SOLOMON ISL. VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	537	80	0	+ 537
Tuberculosis	2	331	23	45	+ 287
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	307	3	371	- 64
Coronary Heart Disease	4	297	1	975	- 678
Stroke	5	270	2	670	- 400
Malaria	6	236	7	146	+ 90
Road Traffic Accidents	7	191	8	111	+ 80
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	155	5	218	- 63
Low Birth Weight	9	153	14	65	+ 88
Diabetes Mellitus	10	125	4	322	- 197
Birth Trauma	11	119	21	51	+ 68
Hypertension	12	111	13	76	+ 35
Liver Disease	13	111	10	89	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	14	87	16	63	+ 24
Kidney Disease	15	73	15	64	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	16	69	22	46	+ 23
Lung Disease	17	64	6	209	- 144
Violence	18	64	30	26	+ 38
Suicide	19	42	9	98	- 57
Other Injuries	20	40	17	60	- 20
Pertussis	21	39	50	7	+ 32
Meningitis	22	36	43	13	+ 23
Asthma	23	35	12	78	- 44
Malnutrition	24	32	36	19	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	27	28	32	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	26	26	37	17	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	27	25	39	15	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	28	24	41	13	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	29	23	25	41	- 18
Liver Cancer	30	20	18	60	- 40
Measles	31	19	75	0	+ 19
Breast Cancer	32	19	26	34	- 15
Falls	33	18	20	55	- 37
Syphilis	34	13	29	28	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	13	32	22	- 10
Drownings	36	12	11	80	- 68
Fires	37	11	40	14	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	11	31	23	- 12
Stomach Cancer	39	10	44	12	- 1
Epilepsy	40	9	45	11	- 2
Poisonings	41	8	38	15	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	42	8	34	21	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	8	19	59	- 51
Drug Use	44	8	58	1	+ 7
Lymphomas	45	7	42	13	- 6
Leukemia	46	7	35	20	- 13
Lung Cancers	47	6	27	33	- 27
Ovary Cancer	48	6	33	21	- 15
Alcohol	49	5	48	9	- 3
Skin Disease	50	5	46	10	- 5
Schistosomiasis	51	5	77	0	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	52	5	51	4	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	4	69	0	+ 4
Oral Cancer	54	4	49	8	- 4
Tetanus	55	3	59	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	2	54	2	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2	57	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	2	55	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	60	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	2	47	9	- 7
Bladder Cancer	61	2	52	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	62	2	53	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	56	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
War	72	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	71	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.

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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.