
    0.08
    		  
    9,379
    2.80
    49. Fires
    335
    0.08
    		  
    4,567
    1.36
    50. Drownings
    303
    0.07
    		  
    4,348
    1.30
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    18
    		  
    2.53
    140
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.10
    28
    		  
    16.67
    84
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.61
    56
    		  
    31.38
    20
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.23
    39
    		  
    6.47
    99
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    7.64
    24
    		  
    17.42
    4
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.35
    40
    		  
    2.79
    94
    7. Lymphomas
    7.20
    28
    		  
    5.42
    68
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.99
    22
    		  
    4.90
    71
    9. Leukemia
    4.51
    52
    		  
    3.97
    79
    10. Bladder Cancer
    4.49
    25
    		  
    1.11
    137
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.39
    111
    		  
    9.64
    44
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.84
    127
    		  
    5.10
    93
    13. Uterin Cancer
    3.23
    38
    		  
    2.32
    69
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.03
    25
    		  
    1.60
    87
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.73
    91
    		  
    6.73
    16
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.49
    145
    		  
    21.51
    25
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.