CHINA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,899,903	2	1,771,525	+ 128,377
Stroke	2	1,305,402	1	2,043,210	- 737,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	722,240	12	183,342	+ 538,897
Diabetes Mellitus	4	627,566	14	161,672	+ 465,894
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	425,223	50	8,719	+ 416,504
Lung Disease	6	406,484	3	968,607	- 562,123
Malaria	7	283,501	75	0	+ 283,501
Road Traffic Accidents	8	215,614	8	250,272	- 34,658
Suicide	9	191,417	17	116,324	+ 75,094
Liver Disease	10	173,086	15	145,603	+ 27,483
Drownings	11	156,583	26	52,807	+ 103,776
Asthma	12	152,848	39	23,147	+ 129,701
Hypertension	13	148,174	7	301,183	- 153,008
Low Birth Weight	14	125,731	40	21,631	+ 104,100
Kidney Disease	15	123,937	11	192,302	- 68,365
Congenital Anomalies	16	122,836	31	36,613	+ 86,224
Other Injuries	17	116,633	25	54,087	+ 62,545
Liver Cancer	18	116,545	13	180,952	- 64,407
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	114,568	21	65,350	+ 49,217
Falls	20	106,490	16	138,878	- 32,388
Birth Trauma	21	100,056	43	17,644	+ 82,412
Maternal Conditions	22	89,304	54	3,596	+ 85,707
Tuberculosis	23	87,059	32	34,802	+ 52,257
Dengue	24	80,768	70	12	+ 80,756
Cervical Cancer	25	80,684	27	51,650	+ 29,035
Breast Cancer	26	65,871	19	92,757	- 26,886
Lung Cancers	27	65,140	4	714,311	- 649,170
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	62,021	6	304,455	- 242,434
Syphilis	29	54,358	58	1,824	+ 52,535
Violence	30	50,830	47	11,115	+ 39,715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	44,901	9	248,388	- 203,487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	43,216	30	37,723	+ 5,493
Ovary Cancer	33	41,640	35	28,078	+ 13,562
Parkinson's Disease	34	40,710	20	70,699	- 29,989
Leukemia	35	39,631	22	58,145	- 18,514
Malnutrition	36	37,057	44	12,995	+ 24,063
Inflammatory/Heart	37	33,924	33	29,954	+ 3,971
Poisonings	38	29,878	36	25,762	+ 4,115
Endocrine Disorders	39	28,820	37	25,613	+ 3,207
Fires	40	27,859	48	10,498	+ 17,361
Prostate Cancer	41	25,202	28	51,056	- 25,854
Lymphomas	42	24,995	23	57,838	- 32,843
Meningitis	43	24,531	51	5,704	+ 18,828
Stomach Cancer	44	22,823	5	398,439	- 375,616
Epilepsy	45	20,639	46	11,365	+ 9,274
Skin Disease	46	19,713	52	5,222	+ 14,491
Uterin Cancer	47	16,785	45	11,751	+ 5,033
Alcohol	48	16,781	42	19,071	- 2,291
Oral Cancer	49	14,729	24	54,695	- 39,966
Pertussis	50	14,474	64	484	+ 13,991
Pancreas Cancer	51	8,368	18	111,537	- 103,169
Bladder Cancer	52	8,286	29	37,873	- 29,587
Hepatitis B	53	6,122	56	2,757	+ 3,364
Encephalitis	54	3,123	55	2,796	+ 327
Appendicitis	55	2,813	60	1,468	+ 1,346
Other Neoplasms	56	2,260	53	4,374	- 2,114
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2,075	10	242,891	- 240,816
Drug Use	58	1,668	38	24,214	- 22,546
Tetanus	59	1,224	63	491	+ 732
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	881	49	10,108	- 9,228
Multiple Sclerosis	61	801	59	1,734	- 934
Hepatitis C	62	760	66	86	+ 674
Ascariasis	63	259	68	34	+ 225
Upper Respiratory	64	187	57	2,663	- 2,476
War	65	152	61	900	- 748
Chlamydia	66	121	67	55	+ 65
Diphtheria	67	90	71	11	+ 79
Otitis Media	68	19	69	15	+ 4
Skin Cancers	69	4	41	19,669	- 19,665
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	62	558	- 558
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Solomon Isl.

China

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.