SOLOMON ISL. VS MAURITANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MAURITANIA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	463	3	371	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	2	338	14	65	+ 274
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	278	5	218	+ 60
Coronary Heart Disease	4	275	1	975	- 700
Malaria	5	239	7	146	+ 93
Stroke	6	219	2	670	- 451
Birth Trauma	7	202	21	51	+ 151
Road Traffic Accidents	8	195	8	111	+ 84
Tuberculosis	9	120	23	45	+ 76
Congenital Anomalies	10	112	16	63	+ 49
Maternal Conditions	11	107	22	46	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	12	100	4	322	- 222
Liver Disease	13	98	10	89	+ 9
Pertussis	14	96	50	7	+ 89
Kidney Disease	15	93	15	64	+ 30
Violence	16	83	30	26	+ 56
Malnutrition	17	78	36	19	+ 59
Meningitis	18	60	43	13	+ 47
Other Injuries	19	58	17	60	- 2
Cervical Cancer	20	56	25	41	+ 15
Liver Cancer	21	52	18	60	- 7
Hypertension	22	48	13	76	- 28
Lung Disease	23	46	6	209	- 162
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	42	28	32	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	25	39	80	0	+ 39
Syphilis	26	34	29	28	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	27	33	39	15	+ 18
Breast Cancer	28	32	26	34	- 2
Asthma	29	29	12	78	- 50
Suicide	30	24	9	98	- 75
Falls	31	24	20	55	- 31
Stomach Cancer	32	22	44	12	+ 10
Fires	33	21	40	14	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	34	20	41	13	+ 7
Drownings	35	20	11	80	- 61
Inflammatory/Heart	36	18	37	17	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	18	31	23	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	14	32	22	- 8
Epilepsy	39	13	45	11	+ 2
Drug Use	40	12	58	1	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	41	12	34	21	- 9
Poisonings	42	11	38	15	- 4
Lymphomas	43	11	42	13	- 2
Lung Cancers	44	10	27	33	- 23
Tetanus	45	10	59	1	+ 9
Skin Cancers	46	8	69	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	47	8	46	10	- 2
Oral Cancer	48	8	49	8	- 0
Ovary Cancer	49	7	33	21	- 14
Bladder Cancer	50	7	52	4	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	51	6	51	4	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	6	19	59	- 53
Encephalitis	53	6	54	2	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	54	5	57	1	+ 4
Leukemia	55	4	35	20	- 17
Hepatitis B	56	4	53	3	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	57	3	47	9	- 6
Alcohol	58	3	48	9	- 6
Schistosomiasis	59	2	77	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	1	55	1	+ 0
Measles	61	1	75	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	56	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	60	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	1	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
War	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Mauritania

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.