DR CONGO VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	154,836	7	34,713	+ 120,123
Stroke	2	106,386	6	36,596	+ 69,790
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	58,860	1	73,546	- 14,686
Diabetes Mellitus	4	51,145	16	12,902	+ 38,243
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	34,654	5	41,301	- 6,647
Lung Disease	6	33,127	14	13,527	+ 19,601
Malaria	7	23,104	4	41,813	- 18,708
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,572	10	30,256	- 12,685
Suicide	9	15,600	26	5,812	+ 9,788
Liver Disease	10	14,106	13	15,044	- 939
Drownings	11	12,761	34	3,454	+ 9,307
Asthma	12	12,457	24	7,733	+ 4,723
Hypertension	13	12,076	12	15,743	- 3,667
Low Birth Weight	14	10,247	8	34,668	- 24,422
Kidney Disease	15	10,100	20	9,077	+ 1,024
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,011	11	16,256	- 6,245
Other Injuries	17	9,505	22	8,272	+ 1,233
Liver Cancer	18	9,498	31	3,840	+ 5,658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	9,337	43	1,728	+ 7,609
Falls	20	8,679	33	3,483	+ 5,196
Birth Trauma	21	8,154	9	33,075	- 24,921
Maternal Conditions	22	7,278	19	10,513	- 3,235
Tuberculosis	23	7,095	2	43,759	- 36,664
Dengue	24	6,582	74	1	+ 6,582
Cervical Cancer	25	6,576	27	4,823	+ 1,753
Breast Cancer	26	5,368	35	3,416	+ 1,953
Lung Cancers	27	5,309	47	1,158	+ 4,151
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,055	28	4,548	+ 507
Syphilis	29	4,430	32	3,751	+ 679
Violence	30	4,142	18	11,120	- 6,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,659	36	2,966	+ 693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,522	40	1,923	+ 1,599
Ovary Cancer	33	3,394	58	656	+ 2,738
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,318	49	1,035	+ 2,283
Leukemia	35	3,230	41	1,871	+ 1,358
Malnutrition	36	3,020	21	8,910	- 5,890
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,765	29	4,045	- 1,280
Poisonings	38	2,435	42	1,729	+ 706
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,349	25	7,380	- 5,031
Fires	40	2,270	39	2,007	+ 263
Prostate Cancer	41	2,054	30	3,948	- 1,895
Lymphomas	42	2,037	38	2,061	- 24
Meningitis	43	1,999	17	11,568	- 9,569
Stomach Cancer	44	1,860	37	2,579	- 719
Epilepsy	45	1,682	44	1,727	- 45
Skin Disease	46	1,607	54	781	+ 826
Uterin Cancer	47	1,368	63	352	+ 1,016
Alcohol	48	1,368	60	635	+ 733
Oral Cancer	49	1,200	51	1,003	+ 198
Pertussis	50	1,180	23	7,921	- 6,742
Pancreas Cancer	51	682	50	1,017	- 335
Bladder Cancer	52	675	65	270	+ 405
Hepatitis B	53	499	61	456	+ 43
Encephalitis	54	255	57	680	- 425
Appendicitis	55	229	56	703	- 474
Other Neoplasms	56	184	67	88	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	57	169	53	790	- 621
Drug Use	58	136	59	638	- 503
Tetanus	59	100	46	1,166	- 1,066
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	72	66	217	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	61	65	71	44	+ 21
Hepatitis C	62	62	69	69	- 7
Ascariasis	63	21	68	80	- 59
Upper Respiratory	64	15	62	370	- 355
War	65	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Chlamydia	66	10	73	15	- 5
Diphtheria	67	7	70	47	- 39
Otitis Media	68	2	72	38	- 36
Skin Cancers	69	0	55	765	- 765
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	64	347	- 347
HIV/AIDS	80	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Solomon Isl.

DR Congo

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.