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

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	NEW ZEALAND		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	717	1	975	- 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	427	28	32	+ 395
Stroke	3	335	2	670	- 335
Lung Cancers	4	264	27	33	+ 230
Lung Disease	5	256	6	209	+ 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	210	31	23	+ 187
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	130	3	371	- 241
Diabetes Mellitus	8	108	4	322	- 214
Prostate Cancer	9	104	41	13	+ 91
Breast Cancer	10	104	26	34	+ 70
Falls	11	88	20	55	+ 34
Skin Cancers	12	86	69	0	+ 86
Lymphomas	13	86	42	13	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	14	76	51	4	+ 72
Suicide	15	74	9	98	- 24
Road Traffic Accidents	16	64	8	111	- 46
Kidney Disease	17	61	15	64	- 3
Leukemia	18	55	35	20	+ 35
Parkinson's Disease	19	50	34	21	+ 29
Hypertension	20	46	13	76	- 30
Endocrine Disorders	21	46	39	15	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	22	45	44	12	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	23	44	37	17	+ 27
Liver Cancer	24	41	18	60	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	25	39	57	1	+ 38
Bladder Cancer	26	38	52	4	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	27	34	56	1	+ 33
Other Injuries	28	31	17	60	- 29
Ovary Cancer	29	29	33	21	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	30	25	16	63	- 38
Oral Cancer	31	23	49	8	+ 15
Liver Disease	32	22	10	89	- 67
Uterin Cancer	33	20	47	9	+ 12
Skin Disease	34	17	46	10	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	16	19	59	- 43
Asthma	36	13	12	78	- 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	11	5	218	- 207
Low Birth Weight	38	11	14	65	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	10	32	22	- 12
Drug Use	40	10	58	1	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	41	9	25	41	- 33
Violence	42	8	30	26	- 18
Epilepsy	43	8	45	11	- 3
Drownings	44	8	11	80	- 73
Alcohol	45	7	48	9	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	7	60	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	47	6	61	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	48	4	62	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	49	3	84	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	3	85	0	+ 3
Anemia	51	2	72	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	52	2	23	45	- 42
Fires	53	2	40	14	- 12
Birth Trauma	54	2	21	51	- 49
Malnutrition	55	2	36	19	- 17
Hepatitis B	56	2	53	3	- 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	80	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	38	15	- 14
Meningitis	59	1	43	13	- 11
Schizophrenia	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	55	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	63	1	22	46	- 45
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	50	7	- 7
Encephalitis	66	0	54	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	29	28	- 28
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	76	0	63	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	146	- 146
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

New Zealand

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.