SOLOMON ISL. VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	463	3	371	+ 92
Tuberculosis	2	276	23	45	+ 231
Measles	3	266	75	0	+ 266
Malaria	4	263	7	146	+ 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	260	5	218	+ 42
Stroke	6	230	2	670	- 440
Coronary Heart Disease	7	219	1	975	- 757
Low Birth Weight	8	218	14	65	+ 154
Birth Trauma	9	208	21	51	+ 157
Road Traffic Accidents	10	191	8	111	+ 80
Congenital Anomalies	11	102	16	63	+ 39
Hypertension	12	99	13	76	+ 23
Liver Disease	13	95	10	89	+ 6
Lung Disease	14	85	6	209	- 123
HIV/AIDS	15	84	80	0	+ 84
Diabetes Mellitus	16	81	4	322	- 241
Meningitis	17	73	43	13	+ 60
Violence	18	70	30	26	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	19	66	22	46	+ 20
Kidney Disease	20	57	15	64	- 6
Malnutrition	21	56	36	19	+ 37
Other Injuries	22	52	17	60	- 8
Pertussis	23	50	50	7	+ 42
Asthma	24	49	12	78	- 30
Endocrine Disorders	25	46	39	15	+ 32
Suicide	26	37	9	98	- 62
Cervical Cancer	27	30	25	41	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	29	28	32	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	29	25	37	17	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	30	25	41	13	+ 12
Liver Cancer	31	24	18	60	- 36
Syphilis	32	24	29	28	- 4
Falls	33	22	20	55	- 33
Drownings	34	22	11	80	- 59
Breast Cancer	35	22	26	34	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	19	31	23	- 4
Stomach Cancer	37	16	44	12	+ 5
Lymphomas	38	13	42	13	+ 0
Fires	39	13	40	14	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	12	32	22	- 10
Leukemia	41	12	35	20	- 9
Poisonings	42	11	38	15	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11	19	59	- 48
Epilepsy	44	11	45	11	+ 0
War	45	10	65	0	+ 10
Tetanus	46	7	59	1	+ 7
Lung Cancers	47	7	27	33	- 26
Schistosomiasis	48	7	77	0	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	49	7	34	21	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	50	6	51	4	+ 2
Oral Cancer	51	6	49	8	- 1
Leishmaniasis	52	5	76	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	53	5	57	1	+ 4
Skin Disease	54	5	46	10	- 5
Skin Cancers	55	5	69	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	56	4	55	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	4	54	2	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	58	4	33	21	- 17
Drug Use	59	4	58	1	+ 3
Alcohol	60	4	48	9	- 5
Hepatitis B	61	3	53	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	2	64	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	63	2	47	9	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	64	2	79	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	65	2	52	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	56	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

DR Congo

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.