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ZIMBABWE VS KENYA
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Compare Zimbabwe 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
     
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Kenya KENYA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    50.1
    53.3
    51.6
    89
    90
    89
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    53.4
    56.7
    55.0
    99
    97
    97
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    57.6
    61.2
    59.3
    107
    108
    108
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    59.0
    63.7
    61.3
    129
    121
    125
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    42.2
    43.3
    42.7
    178
    179
    179
    		  
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    2010
    51.4
    53.5
    52.4
    174
    175
    175
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2015
    59.0
    62.3
    60.7
    161
    160
    160
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.0
    62.3
    161
    160
    		  
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    Age 5
    63.8
    66.5
    161
    164
    		  
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    Age 10
    64.5
    67.1
    162
    164
    		  
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    Age 15
    65.0
    67.5
    164
    166
    		  
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    Age 20
    65.7
    68.0
    163
    167
    		  
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    Age 25
    66.5
    68.6
    163
    168
    		  
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    Age 30
    67.4
    69.4
    165
    170
    		  
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    Age 35
    68.4
    70.4
    164
    169
    		  
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    Age 40
    69.9
    71.9
    162
    168
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    Age 45
    71.6
    73.7
    150
    157
    		  
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    Age 50
    73.4
    75.4
    130
    149
    		  
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.0
    110
    139
    		  
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    Age 60
    77.0
    78.4
    102
    129
    		  
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    Age 65
    78.8
    79.9
    102
    123
    		  
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    Age 70
    80.9
    81.7
    97
    122
    		  
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.9
    99
    120
    		  
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.5
    101
    118
    		  
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    Age 85
    89.4
    89.7
    104
    117
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.4
    108
    114
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    Age 95
    97.3
    97.5
    112
    109
    		  
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    116
    110
    		  
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    353.86
    7
    		  
    143.53
    22
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97.22
    45
    		  
    165.60
    21
    3. Prostate Cancer
    69.94
    2
    		  
    31.38
    20
    4. Stroke
    68.63
    110
    		  
    90.97
    87
    5. Cervical Cancer
    61.46
    1
    		  
    21.51
    25
    6. Tuberculosis
    45.59
    26
    		  
    34.80
    31
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    45.59
    38
    		  
    60.06
    20
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    41.17
    164
    		  
    53.61
    149
    9. Hypertension
    31.49
    21
    		  
    12.49
    120
    10. Low Birth Weight
    28.19
    15
    		  
    17.22
    41
    11. Lung Disease
    24.35
    52
    		  
    8.57
    154
    12. Birth Trauma
    23.60
    14
    		  
    18.91
    25
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    21.50
    104
    		  
    32.39
    72
    14. Breast Cancer
    21.50
    36
    		  
    16.67
    84
    15. Maternal Conditions
    19.59
    24
    		  
    17.55
    30
    16. Liver Disease
    19.36
    67
    		  
    16.74
    82
    17. Suicide
    18.35
    20
    		  
    15.58
    29
    18. Stomach Cancer
    17.22
    15
    		  
    9.64
    44
    19. Asthma
    16.81
    15
    		  
    4.02
    90
    20. Other Injuries
    16.76
    54
    		  
    14.85
    66
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    16.48
    6
    		  
    17.42
    4
    22. Kidney Disease
    15.20
    78
    		  
    14.24
    85
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.71
    23
    		  
    12.01
    37
    24. Malnutrition
    12.58
    43
    		  
    56.68
    9
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.31
    53
    		  
    6.47
    99
    26. Liver Cancer
    11.71
    27
    		  
    5.10
    93
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    11.46
    23
    		  
    10.32
    44
    28. Violence
    11.32
    44
    		  
    6.05
    80
    29. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.65
    126
    		  
    25.11
    35
    30. Drownings
    10.27
    15
    		  
    9.82
    19
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.78
    20
    		  
    4.95
    76
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    9.52
    57
    		  
    13.62
    34
    33. Meningitis
    9.50
    42
    		  
    22.45
    27
    34. Lung Cancers
    8.72
    99
    		  
    2.53
    140
    35. Ovary Cancer
    8.26
    9
    		  
    4.90
    71
    36. Malaria
    7.63
    42
    		  
    28.28
    33
    37. Lymphomas
    6.60
    36
    		  
    5.42
    68
    38. Fires
    6.36
    46
    		  
    11.27
    27
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    6.29
    47
    		  
    2.79
    94
    40. Uterin Cancer
    6.13
    7
    		  
    2.32
    69
    41. Anemia
    5.77
    24
    		  
    3.38
    34
    42. Falls
    5.43
    86
    		  
    11.15
    33
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.91
    49
    		  
    0.22
    172
    44. Epilepsy
    4.07
    54
    		  
    9.64
    27
    45. Bladder Cancer
    3.97
    37
    		  
    1.11
    137
    46. Oral Cancer
    3.80
    69
    		  
    6.73
    16
    47. Poisonings
    3.80
    36
    		  
    3.73
    38
    48. Skin Cancers
    3.78
    11
    		  
    1.60
    87
    49. Skin Disease
    3.19
    58
    		  
    7.73
    18
    50. Leukemia
    2.94
    117
    		  
    3.97
    79
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    37,001
    29.07
    		  
