SOLOMON ISL. VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,556	80	0	+ 1,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,049	3	371	+ 678
Stroke	3	919	2	670	+ 249
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	768	5	218	+ 550
Coronary Heart Disease	5	685	1	975	- 290
Diabetes Mellitus	6	652	4	322	+ 330
Suicide	7	502	9	98	+ 404
Tuberculosis	8	394	23	45	+ 350
Lung Disease	9	360	6	209	+ 151
Kidney Disease	10	331	15	64	+ 267
Hypertension	11	323	13	76	+ 247
Low Birth Weight	12	312	14	65	+ 248
Violence	13	301	30	26	+ 275
Liver Disease	14	258	10	89	+ 170
Birth Trauma	15	234	21	51	+ 183
Road Traffic Accidents	16	221	8	111	+ 111
Asthma	17	221	12	78	+ 143
Other Injuries	18	174	17	60	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	19	127	16	63	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	20	122	25	41	+ 80
Malnutrition	21	117	36	19	+ 98
Meningitis	22	104	43	13	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	23	100	37	17	+ 82
Maternal Conditions	24	95	22	46	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	91	32	22	+ 69
Fires	26	88	40	14	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	27	77	39	15	+ 62
Drownings	28	65	11	80	- 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	63	28	32	+ 32
Epilepsy	30	47	45	11	+ 36
Falls	31	42	20	55	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	41	19	59	- 18
Poisonings	33	36	38	15	+ 21
Breast Cancer	34	32	26	34	- 2
Prostate Cancer	35	26	41	13	+ 13
Lymphomas	36	25	42	13	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	37	24	57	1	+ 23
Alcohol	38	23	48	9	+ 14
Liver Cancer	39	23	18	60	- 37
Skin Disease	40	23	46	10	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	41	18	34	21	- 3
Oral Cancer	42	17	49	8	+ 9
Lung Cancers	43	17	27	33	- 17
Pertussis	44	17	50	7	+ 9
Syphilis	45	16	29	28	- 11
Skin Cancers	46	15	69	0	+ 15
Tetanus	47	15	59	1	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	13	31	23	- 10
Leukemia	49	13	35	20	- 8
Drug Use	50	10	58	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	51	9	53	3	+ 6
Appendicitis	52	8	55	1	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	53	8	33	21	- 13
Uterin Cancer	54	8	47	9	- 1
Upper Respiratory	55	6	64	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	6	60	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	57	4	54	2	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	58	4	51	4	- 0
Measles	59	4	75	0	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	60	4	44	12	- 8
Bladder Cancer	61	3	52	4	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	3	56	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	2	61	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	1	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	7	146	- 146
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Lesotho

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.