SOLOMON ISL. VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,049	2	670	+ 379
Coronary Heart Disease	2	909	1	975	- 66
Lung Disease	3	497	6	209	+ 289
Lung Cancers	4	367	27	33	+ 333
Stomach Cancer	5	205	44	12	+ 193
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	156	28	32	+ 124
Hypertension	7	155	13	76	+ 79
Road Traffic Accidents	8	128	8	111	+ 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	127	31	23	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	10	125	57	1	+ 124
Kidney Disease	11	99	15	64	+ 35
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	94	3	371	- 277
Liver Cancer	13	93	18	60	+ 33
Diabetes Mellitus	14	83	4	322	- 239
Liver Disease	15	75	10	89	- 14
Falls	16	71	20	55	+ 17
Suicide	17	60	9	98	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	18	57	51	4	+ 53
Breast Cancer	19	48	26	34	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	20	36	34	21	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	34	19	59	- 25
Leukemia	22	30	35	20	+ 10
Lymphomas	23	30	42	13	+ 17
Oral Cancer	24	28	49	8	+ 21
Other Injuries	25	28	17	60	- 32
Drownings	26	27	11	80	- 53
Cervical Cancer	27	27	25	41	- 15
Prostate Cancer	28	26	41	13	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	29	19	52	4	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	19	32	22	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	31	19	16	63	- 44
Tuberculosis	32	18	23	45	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	33	15	37	17	- 2
HIV/AIDS	34	15	80	0	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	35	14	33	21	- 7
Poisonings	36	13	38	15	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	37	13	39	15	- 2
Drug Use	38	12	58	1	+ 12
Asthma	39	12	12	78	- 67
Low Birth Weight	40	11	14	65	- 53
Skin Cancers	41	10	69	0	+ 10
Alcohol	42	10	48	9	+ 1
Birth Trauma	43	9	21	51	- 42
Malnutrition	44	7	36	19	- 12
Uterin Cancer	45	6	47	9	- 3
Epilepsy	46	6	45	11	- 5
Violence	47	6	30	26	- 20
Fires	48	5	40	14	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	5	60	0	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	4	5	218	- 214
Meningitis	51	3	43	13	- 10
Skin Disease	52	3	46	10	- 7
Other Neoplasms	53	2	56	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	54	2	22	46	- 44
Encephalitis	55	1	54	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	57	1	64	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	29	28	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	1	55	1	- 1
War	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Measles	62	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	1	- 0
Pertussis	64	0	50	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	24	41	- 41
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

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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.