    54,518
    16.29
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,513
    9.05
    		  
    45,441
    13.58
    3. Low Birth Weight
    6,401
    5.03
    		  
    13,528
    4.04
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6,332
    4.98
    		  
    23,374
    6.98
    5. Birth Trauma
    5,360
    4.21
    		  
    14,853
    4.44
    6. Stroke
    4,741
    3.73
    		  
    14,609
    4.37
    7. Tuberculosis
    3,868
    3.04
    		  
    9,379
    2.80
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,819
    2.22
    		  
    9,163
    2.74
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    2,398
    1.88
    		  
    7,472
    2.23
    10. Cervical Cancer
    2,318
    1.82
    		  
    2,338
    0.70
    11. Suicide
    2,281
    1.79
    		  
    4,647
    1.39
    12. Other Injuries
    2,243
    1.76
    		  
    5,658
    1.69
    13. Maternal Conditions
    2,234
    1.76
    		  
    6,425
    1.92
    14. Hypertension
    2,170
    1.71
    		  
    1,995
    0.60
    15. Prostate Cancer
    1,971
    1.55
    		  
    2,047
    0.61
    16. Malnutrition
    1,870
    1.47
    		  
    15,253
    4.56
    17. Drownings
    1,735
    1.36
    		  
    4,348
    1.30
    18. Lung Disease
    1,714
    1.35
    		  
    1,572
    0.47
    19. Liver Disease
    1,530
    1.20
    		  
    3,680
    1.10
    20. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,521
    1.20
    		  
    5,633
    1.68
    21. Meningitis
    1,504
    1.18
    		  
    8,708
    2.60
    22. Violence
    1,450
    1.14
    		  
    2,429
    0.73
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,350
    1.06
    		  
    8,841
    2.64
    24. Asthma
    1,301
    1.02
    		  
    793
    0.24
    25. Kidney Disease
    1,231
    0.97
    		  
    3,080
    0.92
    26. Stomach Cancer
    1,146
    0.90
    		  
    1,658
    0.50
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,100
    0.86
    		  
    3,094
    0.92
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,061
    0.83
    		  
    2,283
    0.68
    29. Malaria
    1,049
    0.82
    		  
    11,970
    3.58
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    951
    0.75
    		  
    4,199
    1.25
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    938
    0.74
    		  
    1,074
    0.32
    32. Fires
    843
    0.66
    		  
    4,567
    1.36
    33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    828
    0.65
    		  
    1,242
    0.37
    34. Liver Cancer
    818
    0.64
    		  
    1,024
    0.31
    35. Breast Cancer
    815
    0.64
    		  
    1,877
    0.56
    36. Anemia
    690
    0.54
    		  
    980
    0.29
    37. Measles
    621
    0.49
    		  
    637
    0.19
    38. Poisonings
    607
    0.48
    		  
    1,630
    0.49
    39. Lung Cancers
    582
    0.46
    		  
    460
    0.14
    40. Lymphomas
    477
    0.38
    		  
    1,209
    0.36
    41. Tetanus
    475
    0.37
    		  
    650
    0.19
    42. Falls
    475
    0.37
    		  
    2,865
    0.86
    43. Epilepsy
    440
    0.35
    		  
    3,613
    1.08
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    417
    0.33
    		  
    516
    0.15
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    381
    0.30
    		  
    42
    0.01
    46. Syphilis
    347
    0.27
    		  
    1,637
    0.49
    47. Ovary Cancer
    313
    0.25
    		  
    523
    0.16
    48. Oral Cancer
    263
    0.21
    		  
    1,359
    0.41
    49. Bladder Cancer
    261
    0.21
    		  
    191
    0.06
    50. Skin Cancers
    255
    0.20
    		  
    295
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    69.94
    2
    		  
    31.38
    20
    2. Cervical Cancer
    61.46
    1
    		  
    21.51
    25
    3. Breast Cancer
    21.50
    36
    		  
    16.67
    84
    4. Stomach Cancer
    17.22
    15
    		  
    9.64
    44
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    16.48
    6
    		  
    17.42
    4
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.31
    53
    		  
    6.47
    99
    7. Liver Cancer
    11.71
    27
    		  
    5.10
    93
    8. Lung Cancers
    8.72
    99
    		  
    2.53
    140
    9. Ovary Cancer
    8.26
    9
    		  
    4.90
    71
    10. Lymphomas
    6.60
    36
    		  
    5.42
    68
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    6.29
    47
    		  
    2.79
    94
    12. Uterin Cancer
    6.13
    7
    		  
    2.32
    69
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.97
    37
    		  
    1.11
    137
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.80
    69
    		  
    6.73
    16
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.78
    11
    		  
    1.60
    87
    16. Leukemia
    2.94
    117
    		  
    3.97
    79
     
     
     
    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.