AFGHANISTAN VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	53,831	1	40,195	+ 13,636
Stroke	2	36,987	3	19,060	+ 17,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,464	4	14,649	+ 5,814
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,781	12	5,750	+ 12,032
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,048	13	5,555	+ 6,493
Lung Disease	6	11,517	15	4,650	+ 6,867
Malaria	7	8,033	57	185	+ 7,847
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,109	11	6,033	+ 76
Suicide	9	5,424	24	1,573	+ 3,851
Liver Disease	10	4,904	16	4,600	+ 304
Drownings	11	4,437	34	996	+ 3,441
Asthma	12	4,331	17	3,403	+ 928
Hypertension	13	4,198	8	7,995	- 3,797
Low Birth Weight	14	3,562	5	12,631	- 9,068
Kidney Disease	15	3,512	10	6,590	- 3,079
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,480	14	5,001	- 1,520
Other Injuries	17	3,305	18	3,241	+ 63
Liver Cancer	18	3,302	40	657	+ 2,645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	3,246	33	1,041	+ 2,205
Falls	20	3,017	37	905	+ 2,112
Birth Trauma	21	2,835	6	10,723	- 7,888
Maternal Conditions	22	2,530	9	7,807	- 5,277
Tuberculosis	23	2,467	7	9,839	- 7,372
Dengue	24	2,288	72	0	+ 2,288
Cervical Cancer	25	2,286	44	541	+ 1,745
Breast Cancer	26	1,866	22	1,822	+ 44
Lung Cancers	27	1,846	32	1,076	+ 770
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,757	23	1,765	- 8
Syphilis	29	1,540	60	94	+ 1,446
Violence	30	1,440	19	3,217	- 1,776
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,272	39	741	+ 531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,224	25	1,505	- 280
Ovary Cancer	33	1,180	48	369	+ 811
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,153	41	628	+ 526
Leukemia	35	1,123	42	610	+ 513
Malnutrition	36	1,050	43	589	+ 461
Inflammatory/Heart	37	961	45	527	+ 434
Poisonings	38	847	47	384	+ 463
Endocrine Disorders	39	817	28	1,364	- 547
Fires	40	789	50	348	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	41	714	55	258	+ 456
Lymphomas	42	708	36	946	- 238
Meningitis	43	695	20	2,626	- 1,931
Stomach Cancer	44	647	26	1,501	- 854
Epilepsy	45	585	35	993	- 408
Skin Disease	46	559	61	94	+ 465
Uterin Cancer	47	476	53	289	+ 187
Alcohol	48	475	58	150	+ 326
Oral Cancer	49	417	27	1,467	- 1,050
Pertussis	50	410	21	2,107	- 1,697
Pancreas Cancer	51	237	56	229	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	52	235	54	272	- 37
Hepatitis B	53	173	38	863	- 690
Encephalitis	54	88	31	1,190	- 1,102
Appendicitis	55	80	52	298	- 219
Other Neoplasms	56	64	63	29	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	57	59	29	1,314	- 1,256
Drug Use	58	47	51	328	- 281
Tetanus	59	35	30	1,254	- 1,220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	65	25	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	23	62	84	- 61
Hepatitis C	62	22	64	28	- 6
Ascariasis	63	7	66	17	- 10
Upper Respiratory	64	5	68	9	- 4
War	65	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Chlamydia	66	3	69	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	3	67	16	- 14
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	59	145	- 145
Schizophrenia	70	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	49	350	- 350
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	46	464	- 464
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Solomon Isl.

Afghanistan

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.