KENYA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,149	9	11,972	+ 66,177
Stroke	2	53,695	4	15,895	+ 37,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	29,708	1	22,571	+ 7,137
Diabetes Mellitus	4	25,814	14	5,651	+ 20,163
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,491	5	15,420	+ 2,071
Lung Disease	6	16,720	20	4,280	+ 12,440
Malaria	7	11,661	8	12,652	- 991
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,869	6	14,883	- 6,014
Suicide	9	7,874	23	3,214	+ 4,659
Liver Disease	10	7,120	7	13,405	- 6,285
Drownings	11	6,441	39	1,200	+ 5,241
Asthma	12	6,287	26	2,300	+ 3,987
Hypertension	13	6,095	17	4,418	+ 1,677
Low Birth Weight	14	5,172	11	9,562	- 4,390
Kidney Disease	15	5,098	16	4,464	+ 634
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,053	12	6,115	- 1,063
Other Injuries	17	4,797	19	4,336	+ 462
Liver Cancer	18	4,794	34	1,351	+ 3,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	4,713	53	408	+ 4,305
Falls	20	4,380	33	1,465	+ 2,915
Birth Trauma	21	4,116	10	9,957	- 5,841
Maternal Conditions	22	3,673	13	5,651	- 1,978
Tuberculosis	23	3,581	3	19,655	- 16,074
Dengue	24	3,322	73	0	+ 3,322
Cervical Cancer	25	3,319	22	3,389	- 70
Breast Cancer	26	2,709	25	2,658	+ 52
Lung Cancers	27	2,679	47	669	+ 2,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,551	31	1,827	+ 724
Syphilis	29	2,236	52	449	+ 1,787
Violence	30	2,091	24	2,942	- 852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,847	32	1,477	+ 370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,778	41	1,089	+ 689
Ovary Cancer	33	1,713	45	795	+ 918
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,675	50	470	+ 1,205
Leukemia	35	1,630	35	1,327	+ 303
Malnutrition	36	1,524	21	4,212	- 2,688
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,395	40	1,121	+ 274
Poisonings	38	1,229	38	1,269	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,185	44	831	+ 354
Fires	40	1,146	36	1,316	- 170
Prostate Cancer	41	1,037	37	1,292	- 255
Lymphomas	42	1,028	29	1,931	- 903
Meningitis	43	1,009	15	5,364	- 4,355
Stomach Cancer	44	939	28	2,010	- 1,071
Epilepsy	45	849	43	832	+ 16
Skin Disease	46	811	51	455	+ 356
Uterin Cancer	47	690	56	323	+ 368
Alcohol	48	690	55	355	+ 335
Oral Cancer	49	606	30	1,842	- 1,236
Pertussis	50	595	42	1,014	- 418
Pancreas Cancer	51	344	46	716	- 372
Bladder Cancer	52	341	57	318	+ 23
Hepatitis B	53	252	49	522	- 270
Encephalitis	54	128	60	189	- 61
Appendicitis	55	116	58	240	- 125
Other Neoplasms	56	93	67	60	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	57	85	18	4,373	- 4,287
Drug Use	58	69	62	113	- 45
Tetanus	59	50	27	2,129	- 2,079
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	36	66	84	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	61	33	68	39	- 6
Hepatitis C	62	31	61	152	- 121
Ascariasis	63	11	71	9	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	8	64	95	- 87
War	65	6	65	89	- 83
Chlamydia	66	5	70	10	- 5
Diphtheria	67	4	69	13	- 9
Otitis Media	68	1	72	7	- 6
Skin Cancers	69	0	48	638	- 638
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	103	- 103
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	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 KENYA

Solomon Isl.

Kenya

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.