SOLOMON ISL. VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,068	1	975	+ 3,093
Stroke	2	1,254	2	670	+ 584
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	270	28	32	+ 238
Lung Cancers	4	226	27	33	+ 192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	221	31	23	+ 198
Alcohol	6	211	48	9	+ 203
Lung Disease	7	169	6	209	- 40
Liver Disease	8	159	10	89	+ 70
Suicide	9	153	9	98	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	10	129	44	12	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	11	104	37	17	+ 87
Breast Cancer	12	94	26	34	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	13	90	51	4	+ 85
Other Injuries	14	84	17	60	+ 24
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	83	3	371	- 288
Falls	16	73	20	55	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	17	72	41	13	+ 59
Oral Cancer	18	69	49	8	+ 61
Road Traffic Accidents	19	55	8	111	- 55
Lymphomas	20	51	42	13	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	21	48	34	21	+ 27
Fires	22	47	40	14	+ 33
Leukemia	23	42	35	20	+ 22
Drownings	24	42	11	80	- 39
Oesophagus Cancer	25	38	57	1	+ 37
Kidney Disease	26	37	15	64	- 27
Ovary Cancer	27	33	33	21	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	28	30	47	9	+ 21
Drug Use	29	30	58	1	+ 29
Diabetes Mellitus	30	29	4	322	- 294
Hypertension	31	28	13	76	- 48
Liver Cancer	32	28	18	60	- 32
Poisonings	33	24	38	15	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	34	23	25	41	- 18
Bladder Cancer	35	23	52	4	+ 18
Skin Cancers	36	21	69	0	+ 21
Tuberculosis	37	21	23	45	- 24
Violence	38	20	30	26	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	18	19	59	- 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	18	32	22	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	41	15	16	63	- 48
HIV/AIDS	42	13	80	0	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	43	11	39	15	- 4
Asthma	44	9	12	78	- 69
Epilepsy	45	9	45	11	- 2
Encephalitis	46	7	54	2	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	47	5	14	65	- 60
Other Neoplasms	48	4	56	1	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	49	3	61	0	+ 3
Meningitis	50	3	43	13	- 10
Skin Disease	51	2	46	10	- 8
Birth Trauma	52	2	21	51	- 49
Malnutrition	53	2	36	19	- 17
Appendicitis	54	2	55	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1	60	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	53	3	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	1	5	218	- 217
Upper Respiratory	58	0	64	0	+ 0
War	59	0	65	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	0	22	46	- 46
Chlamydia	61	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	63	0	29	28	- 28
Tetanus	64	0	59	1	- 1
Pertussis	65	0	50	7	- 7
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	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.

Belarus

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.