SOLOMON ISL. VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	661	1	975	- 314
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	446	28	32	+ 414
Lung Cancers	3	266	27	33	+ 233
Lung Disease	4	266	6	209	+ 57
Stroke	5	246	2	670	- 424
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	180	3	371	- 190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	152	31	23	+ 129
Breast Cancer	8	106	26	34	+ 72
Prostate Cancer	9	81	41	13	+ 68
Kidney Disease	10	79	15	64	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	11	74	51	4	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	12	74	34	21	+ 53
Lymphomas	13	71	42	13	+ 58
Suicide	14	65	9	98	- 33
Oesophagus Cancer	15	58	57	1	+ 57
Diabetes Mellitus	16	57	4	322	- 265
Stomach Cancer	17	50	44	12	+ 38
Liver Cancer	18	44	18	60	- 16
Liver Disease	19	39	10	89	- 50
Leukemia	20	38	35	20	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	21	38	33	21	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	22	36	52	4	+ 31
Skin Cancers	23	35	69	0	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	24	35	39	15	+ 20
Falls	25	34	20	55	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	26	33	37	17	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	27	30	56	1	+ 29
Oral Cancer	28	25	49	8	+ 18
Hypertension	29	24	13	76	- 52
Other Injuries	30	24	17	60	- 36
Drug Use	31	23	58	1	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	32	21	16	63	- 42
Road Traffic Accidents	33	21	8	111	- 89
Uterin Cancer	34	18	47	9	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	35	14	25	41	- 27
Epilepsy	36	12	45	11	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	37	12	61	0	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	9	32	22	- 13
Alcohol	39	9	48	9	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	8	60	0	+ 8
Asthma	41	8	12	78	- 70
Skin Disease	42	8	46	10	- 2
Drownings	43	8	11	80	- 72
Low Birth Weight	44	8	14	65	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	7	5	218	- 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	7	19	59	- 52
Violence	47	5	30	26	- 21
Fires	48	4	40	14	- 10
Anemia	49	4	72	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	50	3	23	45	- 41
Osteoarthritis	51	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	3	62	0	+ 2
Poisonings	53	2	38	15	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	85	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	55	2	70	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	56	1	21	51	- 50
HIV/AIDS	57	1	80	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	43	13	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	1	53	3	- 2
Appendicitis	60	0	55	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	0	22	46	- 45
Oral conditions	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	36	19	- 19
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	0	+ 0
War	65	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	54	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	50	7	- 7
Syphilis	68	0	29	28	- 28
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	146	- 146
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	59	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	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.

Ireland

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.