BOTSWANA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,288	3	1,632	+ 1,656
Stroke	2	2,259	4	1,588	+ 671
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,250	2	1,674	- 424
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,086	5	1,273	- 187
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	736	8	527	+ 209
Lung Disease	6	703	10	482	+ 222
Malaria	7	491	64	1	+ 490
Road Traffic Accidents	8	373	7	608	- 235
Suicide	9	331	15	370	- 39
Liver Disease	10	300	12	459	- 159
Drownings	11	271	30	83	+ 188
Asthma	12	265	18	232	+ 32
Hypertension	13	256	11	471	- 214
Low Birth Weight	14	218	13	447	- 229
Kidney Disease	15	214	9	506	- 292
Congenital Anomalies	16	213	16	287	- 75
Other Injuries	17	202	19	216	- 15
Liver Cancer	18	202	35	57	+ 144
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	198	43	37	+ 161
Falls	20	184	34	62	+ 123
Birth Trauma	21	173	17	261	- 88
Maternal Conditions	22	155	24	118	+ 37
Tuberculosis	23	151	6	649	- 498
Dengue	24	140	76	0	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	25	140	22	164	- 24
Breast Cancer	26	114	33	68	+ 46
Lung Cancers	27	113	39	45	+ 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	107	23	164	- 56
Syphilis	29	94	44	36	+ 58
Violence	30	88	14	389	- 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	78	47	28	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	75	29	90	- 15
Ovary Cancer	33	72	49	19	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	34	70	38	47	+ 23
Leukemia	35	69	51	13	+ 56
Malnutrition	36	64	21	171	- 107
Inflammatory/Heart	37	59	20	177	- 118
Poisonings	38	52	42	42	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	39	50	27	103	- 53
Fires	40	48	26	108	- 60
Prostate Cancer	41	44	41	45	- 1
Lymphomas	42	43	31	77	- 34
Meningitis	43	42	25	108	- 66
Stomach Cancer	44	39	53	10	+ 29
Epilepsy	45	36	36	56	- 20
Skin Disease	46	34	46	30	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	47	29	56	9	+ 20
Alcohol	48	29	45	31	- 2
Oral Cancer	49	25	32	70	- 45
Pertussis	50	25	40	45	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	51	14	50	16	- 2
Bladder Cancer	52	14	60	6	+ 8
Hepatitis B	53	11	62	6	+ 5
Encephalitis	54	5	59	7	- 2
Appendicitis	55	5	57	8	- 3
Other Neoplasms	56	4	55	9	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	28	103	- 99
Drug Use	58	3	48	26	- 23
Tetanus	59	2	61	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	52	11	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	63	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	62	1	66	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	0	67	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	7	- 7
War	65	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	65	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	37	52	- 52
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	10	- 10
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	4,950	- 4,950
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Solomon Isl.

Botswana

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.