SOLOMON ISL. VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,208	1	975	+ 1,233
Stroke	2	613	2	670	- 57
Lung Cancers	3	484	27	33	+ 450
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	375	3	371	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	274	31	23	+ 251
Lung Disease	6	257	6	209	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	7	174	56	1	+ 172
Diabetes Mellitus	8	168	4	322	- 154
Breast Cancer	9	149	26	34	+ 116
Liver Disease	10	148	10	89	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	11	122	41	13	+ 109
Stomach Cancer	12	111	44	12	+ 99
Pancreas Cancer	13	102	51	4	+ 98
Alcohol	14	98	48	9	+ 90
Hypertension	15	93	13	76	+ 17
Falls	16	88	20	55	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	17	88	52	4	+ 84
Suicide	18	80	9	98	- 18
Lymphomas	19	78	42	13	+ 65
Kidney Disease	20	76	15	64	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	69	28	32	+ 38
Road Traffic Accidents	22	67	8	111	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	23	66	37	17	+ 48
Leukemia	24	65	35	20	+ 44
Oral Cancer	25	63	49	8	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	58	32	22	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	27	55	33	21	+ 34
Other Injuries	28	47	17	60	- 12
Liver Cancer	29	43	18	60	- 17
Uterin Cancer	30	41	47	9	+ 32
Skin Cancers	31	40	69	0	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	32	36	25	41	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	33	34	57	1	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	34	28	34	21	+ 7
Epilepsy	35	21	45	11	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	36	17	16	63	- 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	16	5	218	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	38	16	39	15	+ 1
Drownings	39	12	11	80	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	11	19	59	- 47
Tuberculosis	41	11	23	45	- 33
Low Birth Weight	42	11	14	65	- 54
Asthma	43	10	12	78	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	44	9	61	0	+ 9
Fires	45	9	40	14	- 5
Skin Disease	46	9	46	10	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	7	60	0	+ 6
Drug Use	48	6	58	1	+ 5
Violence	49	6	30	26	- 21
Malnutrition	50	5	36	19	- 14
Poisonings	51	4	38	15	- 11
Hepatitis C	52	4	62	0	+ 3
Meningitis	53	3	43	13	- 9
HIV/AIDS	54	2	80	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	55	1	55	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	56	1	53	3	- 2
Birth Trauma	57	1	21	51	- 50
Schizophrenia	58	1	70	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	0	64	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	61	0	84	0	+ 0
Anemia	62	0	72	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	22	46	- 46
Encephalitis	64	0	54	2	- 1
Oral conditions	65	0	86	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	29	28	- 28
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	50	7	- 7
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	146	- 146
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	24	41	- 41
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Poland

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.