SOLOMON ISL. VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	636	3	371	+ 266
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	444	5	218	+ 226
Tuberculosis	3	391	23	45	+ 346
Malaria	4	310	7	146	+ 164
Birth Trauma	5	308	21	51	+ 256
Low Birth Weight	6	295	14	65	+ 230
Coronary Heart Disease	7	188	1	975	- 787
Stroke	8	177	2	670	- 493
Congenital Anomalies	9	153	16	63	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	10	135	80	0	+ 135
Meningitis	11	134	43	13	+ 121
Road Traffic Accidents	12	128	8	111	+ 17
Liver Disease	13	118	10	89	+ 29
Measles	14	90	75	0	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	15	72	22	46	+ 26
Pertussis	16	71	50	7	+ 64
Other Injuries	17	70	17	60	+ 10
Diabetes Mellitus	18	69	4	322	- 253
Violence	19	57	30	26	+ 30
Kidney Disease	20	56	15	64	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	21	49	39	15	+ 34
Lung Disease	22	39	6	209	- 170
Breast Cancer	23	36	26	34	+ 3
Hypertension	24	33	13	76	- 43
Cervical Cancer	25	32	25	41	- 9
Tetanus	26	26	59	1	+ 25
Asthma	27	25	12	78	- 53
Falls	28	23	20	55	- 32
Fires	29	22	40	14	+ 8
Suicide	30	22	9	98	- 77
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	21	28	32	- 11
Drownings	32	20	11	80	- 60
Poisonings	33	20	38	15	+ 5
Drug Use	34	19	58	1	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	35	18	41	13	+ 5
Malnutrition	36	18	36	19	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	18	32	22	- 4
Syphilis	38	17	29	28	- 11
Liver Cancer	39	16	18	60	- 44
Lymphomas	40	16	42	13	+ 3
Epilepsy	41	15	45	11	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	42	15	37	17	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	13	31	23	- 10
Diphtheria	44	12	67	0	+ 12
War	45	10	65	0	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	8	34	21	- 13
Leukemia	47	7	35	20	- 13
Oral Cancer	48	7	49	8	- 1
Ovary Cancer	49	7	33	21	- 15
Stomach Cancer	50	7	44	12	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	51	6	51	4	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	6	19	59	- 53
Skin Cancers	53	6	69	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	54	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	55	5	53	3	+ 1
Skin Disease	56	5	46	10	- 6
Lung Cancers	57	4	27	33	- 29
Alcohol	58	3	48	9	- 5
Encephalitis	59	3	54	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	2	55	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	61	2	63	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	2	47	9	- 7
Bladder Cancer	63	2	52	4	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	64	2	57	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	56	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	60	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	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.

Nigeria

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.