COLOMBIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,533	1	43,066	+ 23,467
Stroke	2	45,714	3	16,573	+ 29,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,292	5	10,773	+ 14,519
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,977	11	5,028	+ 16,948
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,891	38	747	+ 14,143
Lung Disease	6	14,235	4	15,928	- 1,694
Malaria	7	9,928	67	26	+ 9,902
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,551	6	7,765	- 214
Suicide	9	6,703	26	1,965	+ 4,738
Liver Disease	10	6,061	19	2,426	+ 3,635
Drownings	11	5,483	40	689	+ 4,794
Asthma	12	5,353	54	191	+ 5,161
Hypertension	13	5,189	8	6,400	- 1,211
Low Birth Weight	14	4,403	23	2,095	+ 2,308
Kidney Disease	15	4,340	7	6,834	- 2,494
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,302	16	2,963	+ 1,339
Other Injuries	17	4,084	28	1,592	+ 2,492
Liver Cancer	18	4,081	24	2,065	+ 2,016
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	4,012	63	38	+ 3,974
Falls	20	3,729	29	1,518	+ 2,211
Birth Trauma	21	3,504	41	648	+ 2,855
Maternal Conditions	22	3,127	46	394	+ 2,733
Tuberculosis	23	3,049	32	1,272	+ 1,777
Dengue	24	2,828	55	133	+ 2,695
Cervical Cancer	25	2,825	20	2,266	+ 559
Breast Cancer	26	2,307	13	3,669	- 1,363
Lung Cancers	27	2,281	10	5,250	- 2,969
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,172	22	2,157	+ 15
Syphilis	29	1,904	65	30	+ 1,873
Violence	30	1,780	2	19,268	- 17,488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,572	12	4,371	- 2,799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,513	39	698	+ 815
Ovary Cancer	33	1,458	33	1,122	+ 336
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,426	47	383	+ 1,043
Leukemia	35	1,388	21	2,208	- 820
Malnutrition	36	1,298	27	1,878	- 580
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,188	31	1,329	- 141
Poisonings	38	1,046	61	61	+ 985
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,009	30	1,367	- 358
Fires	40	976	56	127	+ 849
Prostate Cancer	41	883	14	3,584	- 2,702
Lymphomas	42	875	18	2,603	- 1,728
Meningitis	43	859	50	244	+ 615
Stomach Cancer	44	799	9	6,112	- 5,313
Epilepsy	45	723	43	597	+ 125
Skin Disease	46	690	34	1,102	- 412
Uterin Cancer	47	588	45	423	+ 165
Alcohol	48	588	68	23	+ 565
Oral Cancer	49	516	37	807	- 291
Pertussis	50	507	69	18	+ 489
Pancreas Cancer	51	293	25	2,022	- 1,729
Bladder Cancer	52	290	42	609	- 319
Hepatitis B	53	214	62	50	+ 164
Encephalitis	54	109	64	38	+ 72
Appendicitis	55	99	52	213	- 114
Other Neoplasms	56	79	15	3,205	- 3,125
Oesophagus Cancer	57	73	36	835	- 763
Drug Use	58	58	44	492	- 433
Tetanus	59	43	71	14	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	31	51	242	- 211
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	60	62	- 34
Hepatitis C	62	27	59	65	- 38
Ascariasis	63	9	76	5	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	7	66	27	- 20
War	65	5	49	260	- 255
Chlamydia	66	4	81	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	3	80	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	1	73	7	- 7
Skin Cancers	69	0	35	1,028	- 1,028
Schizophrenia	70	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Solomon Isl.

Colombia

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.