SOLOMON ISL. VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	805	1	975	- 170
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	590	28	32	+ 558
Stroke	3	281	2	670	- 389
Lung Cancers	4	268	27	33	+ 234
Lung Disease	5	257	6	209	+ 48
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	164	3	371	- 206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	147	31	23	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	8	121	41	13	+ 109
Breast Cancer	9	107	26	34	+ 73
Parkinson's Disease	10	106	34	21	+ 85
Other Injuries	11	100	17	60	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	12	86	51	4	+ 82
Suicide	13	80	9	98	- 18
Lymphomas	14	73	42	13	+ 61
Kidney Disease	15	66	15	64	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	16	59	4	322	- 263
Hypertension	17	48	13	76	- 28
Falls	18	47	20	55	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	19	45	57	1	+ 44
Liver Cancer	20	45	18	60	- 15
Bladder Cancer	21	41	52	4	+ 36
Leukemia	22	38	35	20	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	23	35	44	12	+ 23
Drug Use	24	34	58	1	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	25	33	33	21	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	26	31	37	17	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	27	31	39	15	+ 16
Alcohol	28	28	48	9	+ 20
Skin Cancers	29	26	69	0	+ 26
Other Neoplasms	30	19	56	1	+ 18
Liver Disease	31	19	10	89	- 70
Cervical Cancer	32	18	25	41	- 23
Oral Cancer	33	17	49	8	+ 9
Congenital Anomalies	34	15	16	63	- 48
Road Traffic Accidents	35	14	8	111	- 97
Uterin Cancer	36	14	47	9	+ 5
Epilepsy	37	11	45	11	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	8	60	0	+ 8
Violence	39	8	30	26	- 18
Anemia	40	7	72	0	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	6	32	22	- 16
Poisonings	42	6	38	15	- 9
Low Birth Weight	43	6	14	65	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	44	6	61	0	+ 5
Skin Disease	45	5	46	10	- 5
Birth Trauma	46	5	21	51	- 46
Osteoarthritis	47	4	84	0	+ 4
Asthma	48	3	12	78	- 75
Schizophrenia	49	3	70	0	+ 3
Meningitis	50	3	43	13	- 10
Upper Respiratory	51	2	64	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	2	62	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	85	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	2	19	59	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	2	5	218	- 216
Drownings	56	2	11	80	- 79
Malnutrition	57	1	36	19	- 18
Fires	58	1	40	14	- 13
HIV/AIDS	59	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	60	1	22	46	- 45
War	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	50	7	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	3	- 3
Otitis Media	64	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	24	41	- 41
Malaria	73	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	29	28	- 28
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	23	45	- 45
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	55	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

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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.