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MOROCCO VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Kenya KENYA MOROCCO Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 14,488 6 7,237 + 7,251
HIV/AIDS 2 13,406 49 289 + 13,117
Tuberculosis 3 12,616 15 2,870 + 9,746
Stroke 4 10,203 2 31,861 - 21,658
Diarrhoeal diseases 5 9,898 27 1,192 + 8,706
Road Traffic Accidents 6 9,553 9 6,185 + 3,368
Liver Disease 7 8,604 11 4,866 + 3,738
Malaria 8 8,121 73 0 + 8,121
Coronary Heart Disease 9 7,685 1 77,340 - 69,655
Birth Trauma 10 6,391 23 2,067 + 4,324
Low Birth Weight 11 6,138 14 3,305 + 2,833
Congenital Anomalies 12 3,925 22 2,124 + 1,801
Maternal Conditions 13 3,628 38 704 + 2,924
Diabetes Mellitus 14 3,627 5 7,377 - 3,750
Meningitis 15 3,443 40 542 + 2,900
Kidney Disease 16 2,865 4 10,216 - 7,351
Hypertension 17 2,836 3 10,736 - 7,901
Oesophagus Cancer 18 2,807 42 439 + 2,367
Other Injuries 19 2,783 21 2,271 + 512
Lung Disease 20 2,747 8 6,296 - 3,549
Malnutrition 21 2,704 51 200 + 2,504
Cervical Cancer 22 2,175 18 2,508 - 333
Suicide 23 2,063 16 2,617 - 554
Violence 24 1,889 39 632 + 1,257
Breast Cancer 25 1,706 12 3,604 - 1,898
Asthma 26 1,476 13 3,342 - 1,865
Tetanus 27 1,367 59 76 + 1,290
Stomach Cancer 28 1,290 25 1,691 - 401
Lymphomas 29 1,240 20 2,274 - 1,034
Oral Cancer 30 1,182 35 780 + 402
Alzheimers & Dementia 31 1,173 10 4,967 - 3,794
Colon-Rectum Cancers 32 948 17 2,556 - 1,608
Falls 33 940 19 2,456 - 1,516
Liver Cancer 34 867 44 423 + 444
Leukemia 35 852 31 1,035 - 183
Fires 36 845 33 904 - 59
Prostate Cancer 37 829 24 1,914 - 1,085
Poisonings 38 814 50 266 + 548
Drownings 39 770 43 426 + 344
Inflammatory/Heart 40 720 32 1,022 - 303
Peptic Ulcer Disease 41 699 29 1,076 - 377
Pertussis 42 651 46 324 + 326
Epilepsy 43 534 45 336 + 198
Endocrine Disorders 44 533 28 1,129 - 596
Ovary Cancer 45 510 34 800 - 289
Pancreas Cancer 46 460 36 747 - 287
Lung Cancers 47 429 7 6,585 - 6,156
Skin Cancers 48 410 41 477 - 68
Hepatitis B 49 335 48 316 + 19
Parkinson's Disease 50 302 26 1,511 - 1,209
Skin Disease 51 292 54 149 + 144
Syphilis 52 288 55 140 + 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease 53 262 37 718 - 457
Schistosomiasis 54 237 61 67 + 171
Alcohol 55 228 57 109 + 119
Uterin Cancer 56 207 53 154 + 53
Bladder Cancer 57 204 30 1,069 - 865
Appendicitis 58 154 56 130 + 24
Leishmaniasis 59 125 64 15 + 109
Encephalitis 60 121 52 176 - 55
Hepatitis C 61 98 65 7 + 91
Drug Use 62 73 47 321 - 248
Measles 63 66 70 0 + 66
Upper Respiratory 64 61 67 4 + 57
War 65 57 63 22 + 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis 66 54 62 38 + 16
Other Neoplasms 67 39 60 70 - 31
Multiple Sclerosis 68 25 58 106 - 81
Diphtheria 69 8 69 1 + 7
Chlamydia 70 7 68 2 + 5
Ascariasis 71 6 66 5 + 1
Otitis Media 72 5 71 0 + 5
Dengue 73 0 77 0 + 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 76 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 75 0 78 0 - 0
Leprosy 76 0 72 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 77 0 79 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 78 0 75 0 - 0
Chagas disease 79 0 74 0 - 0
Depression 80 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 81 0 85 0 - 0
Anemia 82 0 84 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 83 0 86 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 84 0 81 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 85 0 80 0 - 0
Oral conditions 86 0 82 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020