SOLOMON ISL. VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,268	1	975	+ 2,293
Stroke	2	2,378	2	670	+ 1,708
Hypertension	3	482	13	76	+ 406
Lung Cancers	4	386	27	33	+ 352
Inflammatory/Heart	5	372	37	17	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	291	31	23	+ 268
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	268	28	32	+ 236
Diabetes Mellitus	8	214	4	322	- 108
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	202	3	371	- 168
Breast Cancer	10	191	26	34	+ 157
Stomach Cancer	11	189	44	12	+ 178
Prostate Cancer	12	187	41	13	+ 174
Pancreas Cancer	13	176	51	4	+ 172
Suicide	14	155	9	98	+ 57
Liver Disease	15	147	10	89	+ 58
Other Injuries	16	146	17	60	+ 86
Kidney Disease	17	144	15	64	+ 80
Lung Disease	18	140	6	209	- 69
Lymphomas	19	99	42	13	+ 86
Bladder Cancer	20	92	52	4	+ 88
Alcohol	21	92	48	9	+ 83
Oral Cancer	22	86	49	8	+ 79
Falls	23	81	20	55	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	24	79	33	21	+ 58
Leukemia	25	75	35	20	+ 55
Liver Cancer	26	63	18	60	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	27	62	8	111	- 49
Other Neoplasms	28	62	56	1	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	29	60	47	9	+ 51
Skin Cancers	30	58	69	0	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	57	32	22	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	32	53	57	1	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	33	52	25	41	+ 10
Drownings	34	51	11	80	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	35	51	34	21	+ 30
Fires	36	42	40	14	+ 27
Violence	37	38	30	26	+ 12
Skin Disease	38	31	46	10	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	39	30	80	0	+ 30
Tuberculosis	40	29	23	45	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	41	24	39	15	+ 9
Hepatitis C	42	21	62	0	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	43	19	16	63	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	18	85	0	+ 18
Epilepsy	45	18	45	11	+ 7
Asthma	46	17	12	78	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	16	19	59	- 42
Drug Use	48	16	58	1	+ 16
Poisonings	49	9	38	15	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	50	8	61	0	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	8	60	0	+ 8
Meningitis	52	6	43	13	- 7
Anemia	53	6	72	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	5	5	218	- 213
Birth Trauma	55	5	21	51	- 47
Low Birth Weight	56	5	14	65	- 60
Schizophrenia	57	3	70	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	58	3	84	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	2	55	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	2	22	46	- 44
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	53	3	- 2
Malnutrition	64	1	36	19	- 18
Syphilis	65	1	29	28	- 27
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	54	2	- 2
Pertussis	70	0	50	7	- 7
Tetanus	71	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	84	0	63	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.

Latvia

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.