TANZANIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,142	2	26,028	+ 114
HIV/AIDS	2	24,189	1	27,402	- 3,212
Tuberculosis	3	22,765	4	20,269	+ 2,496
Stroke	4	18,410	7	16,894	+ 1,516
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,860	6	17,587	+ 273
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,238	5	18,054	- 816
Liver Disease	7	15,525	13	6,586	+ 8,940
Malaria	8	14,654	3	21,758	- 7,104
Coronary Heart Disease	9	13,867	9	13,215	+ 652
Birth Trauma	10	11,532	8	15,086	- 3,553
Low Birth Weight	11	11,075	10	12,173	- 1,098
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,083	11	9,791	- 2,708
Maternal Conditions	13	6,546	12	6,835	- 289
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,545	15	6,247	+ 299
Meningitis	15	6,212	21	3,188	+ 3,024
Kidney Disease	16	5,170	19	4,547	+ 623
Hypertension	17	5,117	17	5,209	- 92
Oesophagus Cancer	18	5,064	25	2,247	+ 2,817
Other Injuries	19	5,022	20	4,270	+ 752
Lung Disease	20	4,957	22	3,051	+ 1,906
Malnutrition	21	4,879	16	5,574	- 696
Cervical Cancer	22	3,925	14	6,424	- 2,498
Suicide	23	3,723	24	2,474	+ 1,249
Violence	24	3,408	18	4,713	- 1,305
Breast Cancer	25	3,078	37	1,285	+ 1,793
Asthma	26	2,664	30	1,700	+ 964
Tetanus	27	2,466	49	402	+ 2,064
Stomach Cancer	28	2,328	39	1,190	+ 1,137
Lymphomas	29	2,237	41	805	+ 1,431
Oral Cancer	30	2,134	31	1,646	+ 488
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,116	27	2,048	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,711	33	1,567	+ 144
Falls	33	1,697	34	1,533	+ 164
Liver Cancer	34	1,565	36	1,413	+ 151
Leukemia	35	1,537	47	416	+ 1,121
Fires	36	1,525	35	1,424	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	37	1,496	28	1,819	- 323
Poisonings	38	1,469	40	1,170	+ 300
Drownings	39	1,390	32	1,642	- 252
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,299	38	1,227	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,261	46	462	+ 799
Pertussis	42	1,174	23	2,774	- 1,600
Epilepsy	43	964	43	707	+ 257
Endocrine Disorders	44	962	29	1,778	- 815
Ovary Cancer	45	920	53	337	+ 583
Pancreas Cancer	46	830	62	158	+ 672
Lung Cancers	47	774	61	159	+ 616
Skin Cancers	48	739	42	744	- 5
Hepatitis B	49	605	60	168	+ 436
Parkinson's Disease	50	544	45	513	+ 31
Skin Disease	51	527	52	359	+ 168
Syphilis	52	520	26	2,115	- 1,594
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	472	50	401	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	54	428	51	371	+ 58
Alcohol	55	412	56	270	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	56	374	57	218	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	57	368	44	667	- 299
Appendicitis	58	279	58	218	+ 61
Leishmaniasis	59	225	77	0	+ 225
Encephalitis	60	219	59	199	+ 20
Hepatitis C	61	177	66	40	+ 137
Drug Use	62	131	48	404	- 273
Measles	63	120	55	295	- 175
Upper Respiratory	64	110	54	299	- 189
War	65	103	67	30	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	97	63	81	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	67	70	64	58	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	68	45	68	27	+ 18
Diphtheria	69	15	70	11	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	12	71	9	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	10	65	56	- 45
Otitis Media	72	8	69	17	- 9
Dengue	73	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Kenya

Tanzania

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.