SOLOMON ISL. VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,436	28	32	+ 1,405
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,270	1	975	+ 295
Stroke	3	532	2	670	- 138
Lung Cancers	4	299	27	33	+ 265
Hypertension	5	262	13	76	+ 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	185	31	23	+ 162
Falls	7	171	20	55	+ 117
Lung Disease	8	167	6	209	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	9	161	51	4	+ 157
Liver Disease	10	138	10	89	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	11	125	41	13	+ 112
Breast Cancer	12	122	26	34	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	13	110	34	21	+ 89
Lymphomas	14	110	42	13	+ 97
Suicide	15	109	9	98	+ 11
Liver Cancer	16	70	18	60	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	17	67	37	17	+ 50
Alcohol	18	60	48	9	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	19	58	44	12	+ 46
Other Injuries	20	56	17	60	- 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	56	3	371	- 314
Diabetes Mellitus	22	54	4	322	- 268
Other Neoplasms	23	49	56	1	+ 48
Leukemia	24	48	35	20	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	25	44	33	21	+ 23
Kidney Disease	26	44	15	64	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	27	41	57	1	+ 40
Bladder Cancer	28	40	52	4	+ 36
Skin Cancers	29	38	69	0	+ 38
Drug Use	30	35	58	1	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	31	33	39	15	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	32	29	47	9	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	33	28	8	111	- 83
Oral Cancer	34	27	49	8	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	35	25	16	63	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	20	32	22	- 3
Drownings	37	14	11	80	- 67
Epilepsy	38	13	45	11	+ 3
Schizophrenia	39	12	70	0	+ 12
Asthma	40	11	12	78	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	11	60	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	42	10	61	0	+ 10
Violence	43	8	30	26	- 18
Cervical Cancer	44	8	25	41	- 33
Fires	45	8	40	14	- 6
Tuberculosis	46	4	23	45	- 41
Skin Disease	47	4	46	10	- 7
Low Birth Weight	48	3	14	65	- 61
Poisonings	49	3	38	15	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	2	19	59	- 56
Osteoarthritis	51	2	84	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	2	5	218	- 216
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	85	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	1	55	1	- 0
Meningitis	55	1	43	13	- 11
Birth Trauma	56	1	21	51	- 50
Malnutrition	57	1	36	19	- 18
Anemia	58	1	72	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	62	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 46
War	65	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	54	2	- 2
Syphilis	67	0	29	28	- 28
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	50	7	- 7
Tetanus	70	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	146	- 146
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	24	41	- 41
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Finland

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.