SOLOMON ISL. VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	650	1	975	- 325
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	635	28	32	+ 603
Lung Disease	3	534	6	209	+ 325
Lung Cancers	4	453	27	33	+ 419
Stroke	5	446	2	670	- 224
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	273	3	371	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	261	31	23	+ 238
Prostate Cancer	8	180	41	13	+ 167
Breast Cancer	9	158	26	34	+ 124
Diabetes Mellitus	10	156	4	322	- 166
Pancreas Cancer	11	133	51	4	+ 129
Kidney Disease	12	111	15	64	+ 47
Lymphomas	13	89	42	13	+ 76
Liver Disease	14	84	10	89	- 5
Hypertension	15	78	13	76	+ 2
Suicide	16	75	9	98	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	17	73	34	21	+ 52
Alcohol	18	73	48	9	+ 64
Endocrine Disorders	19	70	39	15	+ 55
Leukemia	20	68	35	20	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	21	66	52	4	+ 62
Falls	22	66	20	55	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	23	59	44	12	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	24	58	57	1	+ 57
Liver Cancer	25	57	18	60	- 3
Skin Cancers	26	47	69	0	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	27	46	56	1	+ 45
Oral Cancer	28	45	49	8	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	29	45	33	21	+ 23
Other Injuries	30	42	17	60	- 18
Inflammatory/Heart	31	35	37	17	+ 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	26	32	22	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	33	26	8	111	- 85
Drug Use	34	24	58	1	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	35	19	47	9	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	36	19	16	63	- 44
Cervical Cancer	37	19	25	41	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	18	5	218	- 201
Multiple Sclerosis	39	16	61	0	+ 16
Epilepsy	40	15	45	11	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	41	14	14	65	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	12	19	59	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	10	60	0	+ 10
Asthma	44	10	12	78	- 68
Skin Disease	45	10	46	10	- 1
Anemia	46	9	72	0	+ 9
Violence	47	8	30	26	- 18
Schizophrenia	48	7	70	0	+ 7
Fires	49	6	40	14	- 8
Drownings	50	5	11	80	- 76
Osteoarthritis	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Meningitis	52	3	43	13	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	3	55	1	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	3	80	0	+ 3
Birth Trauma	56	3	21	51	- 49
Tuberculosis	57	2	23	45	- 43
Upper Respiratory	58	2	64	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	59	2	36	19	- 17
Hepatitis C	60	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	53	3	- 2
Poisonings	62	1	38	15	- 15
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 46
Otitis Media	65	0	68	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	54	2	- 2
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	29	28	- 28
Measles	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	50	7	- 7
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	146	- 146
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	24	41	- 41
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	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.

Denmark

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.