SOLOMON ISL. VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	GAMBIA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	386	3	371	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	2	324	80	0	+ 324
Coronary Heart Disease	3	290	1	975	- 685
Stroke	4	231	2	670	- 439
Birth Trauma	5	217	21	51	+ 166
Road Traffic Accidents	6	200	8	111	+ 90
Malaria	7	194	7	146	+ 49
Low Birth Weight	8	191	14	65	+ 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	180	5	218	- 38
Tuberculosis	10	128	23	45	+ 83
Congenital Anomalies	11	110	16	63	+ 47
Liver Cancer	12	109	18	60	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	13	99	22	46	+ 54
Liver Disease	14	93	10	89	+ 4
Diabetes Mellitus	15	83	4	322	- 239
Kidney Disease	16	77	15	64	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	17	66	39	15	+ 51
Meningitis	18	66	43	13	+ 53
Lung Disease	19	59	6	209	- 149
Violence	20	56	30	26	+ 30
Other Injuries	21	56	17	60	- 4
Hypertension	22	50	13	76	- 26
Cervical Cancer	23	42	25	41	+ 0
Asthma	24	39	12	78	- 40
Suicide	25	32	9	98	- 66
Malnutrition	26	32	36	19	+ 13
Pertussis	27	28	50	7	+ 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	26	28	32	- 6
Falls	29	24	20	55	- 31
Drownings	30	20	11	80	- 61
Fires	31	19	40	14	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	32	17	37	17	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	16	32	22	- 6
Syphilis	34	16	29	28	- 12
Epilepsy	35	12	45	11	+ 2
Poisonings	36	12	38	15	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	37	10	34	21	- 11
Lung Cancers	38	10	27	33	- 24
Drug Use	39	8	58	1	+ 7
Breast Cancer	40	8	26	34	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	7	19	59	- 52
Schistosomiasis	42	7	77	0	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	43	6	41	13	- 7
Skin Disease	44	5	46	10	- 5
Tetanus	45	5	59	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	46	4	53	3	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	47	4	44	12	- 8
Encephalitis	48	4	54	2	+ 2
Measles	49	4	75	0	+ 4
Alcohol	50	3	48	9	- 5
Lymphomas	51	3	42	13	- 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	3	31	23	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	53	2	51	4	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	54	2	57	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	55	1	55	1	- 0
Bladder Cancer	56	1	52	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	57	1	56	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	58	1	61	0	+ 0
Leukemia	59	1	35	20	- 20
Leishmaniasis	60	1	76	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	61	1	33	21	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	60	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Uterin Cancer	66	0	47	9	- 8
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	68	0	69	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	0	49	8	- 7
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Gambia

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.