NETHERLANDS VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,887	7	4,946	+ 1,941
HIV/AIDS	2	6,372	55	33	+ 6,340
Tuberculosis	3	5,997	56	29	+ 5,969
Stroke	4	4,850	4	9,707	- 4,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,705	33	584	+ 4,121
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,541	31	681	+ 3,860
Liver Disease	7	4,090	28	936	+ 3,154
Malaria	8	3,860	77	0	+ 3,860
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,653	2	17,601	- 13,948
Birth Trauma	10	3,038	52	74	+ 2,964
Low Birth Weight	11	2,918	45	167	+ 2,750
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,866	35	544	+ 1,322
Maternal Conditions	13	1,724	65	8	+ 1,716
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,724	14	2,386	- 662
Meningitis	15	1,637	51	78	+ 1,558
Kidney Disease	16	1,362	12	2,530	- 1,168
Hypertension	17	1,348	29	818	+ 530
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,334	15	2,145	- 811
Other Injuries	19	1,323	19	1,648	- 325
Lung Disease	20	1,306	5	9,567	- 8,261
Malnutrition	21	1,285	63	12	+ 1,273
Cervical Cancer	22	1,034	39	266	+ 768
Suicide	23	981	17	2,025	- 1,044
Violence	24	898	48	107	+ 790
Breast Cancer	25	811	9	3,535	- 2,724
Asthma	26	702	46	165	+ 537
Tetanus	27	650	72	0	+ 650
Stomach Cancer	28	613	22	1,361	- 748
Lymphomas	29	589	13	2,511	- 1,922
Oral Cancer	30	562	30	768	- 206
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	557	1	18,148	- 17,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	451	6	5,829	- 5,379
Falls	33	447	8	4,131	- 3,684
Liver Cancer	34	412	24	1,163	- 751
Leukemia	35	405	20	1,578	- 1,173
Fires	36	402	53	49	+ 352
Prostate Cancer	37	394	10	3,265	- 2,871
Poisonings	38	387	61	17	+ 370
Drownings	39	366	49	98	+ 268
Inflammatory/Heart	40	342	23	1,201	- 859
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	332	47	130	+ 202
Pertussis	42	309	67	1	+ 308
Epilepsy	43	254	38	289	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	44	254	26	1,055	- 801
Ovary Cancer	45	242	25	1,067	- 824
Pancreas Cancer	46	219	11	2,995	- 2,777
Lung Cancers	47	204	3	10,980	- 10,776
Skin Cancers	48	195	27	1,024	- 829
Hepatitis B	49	159	62	14	+ 146
Parkinson's Disease	50	143	16	2,120	- 1,976
Skin Disease	51	139	36	295	- 157
Syphilis	52	137	69	1	+ 136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	124	41	238	- 113
Schistosomiasis	54	113	74	0	+ 113
Alcohol	55	108	32	612	- 504
Uterin Cancer	56	98	34	566	- 468
Bladder Cancer	57	97	21	1,471	- 1,374
Appendicitis	58	73	58	26	+ 48
Leishmaniasis	59	59	70	0	+ 59
Encephalitis	60	58	68	1	+ 57
Hepatitis C	61	47	60	20	+ 26
Drug Use	62	35	42	231	- 196
Measles	63	32	73	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	64	29	57	28	+ 1
War	65	27	66	2	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	44	214	- 189
Other Neoplasms	67	18	18	1,831	- 1,813
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	37	295	- 283
Diphtheria	69	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	2	64	10	- 8
Dengue	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Kenya

Netherlands

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.