BAHAMAS VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	551	1	334	+ 217
Stroke	2	379	2	224	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	210	8	98	+ 112
Diabetes Mellitus	4	182	4	154	+ 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	123	43	5	+ 118
Lung Disease	6	118	17	33	+ 85
Malaria	7	82	77	0	+ 82
Road Traffic Accidents	8	63	18	30	+ 32
Suicide	9	56	31	14	+ 42
Liver Disease	10	50	11	67	- 17
Drownings	11	45	21	26	+ 19
Asthma	12	44	39	9	+ 36
Hypertension	13	43	3	198	- 155
Low Birth Weight	14	36	28	16	+ 20
Kidney Disease	15	36	7	120	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	16	36	29	16	+ 20
Other Injuries	17	34	10	67	- 33
Liver Cancer	18	34	32	12	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	33	44	4	+ 29
Falls	20	31	26	18	+ 13
Birth Trauma	21	29	42	6	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	22	26	41	6	+ 20
Tuberculosis	23	25	58	0	+ 25
Dengue	24	23	59	0	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	25	23	23	21	+ 3
Breast Cancer	26	19	9	69	- 50
Lung Cancers	27	19	19	29	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	18	14	53	- 35
Syphilis	29	16	63	0	+ 16
Violence	30	15	5	148	- 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	13	16	42	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	13	34	10	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	33	12	36	10	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	34	12	27	17	- 5
Leukemia	35	11	35	10	+ 1
Malnutrition	36	11	45	4	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	37	10	15	47	- 37
Poisonings	38	9	56	1	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	39	8	13	62	- 53
Fires	40	8	33	10	- 2
Prostate Cancer	41	7	12	65	- 58
Lymphomas	42	7	22	25	- 18
Meningitis	43	7	49	2	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	44	7	25	18	- 11
Epilepsy	45	6	40	8	- 2
Skin Disease	46	6	20	27	- 21
Uterin Cancer	47	5	30	14	- 9
Alcohol	48	5	24	20	- 15
Oral Cancer	49	4	46	3	+ 1
Pertussis	50	4	68	0	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	51	2	37	10	- 7
Bladder Cancer	52	2	50	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	53	2	60	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	1	51	2	- 1
Appendicitis	55	1	52	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	56	1	47	3	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1	38	9	- 8
Drug Use	58	0	48	2	- 2
Tetanus	59	0	62	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	53	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	54	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	0	- 0
War	65	0	57	1	- 1
Chlamydia	66	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	55	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	6	134	- 134
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Solomon Isl.

Bahamas

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.