SOLOMON ISL. VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	751	1	975	- 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	580	28	32	+ 548
Lung Cancers	3	392	27	33	+ 359
Lung Disease	4	266	6	209	+ 58
Stroke	5	265	2	670	- 405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	181	31	23	+ 158
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	139	3	371	- 231
Breast Cancer	8	111	26	34	+ 77
Diabetes Mellitus	9	107	4	322	- 215
Lymphomas	10	96	42	13	+ 84
Pancreas Cancer	11	95	51	4	+ 90
Falls	12	90	20	55	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	13	88	41	13	+ 75
Kidney Disease	14	86	15	64	+ 22
Suicide	15	83	9	98	- 16
Drug Use	16	69	58	1	+ 68
Liver Disease	17	68	10	89	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	18	63	34	21	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	19	61	39	15	+ 46
Liver Cancer	20	58	18	60	- 2
Leukemia	21	58	35	20	+ 38
Hypertension	22	48	13	76	- 28
Bladder Cancer	23	47	52	4	+ 43
Other Injuries	24	45	17	60	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	25	42	57	1	+ 41
Stomach Cancer	26	41	44	12	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	27	39	37	17	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	28	37	8	111	- 73
Ovary Cancer	29	36	33	21	+ 14
Skin Cancers	30	33	69	0	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	31	31	56	1	+ 30
Oral Cancer	32	30	49	8	+ 22
Alcohol	33	28	48	9	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	34	22	47	9	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	35	20	16	63	- 43
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	16	5	218	- 203
Multiple Sclerosis	37	13	61	0	+ 13
Skin Disease	38	13	46	10	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	12	19	59	- 47
Violence	40	11	30	26	- 15
Cervical Cancer	41	11	25	41	- 31
Low Birth Weight	42	10	14	65	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	8	32	22	- 14
Epilepsy	44	7	45	11	- 3
Hepatitis C	45	7	62	0	+ 6
Anemia	46	6	72	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	6	60	0	+ 6
Drownings	48	5	11	80	- 75
Asthma	49	5	12	78	- 74
Birth Trauma	50	4	21	51	- 48
Malnutrition	51	4	36	19	- 15
Fires	52	4	40	14	- 11
HIV/AIDS	53	3	80	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	85	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	55	3	84	0	+ 3
Poisonings	56	2	38	15	- 13
Schizophrenia	57	2	70	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	58	2	23	45	- 43
Meningitis	59	1	43	13	- 11
Hepatitis B	60	1	53	3	- 2
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	55	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	22	46	- 45
War	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	29	28	- 28
Encephalitis	68	0	54	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	50	7	- 7
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	24	41	- 41
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	146	- 146
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	66	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.

Canada

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.