CUBA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,713	1	22,079	- 7,366
Stroke	2	10,109	2	10,725	- 616
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,593	3	8,564	- 2,971
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,860	13	1,791	+ 3,069
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,293	43	206	+ 3,087
Lung Disease	6	3,148	6	5,492	- 2,344
Malaria	7	2,195	82	0	+ 2,195
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,670	19	1,007	+ 662
Suicide	9	1,482	16	1,638	- 155
Liver Disease	10	1,340	11	1,873	- 533
Drownings	11	1,213	42	231	+ 982
Asthma	12	1,184	40	301	+ 882
Hypertension	13	1,147	7	3,469	- 2,321
Low Birth Weight	14	974	48	98	+ 875
Kidney Disease	15	960	14	1,700	- 740
Congenital Anomalies	16	951	37	368	+ 584
Other Injuries	17	903	12	1,869	- 966
Liver Cancer	18	903	24	815	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	887	44	162	+ 725
Falls	20	825	10	2,810	- 1,985
Birth Trauma	21	775	59	49	+ 726
Maternal Conditions	22	692	61	43	+ 648
Tuberculosis	23	674	60	45	+ 629
Dengue	24	625	74	0	+ 625
Cervical Cancer	25	625	29	666	- 41
Breast Cancer	26	510	15	1,673	- 1,163
Lung Cancers	27	504	4	5,985	- 5,480
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	480	5	5,841	- 5,361
Syphilis	29	421	69	1	+ 420
Violence	30	394	32	584	- 190
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	348	9	2,958	- 2,610
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	335	35	420	- 85
Ovary Cancer	33	322	39	323	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	34	315	27	691	- 375
Leukemia	35	307	30	633	- 326
Malnutrition	36	287	55	64	+ 223
Inflammatory/Heart	37	263	17	1,156	- 894
Poisonings	38	231	62	17	+ 214
Endocrine Disorders	39	223	36	412	- 189
Fires	40	216	58	55	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	41	195	8	3,365	- 3,170
Lymphomas	42	194	18	1,089	- 896
Meningitis	43	190	50	83	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	44	177	20	991	- 814
Epilepsy	45	160	46	108	+ 52
Skin Disease	46	153	41	258	- 106
Uterin Cancer	47	130	31	602	- 472
Alcohol	48	130	28	675	- 545
Oral Cancer	49	114	23	876	- 762
Pertussis	50	112	73	0	+ 112
Pancreas Cancer	51	65	21	905	- 840
Bladder Cancer	52	64	26	734	- 670
Hepatitis B	53	47	56	59	- 12
Encephalitis	54	24	66	6	+ 19
Appendicitis	55	22	47	104	- 82
Other Neoplasms	56	18	25	769	- 751
Oesophagus Cancer	57	16	22	879	- 863
Drug Use	58	13	51	82	- 69
Tetanus	59	9	71	1	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	49	87	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	61	6	57	55	- 49
Hepatitis C	62	6	45	112	- 106
Ascariasis	63	2	70	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	65	6	- 4
War	65	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	63	11	- 11
Skin Cancers	69	0	33	514	- 514
Schizophrenia	70	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	34	471	- 471
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Solomon Isl.

Cuba

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.