SOLOMON ISL. VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	702	1	975	- 273
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	589	28	32	+ 557
Lung Disease	3	359	6	209	+ 151
Stroke	4	327	2	670	- 343
Lung Cancers	5	306	27	33	+ 273
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	237	3	371	- 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	236	31	23	+ 213
Prostate Cancer	8	155	41	13	+ 142
Falls	9	103	20	55	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	10	102	51	4	+ 97
Breast Cancer	11	92	26	34	+ 58
Lymphomas	12	85	42	13	+ 72
Suicide	13	84	9	98	- 15
Kidney Disease	14	81	15	64	+ 17
Other Injuries	15	77	17	60	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	16	74	4	322	- 248
Parkinson's Disease	17	73	34	21	+ 52
Skin Cancers	18	54	69	0	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	19	47	39	15	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	20	47	52	4	+ 43
Leukemia	21	47	35	20	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	22	45	44	12	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	23	43	56	1	+ 42
Ovary Cancer	24	41	33	21	+ 19
Drug Use	25	35	58	1	+ 34
Liver Cancer	26	34	18	60	- 26
Oesophagus Cancer	27	33	57	1	+ 32
Hypertension	28	30	13	76	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	29	29	37	17	+ 12
Liver Disease	30	28	10	89	- 61
Alcohol	31	27	48	9	+ 18
Oral Cancer	32	22	49	8	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	21	32	22	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	34	18	16	63	- 45
Malnutrition	35	18	36	19	- 1
Uterin Cancer	36	18	47	9	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	17	5	218	- 201
Skin Disease	38	17	46	10	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	39	16	25	41	- 25
Epilepsy	40	16	45	11	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	41	16	61	0	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	42	15	8	111	- 96
Asthma	43	11	12	78	- 67
Anemia	44	10	72	0	+ 10
Drownings	45	9	11	80	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	8	19	59	- 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	8	60	0	+ 8
Fires	48	6	40	14	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	4	85	0	+ 4
Violence	50	4	30	26	- 22
Osteoarthritis	51	4	84	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	52	3	14	65	- 61
Schizophrenia	53	3	70	0	+ 3
Birth Trauma	54	2	21	51	- 49
Hepatitis C	55	2	62	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	56	2	23	45	- 43
Poisonings	57	2	38	15	- 13
Meningitis	58	2	43	13	- 11
Appendicitis	59	2	55	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	2	64	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	3	- 3
Pertussis	64	0	50	7	- 7
Otitis Media	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	66	0	22	46	- 46
Syphilis	67	0	29	28	- 28
War	68	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	1	- 1
Encephalitis	70	0	54	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	76	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	7	146	- 146
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Norway

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.