SOLOMON ISL. VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	505	3	371	+ 134
Malaria	2	348	7	146	+ 202
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	338	5	218	+ 120
Stroke	4	290	2	670	- 380
Coronary Heart Disease	5	267	1	975	- 708
Low Birth Weight	6	243	14	65	+ 178
Birth Trauma	7	195	21	51	+ 144
Road Traffic Accidents	8	156	8	111	+ 46
Liver Disease	9	121	10	89	+ 32
Congenital Anomalies	10	112	16	63	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	11	112	80	0	+ 112
Meningitis	12	97	43	13	+ 85
Kidney Disease	13	95	15	64	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	14	95	4	322	- 228
Other Injuries	15	76	17	60	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	16	72	39	15	+ 57
Lung Disease	17	60	6	209	- 148
Pertussis	18	58	50	7	+ 50
Hypertension	19	54	13	76	- 22
Maternal Conditions	20	51	22	46	+ 6
Malnutrition	21	46	36	19	+ 27
Suicide	22	46	9	98	- 53
Tuberculosis	23	45	23	45	+ 1
Asthma	24	44	12	78	- 34
Prostate Cancer	25	43	41	13	+ 30
Measles	26	39	75	0	+ 39
Breast Cancer	27	39	26	34	+ 5
Violence	28	36	30	26	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	35	28	32	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	30	33	25	41	- 8
Drownings	31	28	11	80	- 52
Falls	32	27	20	55	- 28
Inflammatory/Heart	33	23	37	17	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	22	32	22	- 0
Fires	35	21	40	14	+ 7
Lymphomas	36	19	42	13	+ 6
Epilepsy	37	18	45	11	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	38	18	44	12	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	39	16	57	1	+ 15
Liver Cancer	40	16	18	60	- 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	15	31	23	- 8
Poisonings	42	15	38	15	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	43	10	34	21	- 10
Drug Use	44	10	58	1	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	10	19	59	- 49
Leukemia	46	10	35	20	- 11
Schistosomiasis	47	9	77	0	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	48	9	51	4	+ 4
Oral Cancer	49	8	49	8	+ 0
Tetanus	50	8	59	1	+ 7
Syphilis	51	7	29	28	- 20
Skin Disease	52	7	46	10	- 3
Hepatitis B	53	7	53	3	+ 4
Skin Cancers	54	5	69	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	55	5	47	9	- 4
Ovary Cancer	56	4	33	21	- 17
Encephalitis	57	4	54	2	+ 3
Alcohol	58	4	48	9	- 4
Lung Cancers	59	3	27	33	- 30
Appendicitis	60	2	55	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	61	2	52	4	- 2
Ascariasis	62	2	63	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	1	56	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	60	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	67	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Benin

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.