SOLOMON ISL. VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	673	3	371	+ 302
Tuberculosis	2	605	23	45	+ 560
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	602	5	218	+ 384
HIV/AIDS	4	483	80	0	+ 483
Stroke	5	422	2	670	- 248
Malaria	6	422	7	146	+ 276
Coronary Heart Disease	7	373	1	975	- 602
Low Birth Weight	8	287	14	65	+ 222
Birth Trauma	9	282	21	51	+ 231
Road Traffic Accidents	10	230	8	111	+ 120
Measles	11	209	75	0	+ 209
Hypertension	12	161	13	76	+ 85
Maternal Conditions	13	151	22	46	+ 105
Liver Disease	14	148	10	89	+ 59
Diabetes Mellitus	15	147	4	322	- 175
Meningitis	16	131	43	13	+ 118
Violence	17	130	30	26	+ 104
Lung Disease	18	123	6	209	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	19	100	16	63	+ 37
Asthma	20	98	12	78	+ 19
Kidney Disease	21	91	15	64	+ 28
Malnutrition	22	89	36	19	+ 70
Other Injuries	23	80	17	60	+ 20
Suicide	24	75	9	98	- 23
Endocrine Disorders	25	54	39	15	+ 40
Breast Cancer	26	44	26	34	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	41	32	22	+ 19
War	28	40	65	0	+ 40
Tetanus	29	36	59	1	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	30	35	37	17	+ 17
Pertussis	31	34	50	7	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	32	30	25	41	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	26	28	32	- 6
Drownings	34	26	11	80	- 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	25	19	59	- 34
Falls	36	23	20	55	- 31
Schistosomiasis	37	22	77	0	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	38	20	41	13	+ 7
Fires	39	18	40	14	+ 4
Poisonings	40	17	38	15	+ 2
Syphilis	41	15	29	28	- 12
Lymphomas	42	15	42	13	+ 2
Epilepsy	43	15	45	11	+ 5
Liver Cancer	44	15	18	60	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	15	31	23	- 8
Oral Cancer	46	12	49	8	+ 4
Leukemia	47	11	35	20	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	48	9	34	21	- 12
Stomach Cancer	49	8	44	12	- 3
Ovary Cancer	50	8	33	21	- 13
Appendicitis	51	8	55	1	+ 7
Alcohol	52	8	48	9	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	53	6	57	1	+ 5
Skin Disease	54	6	46	10	- 4
Lung Cancers	55	6	27	33	- 27
Leishmaniasis	56	6	76	0	+ 6
Drug Use	57	6	58	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	58	6	69	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	59	5	79	0	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	60	5	51	4	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	4	53	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	4	54	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	3	52	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	65	3	47	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	60	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	62	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	1	56	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	1	63	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	61	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Central Africa

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.