SOLOMON ISL. VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	967	1	975	- 8
Stroke	2	719	2	670	+ 49
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	637	3	371	+ 266
Lung Cancers	4	470	27	33	+ 437
Lung Disease	5	461	6	209	+ 253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	338	31	23	+ 315
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	336	28	32	+ 304
Stomach Cancer	8	298	44	12	+ 286
Kidney Disease	9	264	15	64	+ 201
Pancreas Cancer	10	218	51	4	+ 214
Liver Cancer	11	173	18	60	+ 114
Other Injuries	12	130	17	60	+ 70
Suicide	13	115	9	98	+ 17
Lymphomas	14	114	42	13	+ 101
Breast Cancer	15	93	26	34	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	16	89	56	1	+ 88
Liver Disease	17	84	10	89	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	18	83	34	21	+ 62
Prostate Cancer	19	80	41	13	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	20	73	57	1	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	21	68	39	15	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	22	59	52	4	+ 54
Falls	23	57	20	55	+ 3
Leukemia	24	57	35	20	+ 36
Drownings	25	50	11	80	- 31
Oral Cancer	26	49	49	8	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	27	49	37	17	+ 31
Hypertension	28	39	13	76	- 37
Diabetes Mellitus	29	32	4	322	- 290
Ovary Cancer	30	30	33	21	+ 8
Road Traffic Accidents	31	27	8	111	- 84
Cervical Cancer	32	22	25	41	- 19
Uterin Cancer	33	20	47	9	+ 12
Tuberculosis	34	20	23	45	- 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	17	32	22	- 5
Skin Disease	36	17	46	10	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	16	5	218	- 202
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	15	60	0	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	15	19	59	- 44
Congenital Anomalies	40	15	16	63	- 48
Hepatitis C	41	13	62	0	+ 13
Asthma	42	11	12	78	- 67
Malnutrition	43	11	36	19	- 8
Skin Cancers	44	11	69	0	+ 11
Epilepsy	45	9	45	11	- 1
Hepatitis B	46	8	53	3	+ 5
Schizophrenia	47	6	70	0	+ 6
Fires	48	6	40	14	- 8
Anemia	49	5	72	0	+ 5
Drug Use	50	4	58	1	+ 3
Alcohol	51	3	48	9	- 5
Meningitis	52	2	43	13	- 11
Violence	53	2	30	26	- 25
Poisonings	54	2	38	15	- 14
Low Birth Weight	55	1	14	65	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	55	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	61	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	1	86	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	61	1	21	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	62	1	84	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	63	0	80	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 46
Syphilis	65	0	29	28	- 28
War	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	54	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	50	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	146	- 146
Chlamydia	80	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

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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.