KENYA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	99,652	14	5,651	+ 94,001
Coronary Heart Disease	2	90,664	9	11,972	+ 78,691
Stroke	3	35,664	4	15,895	+ 19,769
Kidney Disease	4	16,950	16	4,464	+ 12,486
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,984	1	22,571	- 8,587
Asthma	6	13,823	26	2,300	+ 11,523
Hypertension	7	10,408	17	4,418	+ 5,990
Breast Cancer	8	9,943	25	2,658	+ 7,286
Lung Disease	9	8,609	20	4,280	+ 4,328
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,922	12	6,115	+ 1,806
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,362	6	14,883	- 7,521
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,897	5	15,420	- 9,522
Cervical Cancer	13	5,286	22	3,389	+ 1,897
Low Birth Weight	14	5,259	11	9,562	- 4,302
Liver Disease	15	5,001	7	13,405	- 8,403
Suicide	16	4,881	23	3,214	+ 1,666
Other Injuries	17	4,702	19	4,336	+ 366
Liver Cancer	18	4,167	34	1,351	+ 2,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,849	31	1,827	+ 2,022
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	3,794	53	408	+ 3,386
Drownings	21	3,643	39	1,200	+ 2,443
Lung Cancers	22	2,925	47	669	+ 2,256
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,771	40	1,121	+ 1,650
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,767	32	1,477	+ 1,289
Prostate Cancer	25	2,480	37	1,292	+ 1,188
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,467	50	470	+ 1,997
Tuberculosis	27	2,397	3	19,655	- 17,258
Birth Trauma	28	2,226	10	9,957	- 7,731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,061	41	1,089	+ 972
Leukemia	30	1,894	35	1,327	+ 567
HIV/AIDS	31	1,836	2	20,885	- 19,049
Ovary Cancer	32	1,778	45	795	+ 984
Fires	33	1,694	36	1,316	+ 378
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,688	44	831	+ 857
Lymphomas	35	1,668	29	1,931	- 263
Falls	36	1,636	33	1,465	+ 171
Stomach Cancer	37	1,430	28	2,010	- 580
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,274	46	716	+ 558
Uterin Cancer	39	1,223	56	323	+ 900
Violence	40	1,190	24	2,942	- 1,752
Skin Disease	41	1,171	51	455	+ 715
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,088	18	4,373	- 3,285
Meningitis	43	1,050	15	5,364	- 4,313
Epilepsy	44	999	43	832	+ 166
Malnutrition	45	878	21	4,212	- 3,335
Oral Cancer	46	766	30	1,842	- 1,077
Syphilis	47	678	52	449	+ 228
Pertussis	48	601	42	1,014	- 412
Maternal Conditions	49	527	13	5,651	- 5,124
Bladder Cancer	50	499	57	318	+ 182
Encephalitis	51	448	60	189	+ 259
Drug Use	52	238	62	113	+ 124
Other Neoplasms	53	202	67	60	+ 142
Appendicitis	54	171	58	240	- 70
Dengue	55	161	73	0	+ 161
Poisonings	56	137	38	1,269	- 1,131
Alcohol	57	106	55	355	- 249
Tetanus	58	85	27	2,129	- 2,044
Hepatitis B	59	65	49	522	- 457
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	68	39	+ 11
Skin Cancers	61	39	48	638	- 599
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	21	66	84	- 63
Measles	63	15	63	103	- 88
Chlamydia	64	12	70	10	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	8	61	152	- 144
War	66	6	65	89	- 83
Ascariasis	67	5	71	9	- 4
Diphtheria	68	3	69	13	- 10
Upper Respiratory	69	1	64	95	- 94
Otitis Media	70	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	75	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	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.globallifeexpectancy.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.