SOLOMON ISL. VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	282	3	371	- 89
HIV/AIDS	2	261	80	0	+ 261
Tuberculosis	3	245	23	45	+ 201
Stroke	4	198	2	670	- 472
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	192	5	218	- 26
Road Traffic Accidents	6	186	8	111	+ 75
Liver Disease	7	167	10	89	+ 78
Malaria	8	158	7	146	+ 12
Coronary Heart Disease	9	149	1	975	- 826
Birth Trauma	10	124	21	51	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	11	119	14	65	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	12	76	16	63	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	13	71	22	46	+ 25
Diabetes Mellitus	14	71	4	322	- 252
Meningitis	15	67	43	13	+ 54
Kidney Disease	16	56	15	64	- 8
Hypertension	17	55	13	76	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	18	55	57	1	+ 53
Other Injuries	19	54	17	60	- 6
Lung Disease	20	53	6	209	- 155
Malnutrition	21	53	36	19	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	22	42	25	41	+ 1
Suicide	23	40	9	98	- 58
Violence	24	37	30	26	+ 11
Breast Cancer	25	33	26	34	- 1
Asthma	26	29	12	78	- 50
Tetanus	27	27	59	1	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	28	25	44	12	+ 13
Lymphomas	29	24	42	13	+ 11
Oral Cancer	30	23	49	8	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	23	28	32	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	18	31	23	- 5
Falls	33	18	20	55	- 36
Liver Cancer	34	17	18	60	- 43
Leukemia	35	17	35	20	- 4
Fires	36	16	40	14	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	37	16	41	13	+ 3
Poisonings	38	16	38	15	+ 0
Drownings	39	15	11	80	- 65
Inflammatory/Heart	40	14	37	17	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	14	32	22	- 9
Pertussis	42	13	50	7	+ 5
Epilepsy	43	10	45	11	- 0
Endocrine Disorders	44	10	39	15	- 4
Ovary Cancer	45	10	33	21	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	46	9	51	4	+ 5
Lung Cancers	47	8	27	33	- 25
Skin Cancers	48	8	69	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	49	7	53	3	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	50	6	34	21	- 15
Skin Disease	51	6	46	10	- 4
Syphilis	52	6	29	28	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	5	19	59	- 54
Schistosomiasis	54	5	77	0	+ 5
Alcohol	55	4	48	9	- 4
Uterin Cancer	56	4	47	9	- 5
Bladder Cancer	57	4	52	4	- 0
Appendicitis	58	3	55	1	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	59	2	76	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	60	2	54	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	61	2	62	0	+ 2
Drug Use	62	1	58	1	+ 1
Measles	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	0	+ 1
War	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	56	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Kenya

Solomon Isl.

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.