ETHIOPIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	45,940	1	59,931	- 13,991
HIV/AIDS	2	42,507	17	11,471	+ 31,036
Tuberculosis	3	40,005	9	21,455	+ 18,550
Stroke	4	32,352	3	39,362	- 7,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,384	2	44,361	- 12,976
Road Traffic Accidents	6	30,291	5	31,564	- 1,273
Liver Disease	7	27,283	8	27,270	+ 12
Malaria	8	25,751	26	5,626	+ 20,125
Coronary Heart Disease	9	24,368	4	36,530	- 12,162
Birth Trauma	10	20,266	6	31,107	- 10,841
Low Birth Weight	11	19,461	7	28,020	- 8,559
Congenital Anomalies	12	12,447	11	15,638	- 3,191
Maternal Conditions	13	11,503	18	8,887	+ 2,616
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,502	10	16,258	- 4,755
Meningitis	15	10,917	14	12,019	- 1,102
Kidney Disease	16	9,085	13	12,103	- 3,018
Hypertension	17	8,991	12	13,470	- 4,479
Oesophagus Cancer	18	8,900	40	1,839	+ 7,061
Other Injuries	19	8,825	16	11,735	- 2,910
Lung Disease	20	8,712	15	11,870	- 3,159
Malnutrition	21	8,573	19	8,643	- 69
Cervical Cancer	22	6,898	27	5,019	+ 1,879
Suicide	23	6,542	25	6,030	+ 512
Violence	24	5,989	22	8,076	- 2,087
Breast Cancer	25	5,409	20	8,485	- 3,076
Asthma	26	4,681	29	4,484	+ 198
Tetanus	27	4,333	37	2,203	+ 2,130
Stomach Cancer	28	4,090	47	1,519	+ 2,572
Lymphomas	29	3,930	33	3,590	+ 341
Oral Cancer	30	3,749	48	1,477	+ 2,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,719	21	8,258	- 4,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	3,007	31	3,755	- 748
Falls	33	2,982	28	4,510	- 1,528
Liver Cancer	34	2,749	42	1,730	+ 1,019
Leukemia	35	2,702	30	4,222	- 1,521
Fires	36	2,679	34	3,255	- 575
Prostate Cancer	37	2,629	50	1,244	+ 1,385
Poisonings	38	2,582	32	3,668	- 1,086
Drownings	39	2,442	35	3,133	- 690
Inflammatory/Heart	40	2,282	39	2,168	+ 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,216	41	1,758	+ 458
Pertussis	42	2,063	23	6,896	- 4,833
Epilepsy	43	1,694	44	1,625	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,691	45	1,623	+ 68
Ovary Cancer	45	1,617	36	2,424	- 806
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,458	61	488	+ 970
Lung Cancers	47	1,361	38	2,202	- 841
Skin Cancers	48	1,299	52	1,006	+ 293
Hepatitis B	49	1,063	56	742	+ 321
Parkinson's Disease	50	956	46	1,578	- 622
Skin Disease	51	926	53	904	+ 23
Syphilis	52	915	43	1,699	- 785
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	829	49	1,339	- 510
Schistosomiasis	54	753	54	839	- 86
Alcohol	55	723	55	750	- 26
Uterin Cancer	56	656	62	421	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	57	646	51	1,080	- 433
Appendicitis	58	489	58	677	- 188
Leishmaniasis	59	395	59	579	- 183
Encephalitis	60	385	63	386	- 1
Hepatitis C	61	310	69	115	+ 196
Drug Use	62	231	60	513	- 282
Measles	63	210	24	6,324	- 6,114
Upper Respiratory	64	193	57	709	- 516
War	65	181	64	281	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	171	65	221	- 49
Other Neoplasms	67	123	66	148	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	68	79	70	61	+ 18
Diphtheria	69	26	67	146	- 120
Chlamydia	70	21	72	21	- 0
Ascariasis	71	18	68	130	- 111
Otitis Media	72	14	71	39	- 24
Dengue	73	0	73	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.