SOLOMON ISL. VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,410	1	975	+ 435
Diabetes Mellitus	2	896	4	322	+ 573
Stroke	3	869	2	670	+ 199
Kidney Disease	4	410	15	64	+ 347
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	378	3	371	+ 7
Lung Disease	6	301	6	209	+ 92
Suicide	7	234	9	98	+ 136
Hypertension	8	198	13	76	+ 122
Liver Disease	9	173	10	89	+ 84
Lung Cancers	10	167	27	33	+ 134
Drownings	11	126	11	80	+ 45
Breast Cancer	12	124	26	34	+ 90
Asthma	13	116	12	78	+ 38
Low Birth Weight	14	109	14	65	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	100	19	59	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	98	5	218	- 120
Other Injuries	17	97	17	60	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	18	97	16	63	+ 34
Tuberculosis	19	91	23	45	+ 47
Stomach Cancer	20	86	44	12	+ 74
Birth Trauma	21	79	21	51	+ 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	62	31	23	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	23	61	25	41	+ 19
Liver Cancer	24	60	18	60	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	48	32	22	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	48	28	32	+ 16
Falls	27	45	20	55	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	28	44	37	17	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	29	40	41	13	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	30	39	39	15	+ 24
Violence	31	38	30	26	+ 12
Leukemia	32	37	35	20	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	33	34	34	21	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	34	27	22	46	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	35	26	51	4	+ 22
Lymphomas	36	26	42	13	+ 13
Pertussis	37	26	50	7	+ 18
Oral Cancer	38	25	49	8	+ 17
Meningitis	39	23	43	13	+ 11
Syphilis	40	22	29	28	- 6
Uterin Cancer	41	21	47	9	+ 12
Skin Disease	42	20	46	10	+ 10
Epilepsy	43	20	45	11	+ 9
Malnutrition	44	19	36	19	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	45	17	33	21	- 5
Alcohol	46	17	48	9	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	47	16	57	1	+ 15
Fires	48	15	40	14	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	49	11	52	4	+ 7
Poisonings	50	7	38	15	- 8
Skin Cancers	51	7	69	0	+ 7
Drug Use	52	5	58	1	+ 4
Encephalitis	53	4	54	2	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	3	55	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	55	3	56	1	+ 2
Measles	56	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	57	2	53	3	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	58	1	8	111	- 109
Tetanus	59	1	59	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	60	0	+ 1
Dengue	61	1	24	41	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	63	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	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
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Micronesia

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.