UNITED KINGDOM VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,529	3	40,540	- 14,011
HIV/AIDS	2	24,547	55	188	+ 24,359
Tuberculosis	3	23,101	47	351	+ 22,750
Stroke	4	18,682	4	37,626	- 18,944
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,123	38	1,599	+ 16,525
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,492	33	2,169	+ 15,323
Liver Disease	7	15,755	14	7,666	+ 8,089
Malaria	8	14,870	76	0	+ 14,870
Coronary Heart Disease	9	14,072	2	71,728	- 57,656
Birth Trauma	10	11,703	54	190	+ 11,513
Low Birth Weight	11	11,238	40	1,313	+ 9,925
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,188	35	2,127	+ 5,061
Maternal Conditions	13	6,642	64	47	+ 6,596
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,642	17	5,842	+ 800
Meningitis	15	6,304	52	232	+ 6,072
Kidney Disease	16	5,246	18	5,471	- 225
Hypertension	17	5,192	23	5,208	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	18	5,139	12	8,727	- 3,588
Other Injuries	19	5,096	19	5,464	- 368
Lung Disease	20	5,031	6	32,896	- 27,865
Malnutrition	21	4,951	58	116	+ 4,835
Cervical Cancer	22	3,983	43	1,099	+ 2,884
Suicide	23	3,778	20	5,325	- 1,547
Violence	24	3,458	46	868	+ 2,591
Breast Cancer	25	3,124	9	12,718	- 9,595
Asthma	26	2,703	41	1,302	+ 1,401
Tetanus	27	2,502	72	0	+ 2,502
Stomach Cancer	28	2,362	24	4,999	- 2,637
Lymphomas	29	2,270	10	9,350	- 7,081
Oral Cancer	30	2,165	30	3,109	- 944
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,147	1	98,135	- 95,987
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,736	7	18,446	- 16,710
Falls	33	1,722	15	7,618	- 5,896
Liver Cancer	34	1,588	21	5,237	- 3,649
Leukemia	35	1,560	22	5,211	- 3,651
Fires	36	1,547	48	334	+ 1,213
Prostate Cancer	37	1,518	8	13,289	- 11,771
Poisonings	38	1,491	53	221	+ 1,271
Drownings	39	1,410	49	301	+ 1,110
Inflammatory/Heart	40	1,318	29	3,126	- 1,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,280	36	2,090	- 810
Pertussis	42	1,191	69	3	+ 1,188
Epilepsy	43	978	42	1,193	- 215
Endocrine Disorders	44	977	28	3,297	- 2,320
Ovary Cancer	45	934	25	4,019	- 3,085
Pancreas Cancer	46	842	11	8,995	- 8,154
Lung Cancers	47	786	5	35,715	- 34,929
Skin Cancers	48	750	27	3,727	- 2,977
Hepatitis B	49	614	65	40	+ 574
Parkinson's Disease	50	552	13	8,573	- 8,020
Skin Disease	51	535	34	2,134	- 1,599
Syphilis	52	528	62	49	+ 479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	479	45	876	- 397
Schistosomiasis	54	435	78	0	+ 435
Alcohol	55	418	39	1,555	- 1,137
Uterin Cancer	56	379	32	2,346	- 1,967
Bladder Cancer	57	373	16	6,133	- 5,760
Appendicitis	58	283	59	105	+ 177
Leishmaniasis	59	228	70	0	+ 228
Encephalitis	60	222	68	6	+ 216
Hepatitis C	61	179	51	267	- 88
Drug Use	62	133	31	2,824	- 2,691
Measles	63	121	75	0	+ 121
Upper Respiratory	64	111	63	48	+ 63
War	65	105	67	10	+ 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	99	44	1,014	- 915
Other Neoplasms	67	71	26	3,986	- 3,915
Multiple Sclerosis	68	45	37	1,856	- 1,810
Diphtheria	69	15	74	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	12	79	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	71	11	80	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	72	8	66	16	- 7
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Kenya

United Kingdom

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.