SOLOMON ISL. VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	PERU		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	342	3	371	- 29
Coronary Heart Disease	2	307	1	975	- 668
Stroke	3	172	2	670	- 498
Kidney Disease	4	161	15	64	+ 98
Liver Disease	5	142	10	89	+ 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	130	28	32	+ 98
Stomach Cancer	7	113	44	12	+ 101
Diabetes Mellitus	8	99	4	322	- 223
Road Traffic Accidents	9	98	8	111	- 12
Lung Cancers	10	71	27	33	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	11	71	41	13	+ 58
Violence	12	67	30	26	+ 41
Other Injuries	13	64	17	60	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	59	31	23	+ 36
Lung Disease	15	56	6	209	- 152
Liver Cancer	16	55	18	60	- 5
Tuberculosis	17	53	23	45	+ 8
Lymphomas	18	50	42	13	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	19	45	16	63	- 19
Breast Cancer	20	44	26	34	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	21	43	25	41	+ 1
Leukemia	22	41	35	20	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	23	36	51	4	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	24	33	14	65	- 32
Falls	25	29	20	55	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	26	28	34	21	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	25	5	218	- 194
Hypertension	28	24	13	76	- 52
Malnutrition	29	22	36	19	+ 3
Suicide	30	20	9	98	- 78
HIV/AIDS	31	19	80	0	+ 19
Skin Cancers	32	18	69	0	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	33	16	33	21	- 5
Drug Use	34	14	58	1	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	14	32	22	- 9
Drownings	36	13	11	80	- 67
Birth Trauma	37	12	21	51	- 39
Oral Cancer	38	12	49	8	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	39	11	37	17	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	40	11	39	15	- 4
Bladder Cancer	41	10	52	4	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	42	9	57	1	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	43	8	22	46	- 38
Alcohol	44	7	48	9	- 1
Uterin Cancer	45	7	47	9	- 2
Encephalitis	46	6	54	2	+ 5
Epilepsy	47	6	45	11	- 5
Pertussis	48	6	50	7	- 2
Fires	49	5	40	14	- 9
Asthma	50	5	12	78	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	4	19	59	- 54
Syphilis	52	4	29	28	- 24
Appendicitis	53	4	55	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	3	46	10	- 7
Poisonings	55	3	38	15	- 13
Meningitis	56	3	43	13	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	60	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	58	1	56	1	+ 0
Chagas disease	59	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	59	1	+ 0
Malaria	61	1	7	146	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	53	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	24	41	- 41
War	67	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	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.

Peru

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.