SOLOMON ISL. VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	591	3	371	+ 221
Malaria	2	544	7	146	+ 398
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	420	5	218	+ 202
Coronary Heart Disease	4	321	1	975	- 654
Stroke	5	300	2	670	- 370
Birth Trauma	6	230	21	51	+ 179
Low Birth Weight	7	222	14	65	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	8	206	8	111	+ 95
HIV/AIDS	9	203	80	0	+ 203
Tuberculosis	10	192	23	45	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	11	122	16	63	+ 59
Meningitis	12	113	43	13	+ 100
Liver Disease	13	105	10	89	+ 16
Diabetes Mellitus	14	95	4	322	- 227
Kidney Disease	15	86	15	64	+ 23
Other Injuries	16	83	17	60	+ 23
Malnutrition	17	74	36	19	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	18	70	22	46	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	19	64	39	15	+ 49
Lung Disease	20	63	6	209	- 146
Hypertension	21	50	13	76	- 26
Violence	22	49	30	26	+ 23
Breast Cancer	23	49	26	34	+ 15
Asthma	24	49	12	78	- 30
Suicide	25	42	9	98	- 57
Pertussis	26	37	50	7	+ 30
Liver Cancer	27	32	18	60	- 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	30	28	32	- 2
Drownings	29	29	11	80	- 51
Falls	30	26	20	55	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	25	32	22	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	32	23	37	17	+ 6
Fires	33	22	40	14	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	34	22	41	13	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	35	21	25	41	- 20
Stomach Cancer	36	18	44	12	+ 7
Epilepsy	37	18	45	11	+ 8
Poisonings	38	17	38	15	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	15	31	23	- 8
Drug Use	40	15	58	1	+ 14
Syphilis	41	14	29	28	- 14
Lymphomas	42	11	42	13	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	19	59	- 49
Parkinson's Disease	44	9	34	21	- 12
Tetanus	45	8	59	1	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	46	8	77	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	47	7	53	3	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	7	69	0	+ 7
Lung Cancers	49	7	27	33	- 27
Oral Cancer	50	7	49	8	- 1
Skin Disease	51	6	46	10	- 4
Bladder Cancer	52	6	52	4	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	53	6	33	21	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	54	5	51	4	+ 1
Alcohol	55	4	48	9	- 4
Encephalitis	56	4	54	2	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	57	1	+ 2
Measles	58	3	75	0	+ 3
Leukemia	59	3	35	20	- 17
Uterin Cancer	60	2	47	9	- 6
Appendicitis	61	2	55	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	62	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	65	1	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	1	56	1	- 0
War	67	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	1	60	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Sierra Leone

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.