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Kenya
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
KENYA VS CHINA

Compare Kenya and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Kenya Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   China CHINA
      Kenya KENYA   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    92.66
    81
    110.80
    58
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    85.68
    38
    11.28
    152
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    72.70
    144
    97.57
    115
    4. Liver Disease
    57.44
    6
    7.57
    146
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.46
    31
    0.72
    150
    6. Tuberculosis
    49.91
    18
    1.88
    111
    7. HIV/AIDS
    48.82
    25
    1.62
    111
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    48.00
    12
    15.09
    96
    9. Malaria
    33.54
    29
    0.00
    93
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    30.43
    88
    8.56
    148
    11. Hypertension
    28.53
    47
    16.80
    98
    12. Lung Disease
    26.82
    68
    54.18
    13
    13. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    5.16
    124
    14. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    6.41
    152
    15. Kidney Disease
    23.30
    91
    10.39
    141
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    12.42
    6
    17. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    8.95
    169
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    18.35
    76
    17.36
    97
    19. Meningitis
    13.96
    19
    0.39
    128
    20. Malnutrition
    13.10
    21
    0.78
    107
    21. Other Injuries
    12.36
    42
    3.50
    161
    22. Maternal Conditions
    11.72
    28
    0.26
    128
    23. Suicide
    11.01
    60
    6.67
    121
    24. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    20.55
    3
    25. Asthma
    9.95
    65
    1.29
    123
    26. Birth Trauma
    8.50
    38
    1.40
    108
    27. Low Birth Weight
    8.13
    53
    1.76
    150
    28. Falls
    7.89
    53
    8.04
    50
    29. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    2.81
    89
    30. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    3.04
    145
    31. Violence
    7.07
    65
    0.73
    166
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    13.02
    42
    33. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    2.76
    153
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    6.20
    86
    3.32
    150
    35. Tetanus
    5.79
    2
    0.03
    105
    36. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    9.30
    33
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.78
    61
    2.05
    106
    38. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    3.48
    97
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    105
    1.73
    168
    40. Parkinson's Disease
    3.79
    112
    3.95
    98
    41. Fires
    3.66
    34
    0.62
    129
    42. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    5.72
    59
    43. Poisonings
    3.34
    13
    1.55
    57
    44. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    36.63
    5
    45. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    1.05
    137
    46. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    1.16
    157
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    2.69
    125
    1.51
    162
    48. Epilepsy
    2.27
    52
    0.74
    163
    49. Drownings
    2.27
    103
    3.66
    56
    50. Skin Disease
    2.15
    56
    0.30
    162
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Kenya KENYA   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,571
    8.57
    183,342
    1.91
    2. HIV/AIDS
    20,885
    7.93
    28,746
    0.30
    3. Tuberculosis
    19,655
    7.46
    34,802
    0.36
    4. Stroke
    15,895
    6.03
    2.043m
    21.27
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,420
    5.85
    8,719
    0.09
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    14,883
    5.65
    250,272
    2.61
    7. Liver Disease
    13,405
    5.09
    145,603
    1.52
    8. Malaria
    12,652
    4.80
    0
    0.00
    9. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,972
    4.54
    1.772m
    18.44
    10. Birth Trauma
    9,957
    3.78
    17,644
    0.18
    11. Low Birth Weight
    9,562
    3.63
    21,631
    0.23
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    6,115
    2.32
    36,613
    0.38
    13. Maternal Conditions
    5,651
    2.15
    3,596
    0.04
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,651
    2.15
    161,672
    1.68
    15. Meningitis
    5,364
    2.04
    5,704
    0.06
    16. Kidney Disease
    4,464
    1.69
    192,302
    2.00
    17. Hypertension
    4,418
    1.68
    301,183
    3.14
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,373
    1.66
    242,891
    2.53
    19. Other Injuries
    4,336
    1.65
    54,087
    0.56
    20. Lung Disease
    4,280
    1.62
    968,607
    10.08
    21. Malnutrition
    4,212
    1.60
    12,995
    0.14
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3,389
    1.29
    51,650
    0.54
    23. Suicide
    3,214
    1.22
    116,324
    1.21
    24. Violence
    2,942
    1.12
    11,115
    0.12
    25. Breast Cancer
    2,658
    1.01
    92,757
    0.97
    26. Asthma
    2,300
    0.87
    23,147
    0.24
    27. Tetanus
    2,129
    0.81
    491
    0.01
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2,010
    0.76
    398,439
    4.15
    29. Lymphomas
    1,931
    0.73
    57,838
    0.60
    30. Oral Cancer
    1,842
    0.70
    54,695
    0.57
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,827
    0.69
    304,455
    3.17
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,477
    0.56
    248,388
    2.59
    33. Falls
    1,465
    0.56
    138,878
    1.45
    34. Liver Cancer
    1,351
    0.51
    180,952
    1.88
    35. Leukemia
    1,327
    0.50
    58,145
    0.61
    36. Fires
    1,316
    0.50
    10,498
    0.11
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,292
    0.49
    51,056
    0.53
    38. Poisonings
    1,269
    0.48
    25,762
    0.27
    39. Drownings
    1,200
    0.46
    52,807
    0.55
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,121
    0.43
    29,954
    0.31
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,089
    0.41
    37,723
    0.39
    42. Pertussis
    1,014
    0.38
    484
    0.01
    43. Epilepsy
    832
    0.32
    11,365
    0.12
    44. Endocrine Disorders
    831
    0.32
    25,613
    0.27
    45. Ovary Cancer
    795
    0.30
    28,078
    0.29
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    716
    0.27
    111,537
    1.16
    47. Lung Cancers
    669
    0.25
    714,311
    7.44
    48. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.24
    19,669
    0.20
    49. Hepatitis B
    522
    0.20
    2,757
    0.03
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    470
    0.18
    70,699
    0.74
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Kenya KENYA   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    24.71
    26
    5.16
    124
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.17
    51
    6.41
    152
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    20.37
    2
    12.42
    6
    4. Breast Cancer
    19.76
    51
    8.95
    169
    5. Stomach Cancer
    10.16
    43
    20.55
    3
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.82
    13
    2.81
    89
    7. Lymphomas
    7.26
    17
    3.04
    145
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.74
    123
    13.02
    42
    9. Ovary Cancer
    6.41
    25
    2.76
    153
    10. Liver Cancer
    5.77
    82
    9.30
    33
    11. Leukemia
    4.48
    44
    3.48
    97
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    96
    5.72
    59
    13. Lung Cancers
    3.20
    156
    36.63
    5
    14. Skin Cancers
    3.16
    26
    1.05
    137
    15. Uterin Cancer
    3.07
    51
    1.16
    157
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    115
    2.04
    94
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.