SOLOMON ISL. VS LIBYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBYA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	653	1	975	- 322
Stroke	2	257	2	670	- 413
Road Traffic Accidents	3	143	8	111	+ 32
Kidney Disease	4	117	15	64	+ 53
War	5	104	65	0	+ 104
Hypertension	6	90	13	76	+ 14
Tuberculosis	7	80	23	45	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	8	79	4	322	- 243
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	73	3	371	- 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	73	28	32	+ 42
Liver Disease	11	62	10	89	- 27
Lung Disease	12	60	6	209	- 149
Lung Cancers	13	58	27	33	+ 25
Congenital Anomalies	14	49	16	63	- 14
Other Injuries	15	43	17	60	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	42	31	23	+ 19
Drug Use	17	37	58	1	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	18	35	14	65	- 29
Suicide	19	30	9	98	- 68
Asthma	20	29	12	78	- 49
HIV/AIDS	21	22	80	0	+ 22
Leukemia	22	21	35	20	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	23	21	51	4	+ 16
Falls	24	20	20	55	- 35
Breast Cancer	25	19	26	34	- 15
Lymphomas	26	19	42	13	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	27	16	34	21	- 5
Liver Cancer	28	15	18	60	- 45
Endocrine Disorders	29	15	39	15	+ 0
Violence	30	14	30	26	- 12
Bladder Cancer	31	13	52	4	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	32	13	25	41	- 28
Stomach Cancer	33	13	44	12	+ 2
Birth Trauma	34	13	21	51	- 38
Maternal Conditions	35	12	22	46	- 34
Fires	36	11	40	14	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	37	11	37	17	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	10	32	22	- 12
Prostate Cancer	39	9	41	13	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	9	5	218	- 209
Oral Cancer	41	8	49	8	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	42	7	33	21	- 14
Drownings	43	7	11	80	- 73
Epilepsy	44	7	45	11	- 4
Poisonings	45	6	38	15	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	5	19	59	- 54
Meningitis	47	4	43	13	- 8
Hepatitis B	48	3	53	3	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	49	3	57	1	+ 2
Alcohol	50	2	48	9	- 6
Skin Cancers	51	2	69	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	52	2	61	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	53	2	54	2	+ 0
Skin Disease	54	2	46	10	- 8
Pertussis	55	2	50	7	- 6
Appendicitis	56	1	55	1	+ 0
Malnutrition	57	1	36	19	- 18
Other Neoplasms	58	1	56	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	59	1	77	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	60	1	47	9	- 8
Syphilis	61	1	29	28	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	60	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	63	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	64	0	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Libya

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.