BULGARIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,100	1	36,513	- 27,413
Stroke	2	6,253	2	21,347	- 15,095
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,459	9	1,396	+ 2,063
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,006	11	1,344	+ 1,662
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,037	51	27	+ 2,010
Lung Disease	6	1,947	4	3,993	- 2,046
Malaria	7	1,358	81	0	+ 1,358
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,033	17	647	+ 386
Suicide	9	917	15	681	+ 236
Liver Disease	10	829	8	1,804	- 975
Drownings	11	750	35	129	+ 621
Asthma	12	732	50	28	+ 704
Hypertension	13	710	3	5,916	- 5,206
Low Birth Weight	14	602	37	116	+ 486
Kidney Disease	15	594	7	1,855	- 1,261
Congenital Anomalies	16	588	32	160	+ 429
Other Injuries	17	559	21	437	+ 121
Liver Cancer	18	558	16	664	- 106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	549	43	56	+ 493
Falls	20	510	26	381	+ 129
Birth Trauma	21	479	47	40	+ 440
Maternal Conditions	22	428	59	6	+ 422
Tuberculosis	23	417	38	104	+ 313
Dengue	24	387	77	0	+ 387
Cervical Cancer	25	386	22	422	- 36
Breast Cancer	26	316	10	1,358	- 1,042
Lung Cancers	27	312	5	3,288	- 2,976
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	297	33	147	+ 150
Syphilis	29	260	66	2	+ 259
Violence	30	243	41	84	+ 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	215	6	2,591	- 2,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	207	30	276	- 69
Ovary Cancer	33	199	23	420	- 221
Parkinson's Disease	34	195	29	284	- 89
Leukemia	35	190	20	460	- 270
Malnutrition	36	177	67	1	+ 176
Inflammatory/Heart	37	162	24	409	- 247
Poisonings	38	143	48	38	+ 105
Endocrine Disorders	39	138	34	146	- 8
Fires	40	133	36	124	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	41	121	14	1,016	- 895
Lymphomas	42	120	19	499	- 380
Meningitis	43	118	49	31	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	44	109	12	1,175	- 1,065
Epilepsy	45	99	39	93	+ 5
Skin Disease	46	94	44	53	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	47	80	27	369	- 289
Alcohol	48	80	46	44	+ 36
Oral Cancer	49	71	25	408	- 337
Pertussis	50	69	72	0	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	51	40	13	1,063	- 1,023
Bladder Cancer	52	40	18	637	- 597
Hepatitis B	53	29	53	22	+ 7
Encephalitis	54	15	63	3	+ 12
Appendicitis	55	13	57	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	56	11	40	93	- 82
Oesophagus Cancer	57	10	31	195	- 185
Drug Use	58	8	42	76	- 68
Tetanus	59	6	69	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	60	5	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	45	52	- 48
Hepatitis C	62	4	56	10	- 6
Ascariasis	63	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	4	- 3
War	65	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	28	328	- 328
Schizophrenia	70	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	52	25	- 25
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	54	20	- 20
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	68	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Solomon Isl.

Bulgaria

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.