SOLOMON ISL. VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	364	1	975	- 611
Stroke	2	224	2	670	- 446
Kidney Disease	3	205	15	64	+ 141
Lung Disease	4	144	6	209	- 64
Diabetes Mellitus	5	132	4	322	- 191
Hypertension	6	119	13	76	+ 43
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	115	3	371	- 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	113	28	32	+ 81
Road Traffic Accidents	9	103	8	111	- 8
Stomach Cancer	10	91	44	12	+ 79
Violence	11	88	30	26	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	86	31	23	+ 63
Other Injuries	13	79	17	60	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	14	62	41	13	+ 49
Suicide	15	56	9	98	- 42
Breast Cancer	16	53	26	34	+ 19
Liver Cancer	17	53	18	60	- 7
Liver Disease	18	51	10	89	- 38
Lymphomas	19	49	42	13	+ 36
Lung Cancers	20	47	27	33	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	21	44	16	63	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	22	41	51	4	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	23	37	56	1	+ 35
Leukemia	24	36	35	20	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	25	26	80	0	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	26	26	37	17	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	27	25	39	15	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	28	25	14	65	- 40
Cervical Cancer	29	22	25	41	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	30	19	34	21	- 2
Skin Cancers	31	19	69	0	+ 19
Skin Disease	32	17	46	10	+ 7
Alcohol	33	17	48	9	+ 9
Epilepsy	34	16	45	11	+ 5
Falls	35	16	20	55	- 39
Bladder Cancer	36	14	52	4	+ 10
Drownings	37	13	11	80	- 67
Oral Cancer	38	13	49	8	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	12	5	218	- 206
Ovary Cancer	40	11	33	21	- 10
Uterin Cancer	41	11	47	9	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	10	32	22	- 12
Drug Use	43	9	58	1	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	44	8	57	1	+ 7
Asthma	45	8	12	78	- 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	8	60	0	+ 7
Birth Trauma	47	7	21	51	- 45
Malnutrition	48	5	36	19	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	19	59	- 54
Tuberculosis	50	4	23	45	- 40
Anemia	51	3	72	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	52	3	55	1	+ 2
Schizophrenia	53	3	70	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	2	43	13	- 10
Maternal Conditions	55	2	22	46	- 43
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	61	0	+ 1
Fires	58	1	40	14	- 13
Hepatitis B	59	1	53	3	- 2
Poisonings	60	1	38	15	- 15
Osteoarthritis	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	0	54	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	29	28	- 28
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	74	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	50	7	- 7
Dengue	70	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	71	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Costa Rica

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.