SOLOMON ISL. VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,158	1	975	+ 183
Stroke	2	747	2	670	+ 77
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	494	28	32	+ 462
Lung Cancers	4	407	27	33	+ 374
Lung Disease	5	386	6	209	+ 177
Hypertension	6	357	13	76	+ 281
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	253	31	23	+ 230
Diabetes Mellitus	8	236	4	322	- 86
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	195	3	371	- 176
Breast Cancer	10	165	26	34	+ 132
Kidney Disease	11	152	15	64	+ 88
Other Injuries	12	144	17	60	+ 85
Pancreas Cancer	13	144	51	4	+ 140
Stomach Cancer	14	122	44	12	+ 111
Other Neoplasms	15	119	56	1	+ 118
Lymphomas	16	115	42	13	+ 102
Liver Cancer	17	115	18	60	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	18	101	39	15	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	19	100	34	21	+ 80
Prostate Cancer	20	100	41	13	+ 87
Leukemia	21	80	35	20	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	22	80	52	4	+ 76
Liver Disease	23	66	10	89	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	24	66	37	17	+ 49
Falls	25	50	20	55	- 4
Suicide	26	48	9	98	- 50
Oral Cancer	27	40	49	8	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	28	39	33	21	+ 18
Skin Cancers	29	39	69	0	+ 39
Road Traffic Accidents	30	38	8	111	- 72
Hepatitis C	31	29	62	0	+ 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	26	19	59	- 32
Uterin Cancer	33	26	47	9	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	34	24	57	1	+ 23
Anemia	35	20	72	0	+ 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	19	5	218	- 199
Congenital Anomalies	37	17	16	63	- 46
Skin Disease	38	17	46	10	+ 7
Epilepsy	39	16	45	11	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	40	14	25	41	- 28
Malnutrition	41	9	36	19	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	8	60	0	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	8	32	22	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	44	8	61	0	+ 8
Drug Use	45	8	58	1	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	46	6	80	0	+ 6
Asthma	47	6	12	78	- 73
Osteoarthritis	48	6	84	0	+ 6
Schizophrenia	49	5	70	0	+ 5
Violence	50	5	30	26	- 21
Low Birth Weight	51	4	14	65	- 60
Drownings	52	4	11	80	- 76
Tuberculosis	53	4	23	45	- 41
Hepatitis B	54	4	53	3	+ 1
Alcohol	55	3	48	9	- 5
Fires	56	3	40	14	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	3	85	0	+ 3
Poisonings	58	2	38	15	- 13
Birth Trauma	59	2	21	51	- 50
Meningitis	60	2	43	13	- 11
Appendicitis	61	1	55	1	- 1
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	59	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	68	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	22	46	- 46
Encephalitis	68	0	54	2	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	29	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	50	7	- 7
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	146	- 146
Ascariasis	80	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	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.

Italy

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.