BRAZIL VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	295,243	1	165,788	+ 129,455
Stroke	2	202,858	2	123,207	+ 79,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	112,235	3	94,705	+ 17,530
Diabetes Mellitus	4	97,523	5	59,608	+ 37,915
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	66,079	35	5,659	+ 60,420
Lung Disease	6	63,167	6	59,373	+ 3,794
Malaria	7	44,056	74	44	+ 44,012
Road Traffic Accidents	8	33,506	8	33,871	- 365
Suicide	9	29,746	20	14,540	+ 15,206
Liver Disease	10	26,897	13	21,422	+ 5,475
Drownings	11	24,333	39	4,937	+ 19,396
Asthma	12	23,752	48	2,595	+ 21,158
Hypertension	13	23,026	11	28,822	- 5,796
Low Birth Weight	14	19,539	33	6,881	+ 12,658
Kidney Disease	15	19,260	7	37,690	- 18,431
Congenital Anomalies	16	19,089	23	12,317	+ 6,772
Other Injuries	17	18,125	21	13,807	+ 4,318
Liver Cancer	18	18,111	25	11,514	+ 6,597
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	17,804	51	2,193	+ 15,611
Falls	20	16,548	16	18,847	- 2,298
Birth Trauma	21	15,549	45	3,777	+ 11,772
Maternal Conditions	22	13,878	53	1,507	+ 12,371
Tuberculosis	23	13,529	40	4,895	+ 8,634
Dengue	24	12,551	76	14	+ 12,538
Cervical Cancer	25	12,538	29	9,511	+ 3,028
Breast Cancer	26	10,236	14	20,759	- 10,523
Lung Cancers	27	10,123	9	31,659	- 21,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	9,638	10	30,717	- 21,079
Syphilis	29	8,447	68	223	+ 8,224
Violence	30	7,899	4	68,779	- 60,880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	6,978	12	23,161	- 16,184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6,716	44	4,258	+ 2,458
Ovary Cancer	33	6,471	43	4,355	+ 2,116
Parkinson's Disease	34	6,326	41	4,770	+ 1,556
Leukemia	35	6,159	30	8,531	- 2,372
Malnutrition	36	5,759	34	6,695	- 937
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5,272	18	17,508	- 12,236
Poisonings	38	4,643	66	317	+ 4,326
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,479	19	16,927	- 12,449
Fires	40	4,329	58	1,028	+ 3,302
Prostate Cancer	41	3,916	15	19,001	- 15,084
Lymphomas	42	3,884	27	10,376	- 6,492
Meningitis	43	3,812	54	1,359	+ 2,454
Stomach Cancer	44	3,547	17	17,992	- 14,445
Epilepsy	45	3,207	46	3,263	- 56
Skin Disease	46	3,063	31	7,179	- 4,116
Uterin Cancer	47	2,608	47	2,780	- 172
Alcohol	48	2,608	32	7,121	- 4,513
Oral Cancer	49	2,289	28	9,951	- 7,663
Pertussis	50	2,249	75	30	+ 2,219
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,300	24	11,999	- 10,699
Bladder Cancer	52	1,288	36	5,306	- 4,018
Hepatitis B	53	951	59	775	+ 176
Encephalitis	54	485	72	65	+ 421
Appendicitis	55	437	57	1,067	- 630
Other Neoplasms	56	351	42	4,665	- 4,314
Oesophagus Cancer	57	322	26	10,466	- 10,143
Drug Use	58	259	49	2,467	- 2,208
Tetanus	59	190	71	88	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	137	61	596	- 460
Multiple Sclerosis	61	124	64	356	- 231
Hepatitis C	62	118	52	1,955	- 1,837
Ascariasis	63	40	78	7	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	64	29	67	260	- 231
War	65	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Chlamydia	66	19	80	5	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	14	79	7	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	3	70	94	- 91
Skin Cancers	69	1	38	5,032	- 5,031
Schizophrenia	70	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	72	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	69	173	- 173
Measles	75	0	81	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	80	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Hookworm Disease	81	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	10	- 10
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Solomon Isl.

Brazil

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.