SOLOMON ISL. VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	927	1	975	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	571	28	32	+ 540
Stroke	3	449	2	670	- 221
Lung Cancers	4	411	27	33	+ 378
Lung Disease	5	391	6	209	+ 182
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	344	3	371	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	202	31	23	+ 179
Kidney Disease	8	179	15	64	+ 115
Breast Cancer	9	157	26	34	+ 123
Suicide	10	128	9	98	+ 30
Other Injuries	11	122	17	60	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	12	111	56	1	+ 110
Prostate Cancer	13	111	41	13	+ 98
Pancreas Cancer	14	110	51	4	+ 106
Falls	15	107	20	55	+ 52
Lymphomas	16	94	42	13	+ 81
Liver Disease	17	87	10	89	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	18	87	39	15	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	19	84	34	21	+ 63
Diabetes Mellitus	20	77	4	322	- 245
Leukemia	21	73	35	20	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	22	65	52	4	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	23	64	37	17	+ 47
Liver Cancer	24	59	18	60	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	25	55	57	1	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	26	52	44	12	+ 41
Hypertension	27	45	13	76	- 31
Oral Cancer	28	41	49	8	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	29	40	8	111	- 70
Ovary Cancer	30	40	33	21	+ 18
Skin Cancers	31	32	69	0	+ 32
Alcohol	32	30	48	9	+ 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	25	5	218	- 193
Uterin Cancer	34	23	47	9	+ 15
Skin Disease	35	23	46	10	+ 13
Epilepsy	36	21	45	11	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	18	19	59	- 41
Malnutrition	38	18	36	19	- 1
Drug Use	39	17	58	1	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	40	17	16	63	- 46
Cervical Cancer	41	15	25	41	- 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	13	32	22	- 9
Anemia	43	12	72	0	+ 12
Violence	44	9	30	26	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	45	9	61	0	+ 9
Asthma	46	8	12	78	- 71
Drownings	47	5	11	80	- 76
Fires	48	5	40	14	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	4	60	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	50	4	14	65	- 60
Osteoarthritis	51	4	84	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	3	62	0	+ 3
Birth Trauma	53	3	21	51	- 49
Tuberculosis	54	3	23	45	- 42
Poisonings	55	2	38	15	- 13
Schizophrenia	56	2	70	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	57	2	80	0	+ 2
Meningitis	58	2	43	13	- 11
Upper Respiratory	59	1	64	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	1	85	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	55	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	1	53	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 45
Otitis Media	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	54	2	- 2
War	67	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	50	7	- 7
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	29	28	- 28
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	146	- 146
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	24	41	- 41
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Belgium

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.