SOLOMON ISL. VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	582	3	371	+ 211
Malaria	2	470	7	146	+ 324
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	442	5	218	+ 224
Low Birth Weight	4	264	14	65	+ 199
Stroke	5	241	2	670	- 430
Coronary Heart Disease	6	227	1	975	- 748
Birth Trauma	7	222	21	51	+ 170
Road Traffic Accidents	8	164	8	111	+ 53
Meningitis	9	144	43	13	+ 132
Congenital Anomalies	10	120	16	63	+ 57
Liver Disease	11	114	10	89	+ 25
Other Injuries	12	106	17	60	+ 46
Tuberculosis	13	102	23	45	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	14	92	22	46	+ 46
Pertussis	15	79	50	7	+ 71
Kidney Disease	16	75	15	64	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	17	73	4	322	- 250
Measles	18	67	75	0	+ 67
Violence	19	62	30	26	+ 36
Lung Disease	20	60	6	209	- 149
Malnutrition	21	60	36	19	+ 41
Asthma	22	52	12	78	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	23	50	39	15	+ 35
Drownings	24	44	11	80	- 37
Hypertension	25	37	13	76	- 39
Falls	26	36	20	55	- 19
Suicide	27	34	9	98	- 64
Fires	28	31	40	14	+ 17
Breast Cancer	29	30	26	34	- 4
HIV/AIDS	30	29	80	0	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	29	32	22	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	24	28	32	- 8
Poisonings	33	21	38	15	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	34	21	37	17	+ 4
Liver Cancer	35	21	18	60	- 39
Epilepsy	36	19	45	11	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	14	31	23	- 9
Cervical Cancer	38	13	25	41	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	13	19	59	- 46
Ovary Cancer	40	12	33	21	- 10
War	41	11	65	0	+ 11
Tetanus	42	10	59	1	+ 10
Lymphomas	43	10	42	13	- 3
Stomach Cancer	44	8	44	12	- 3
Skin Cancers	45	8	69	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	46	8	53	3	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	47	8	34	21	- 13
Leukemia	48	7	35	20	- 13
Oral Cancer	49	7	49	8	- 1
Schistosomiasis	50	7	77	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	51	7	76	0	+ 7
Skin Disease	52	6	46	10	- 4
Bladder Cancer	53	4	52	4	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	54	4	51	4	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	55	4	57	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	4	55	1	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	57	4	41	13	- 9
Drug Use	58	3	58	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	59	3	63	0	+ 3
Alcohol	60	3	48	9	- 5
Encephalitis	61	3	54	2	+ 1
Syphilis	62	3	29	28	- 25
Upper Respiratory	63	3	64	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	47	9	- 6
Diphtheria	65	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	0	+ 1
Lung Cancers	67	1	27	33	- 32
Other Neoplasms	68	1	56	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	60	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
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Niger

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.