BELGIUM VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,070	1	15,281	+ 790
Stroke	2	11,042	3	7,408	+ 3,634
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	6,109	6	5,677	+ 432
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,308	20	1,269	+ 4,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,597	33	418	+ 3,179
Lung Disease	6	3,438	5	6,438	- 3,000
Malaria	7	2,398	75	0	+ 2,398
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,824	29	666	+ 1,158
Suicide	9	1,619	10	2,111	- 492
Liver Disease	10	1,464	17	1,433	+ 31
Drownings	11	1,324	47	79	+ 1,246
Asthma	12	1,293	46	128	+ 1,165
Hypertension	13	1,253	27	740	+ 514
Low Birth Weight	14	1,064	50	70	+ 994
Kidney Disease	15	1,048	8	2,952	- 1,903
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,039	40	282	+ 757
Other Injuries	17	987	11	2,006	- 1,020
Liver Cancer	18	986	24	976	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	969	37	293	+ 676
Falls	20	901	15	1,756	- 855
Birth Trauma	21	846	53	47	+ 799
Maternal Conditions	22	755	64	6	+ 749
Tuberculosis	23	736	54	46	+ 691
Dengue	24	683	83	0	+ 683
Cervical Cancer	25	682	41	243	+ 440
Breast Cancer	26	557	9	2,587	- 2,030
Lung Cancers	27	551	4	6,777	- 6,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	525	2	9,416	- 8,891
Syphilis	29	460	70	0	+ 460
Violence	30	430	44	149	+ 280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	380	7	3,329	- 2,949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	366	42	213	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	33	352	30	653	- 300
Parkinson's Disease	34	344	19	1,378	- 1,033
Leukemia	35	335	21	1,199	- 864
Malnutrition	36	313	38	291	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	37	287	23	1,060	- 774
Poisonings	38	253	55	41	+ 212
Endocrine Disorders	39	244	18	1,432	- 1,188
Fires	40	236	48	75	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	41	213	13	1,824	- 1,611
Lymphomas	42	211	16	1,552	- 1,341
Meningitis	43	207	58	28	+ 179
Stomach Cancer	44	193	26	863	- 670
Epilepsy	45	175	36	348	- 173
Skin Disease	46	167	35	380	- 213
Uterin Cancer	47	142	34	384	- 242
Alcohol	48	142	32	500	- 358
Oral Cancer	49	125	28	675	- 550
Pertussis	50	122	68	1	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	51	71	14	1,809	- 1,739
Bladder Cancer	52	70	22	1,078	- 1,008
Hepatitis B	53	52	63	17	+ 35
Encephalitis	54	26	66	1	+ 25
Appendicitis	55	24	62	17	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	56	19	12	1,828	- 1,809
Oesophagus Cancer	57	18	25	898	- 881
Drug Use	58	14	39	287	- 273
Tetanus	59	10	78	0	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	49	73	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	45	147	- 140
Hepatitis C	62	6	52	53	- 47
Ascariasis	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	2	59	22	- 20
War	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	65	2	- 2
Skin Cancers	69	0	31	522	- 522
Schizophrenia	70	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	57	36	- 36
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Solomon Isl.

Belgium

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.