SOLOMON ISL. VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	277	3	371	- 94
Coronary Heart Disease	2	240	1	975	- 735
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	206	5	218	- 12
Stroke	4	206	2	670	- 464
Malaria	5	177	7	146	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	6	148	8	111	+ 37
Low Birth Weight	7	140	14	65	+ 76
Birth Trauma	8	133	21	51	+ 82
Tuberculosis	9	103	23	45	+ 59
Diabetes Mellitus	10	92	4	322	- 230
Congenital Anomalies	11	91	16	63	+ 28
Kidney Disease	12	85	15	64	+ 22
Liver Disease	13	83	10	89	- 6
Maternal Conditions	14	64	22	46	+ 19
Meningitis	15	63	43	13	+ 50
Other Injuries	16	58	17	60	- 2
Cervical Cancer	17	54	25	41	+ 13
Lung Disease	18	52	6	209	- 157
Violence	19	48	30	26	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	20	46	80	0	+ 46
Hypertension	21	42	13	76	- 34
Liver Cancer	22	42	18	60	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	23	40	39	15	+ 25
Suicide	24	38	9	98	- 61
Asthma	25	36	12	78	- 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	34	28	32	+ 2
Breast Cancer	27	33	26	34	- 1
Pertussis	28	30	50	7	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	29	25	41	13	+ 12
Falls	30	24	20	55	- 31
Stomach Cancer	31	21	44	12	+ 10
Malnutrition	32	19	36	19	+ 0
Drownings	33	19	11	80	- 61
Fires	34	17	40	14	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	17	32	22	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	36	16	37	17	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	15	31	23	- 8
Epilepsy	38	13	45	11	+ 2
Lymphomas	39	12	42	13	- 1
Poisonings	40	12	38	15	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	11	34	21	- 10
Ovary Cancer	42	8	33	21	- 13
Oral Cancer	43	8	49	8	+ 0
Lung Cancers	44	7	27	33	- 26
Schistosomiasis	45	7	77	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	6	19	59	- 52
Skin Disease	47	6	46	10	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	48	6	51	4	+ 2
Measles	49	6	75	0	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	50	6	52	4	+ 2
Skin Cancers	51	6	69	0	+ 6
Drug Use	52	5	58	1	+ 4
Syphilis	53	5	29	28	- 23
Leukemia	54	4	35	20	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	55	4	57	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	56	4	47	9	- 5
Encephalitis	57	3	54	2	+ 2
Tetanus	58	3	59	1	+ 3
Alcohol	59	3	48	9	- 6
Hepatitis B	60	3	53	3	- 0
Appendicitis	61	1	55	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	62	1	56	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	63	1	76	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1	61	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	1	63	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	62	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	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
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	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.

Senegal

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.