SOLOMON ISL. VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	919	2	670	+ 249
Coronary Heart Disease	2	855	1	975	- 120
Diabetes Mellitus	3	621	4	322	+ 299
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	529	3	371	+ 158
Prostate Cancer	5	394	41	13	+ 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	275	31	23	+ 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	273	28	32	+ 241
Breast Cancer	8	227	26	34	+ 193
Endocrine Disorders	9	223	39	15	+ 208
Kidney Disease	10	221	15	64	+ 157
Other Injuries	11	188	17	60	+ 128
Lung Disease	12	176	6	209	- 32
Hypertension	13	172	13	76	+ 96
Skin Disease	14	149	46	10	+ 139
Lymphomas	15	121	42	13	+ 108
Lung Cancers	16	102	27	33	+ 69
Inflammatory/Heart	17	93	37	17	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	18	93	51	4	+ 88
Violence	19	77	30	26	+ 51
Leukemia	20	69	35	20	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	21	67	80	0	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	22	66	44	12	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	23	66	25	41	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	24	62	56	1	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	25	56	8	111	- 55
Liver Disease	26	55	10	89	- 34
Uterin Cancer	27	51	47	9	+ 42
Oral Cancer	28	43	49	8	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	29	43	16	63	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	41	85	0	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	31	39	34	21	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	32	37	33	21	+ 16
Liver Cancer	33	34	18	60	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	34	32	22	+ 12
Asthma	35	31	12	78	- 47
Oesophagus Cancer	36	28	57	1	+ 26
Anemia	37	27	72	0	+ 27
Epilepsy	38	22	45	11	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	39	22	52	4	+ 18
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	16	5	218	- 202
Falls	41	16	20	55	- 39
Low Birth Weight	42	13	14	65	- 52
Birth Trauma	43	12	21	51	- 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	11	60	0	+ 11
Meningitis	45	10	43	13	- 2
Alcohol	46	10	48	9	+ 1
Skin Cancers	47	9	69	0	+ 9
Poisonings	48	5	38	15	- 10
Malnutrition	49	5	36	19	- 14
Osteoarthritis	50	5	84	0	+ 5
Suicide	51	4	9	98	- 94
Hepatitis B	52	4	53	3	+ 1
Drug Use	53	4	58	1	+ 3
Dengue	54	3	24	41	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	3	19	59	- 56
Maternal Conditions	56	3	22	46	- 43
Drownings	57	3	11	80	- 78
Upper Respiratory	58	2	64	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	59	2	70	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	60	2	23	45	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	61	0	+ 1
Fires	62	1	40	14	- 13
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	1	29	28	- 27
Appendicitis	65	1	55	1	- 1
War	66	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	50	7	- 7
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	59	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	63	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	146	- 146
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	54	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	83	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Barbados

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.