SOLOMON ISL. VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	495	1	975	- 481
Stroke	2	369	2	670	- 301
Lung Disease	3	328	6	209	+ 120
Diabetes Mellitus	4	328	4	322	+ 6
Tuberculosis	5	287	23	45	+ 242
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	188	3	371	- 183
Malaria	7	177	7	146	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	166	5	218	- 52
Asthma	9	133	12	78	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	10	120	14	65	+ 56
Birth Trauma	11	109	21	51	+ 57
Road Traffic Accidents	12	80	8	111	- 31
Hypertension	13	79	13	76	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	78	19	59	+ 19
Violence	15	70	30	26	+ 44
Congenital Anomalies	16	69	16	63	+ 6
Breast Cancer	17	55	26	34	+ 21
Kidney Disease	18	50	15	64	- 14
Cervical Cancer	19	48	25	41	+ 7
Other Injuries	20	47	17	60	- 13
Liver Cancer	21	47	18	60	- 13
Liver Disease	22	45	10	89	- 44
Lung Cancers	23	45	27	33	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	24	44	80	0	+ 44
Oral Cancer	25	42	49	8	+ 34
Falls	26	36	20	55	- 18
Fires	27	35	40	14	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	28	32	44	12	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	32	31	23	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	30	30	22	46	- 15
Skin Cancers	31	30	69	0	+ 30
Lymphomas	32	26	42	13	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	25	28	32	- 7
Meningitis	34	23	43	13	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	22	32	22	- 0
Prostate Cancer	36	21	41	13	+ 8
Suicide	37	19	9	98	- 80
Leukemia	38	18	35	20	- 2
Pertussis	39	18	50	7	+ 10
Drownings	40	17	11	80	- 63
Measles	41	17	75	0	+ 17
Syphilis	42	17	29	28	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	43	17	37	17	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	14	57	1	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	45	13	34	21	- 8
Ovary Cancer	46	13	33	21	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	47	11	39	15	- 4
Malnutrition	48	10	36	19	- 9
Skin Disease	49	9	46	10	- 1
Poisonings	50	9	38	15	- 7
Epilepsy	51	8	45	11	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	52	8	51	4	+ 3
Alcohol	53	7	48	9	- 2
Bladder Cancer	54	6	52	4	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	6	47	9	- 3
Tetanus	56	3	59	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	2	54	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	2	53	3	- 1
Appendicitis	59	1	55	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	60	1	56	1	- 0
Drug Use	61	1	58	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	62	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	24	41	- 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	60	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	64	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

New Guinea

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.