EQU. GUINEA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,409	7	419	+ 1,991
Stroke	2	1,656	6	437	+ 1,218
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	916	2	913	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	4	796	11	299	+ 497
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	539	9	349	+ 190
Lung Disease	6	516	20	120	+ 395
Malaria	7	360	3	668	- 308
Road Traffic Accidents	8	273	8	368	- 95
Suicide	9	243	22	107	+ 136
Liver Disease	10	220	13	199	+ 20
Drownings	11	199	36	39	+ 159
Asthma	12	194	26	65	+ 129
Hypertension	13	188	16	165	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	14	159	4	457	- 297
Kidney Disease	15	157	14	198	- 41
Congenital Anomalies	16	156	12	249	- 93
Other Injuries	17	148	23	105	+ 43
Liver Cancer	18	148	34	43	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	145	50	14	+ 131
Falls	20	135	32	46	+ 89
Birth Trauma	21	127	5	441	- 314
Maternal Conditions	22	113	17	139	- 25
Tuberculosis	23	110	10	321	- 210
Dengue	24	102	73	0	+ 102
Cervical Cancer	25	102	28	56	+ 46
Breast Cancer	26	84	24	84	- 1
Lung Cancers	27	83	41	27	+ 56
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	79	29	55	+ 23
Syphilis	29	69	18	134	- 65
Violence	30	64	33	45	+ 20
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	57	40	29	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	55	43	22	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	33	53	52	13	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	34	52	46	18	+ 34
Leukemia	35	50	61	4	+ 47
Malnutrition	36	47	31	48	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	37	43	27	63	- 20
Poisonings	38	38	44	21	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	39	37	25	73	- 37
Fires	40	35	39	30	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	41	32	35	43	- 11
Lymphomas	42	32	45	19	+ 12
Meningitis	43	31	19	127	- 96
Stomach Cancer	44	29	49	16	+ 13
Epilepsy	45	26	38	32	- 6
Skin Disease	46	25	51	13	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	47	21	58	8	+ 14
Alcohol	48	21	53	12	+ 9
Oral Cancer	49	19	37	35	- 16
Pertussis	50	18	21	109	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	51	11	55	11	- 1
Bladder Cancer	52	11	56	9	+ 2
Hepatitis B	53	8	65	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	54	4	57	8	- 4
Appendicitis	55	4	59	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	56	3	63	3	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	54	12	- 9
Drug Use	58	2	30	50	- 48
Tetanus	59	2	42	23	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	62	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	67	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	2	- 1
War	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	3	- 3
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	48	16	- 16
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	15	181	- 181
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	47	16	- 16
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	1,838	- 1,838
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Solomon Isl.

Equ. Guinea

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.