KENYA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	50,997	1	22,571	+ 28,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	35,606	5	15,420	+ 20,186
Tuberculosis	3	31,328	3	19,655	+ 11,673
Malaria	4	24,840	8	12,652	+ 12,188
Birth Trauma	5	24,649	10	9,957	+ 14,692
Low Birth Weight	6	23,609	11	9,562	+ 14,047
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,100	9	11,972	+ 3,127
Stroke	8	14,207	4	15,895	- 1,689
Congenital Anomalies	9	12,227	12	6,115	+ 6,111
HIV/AIDS	10	10,856	2	20,885	- 10,029
Meningitis	11	10,739	15	5,364	+ 5,376
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,258	6	14,883	- 4,625
Liver Disease	13	9,429	7	13,405	- 3,975
Measles	14	7,243	63	103	+ 7,139
Maternal Conditions	15	5,791	13	5,651	+ 140
Pertussis	16	5,728	42	1,014	+ 4,714
Other Injuries	17	5,584	19	4,336	+ 1,248
Diabetes Mellitus	18	5,535	14	5,651	- 116
Violence	19	4,529	24	2,942	+ 1,586
Kidney Disease	20	4,475	16	4,464	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,887	44	831	+ 3,056
Lung Disease	22	3,092	20	4,280	- 1,188
Breast Cancer	23	2,924	25	2,658	+ 266
Hypertension	24	2,630	17	4,418	- 1,787
Cervical Cancer	25	2,601	22	3,389	- 787
Tetanus	26	2,055	27	2,129	- 73
Asthma	27	2,015	26	2,300	- 285
Falls	28	1,852	33	1,465	+ 387
Fires	29	1,755	36	1,316	+ 438
Suicide	30	1,727	23	3,214	- 1,488
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,669	31	1,827	- 158
Drownings	32	1,620	39	1,200	+ 420
Poisonings	33	1,616	38	1,269	+ 348
Drug Use	34	1,543	62	113	+ 1,430
Prostate Cancer	35	1,455	37	1,292	+ 163
Malnutrition	36	1,451	21	4,212	- 2,762
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,438	41	1,089	+ 350
Syphilis	38	1,341	52	449	+ 891
Liver Cancer	39	1,301	34	1,351	- 50
Lymphomas	40	1,280	29	1,931	- 651
Epilepsy	41	1,230	43	832	+ 398
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,187	40	1,121	+ 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,021	32	1,477	- 456
Diphtheria	44	935	69	13	+ 922
War	45	798	65	89	+ 709
Parkinson's Disease	46	608	50	470	+ 139
Leukemia	47	555	35	1,327	- 772
Oral Cancer	48	551	30	1,842	- 1,291
Ovary Cancer	49	525	45	795	- 270
Stomach Cancer	50	524	28	2,010	- 1,486
Pancreas Cancer	51	486	46	716	- 230
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	479	53	408	+ 71
Skin Cancers	53	476	48	638	- 163
Schistosomiasis	54	371	54	370	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	366	49	522	- 156
Skin Disease	56	361	51	455	- 94
Lung Cancers	57	319	47	669	- 350
Alcohol	58	254	55	355	- 102
Encephalitis	59	230	60	189	+ 41
Appendicitis	60	187	58	240	- 53
Ascariasis	61	169	71	9	+ 160
Uterin Cancer	62	167	56	323	- 156
Bladder Cancer	63	165	57	318	- 153
Oesophagus Cancer	64	138	18	4,373	- 4,235
Hepatitis C	65	75	61	152	- 78
Other Neoplasms	66	71	67	60	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	67	64	64	95	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	68	44	68	39	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	41	66	84	- 44
Leishmaniasis	70	6	59	194	- 189
Chlamydia	71	3	70	10	- 7
Otitis Media	72	1	72	7	- 6
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.