ETHIOPIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	159,059	4	36,530	+ 122,529
Stroke	2	109,287	3	39,362	+ 69,926
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	60,465	1	59,931	+ 535
Diabetes Mellitus	4	52,539	10	16,258	+ 36,282
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	35,599	2	44,361	- 8,761
Lung Disease	6	34,031	15	11,870	+ 22,160
Malaria	7	23,735	26	5,626	+ 18,109
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,051	5	31,564	- 13,513
Suicide	9	16,025	25	6,030	+ 9,995
Liver Disease	10	14,491	8	27,270	- 12,780
Drownings	11	13,109	35	3,133	+ 9,976
Asthma	12	12,796	29	4,484	+ 8,313
Hypertension	13	12,405	12	13,470	- 1,065
Low Birth Weight	14	10,526	7	28,020	- 17,494
Kidney Disease	15	10,376	13	12,103	- 1,727
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,284	11	15,638	- 5,354
Other Injuries	17	9,764	16	11,735	- 1,970
Liver Cancer	18	9,757	42	1,730	+ 8,027
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	9,592	49	1,339	+ 8,252
Falls	20	8,915	28	4,510	+ 4,405
Birth Trauma	21	8,377	6	31,107	- 22,730
Maternal Conditions	22	7,476	18	8,887	- 1,410
Tuberculosis	23	7,289	9	21,455	- 14,167
Dengue	24	6,762	73	20	+ 6,742
Cervical Cancer	25	6,755	27	5,019	+ 1,736
Breast Cancer	26	5,515	20	8,485	- 2,971
Lung Cancers	27	5,454	38	2,202	+ 3,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,192	21	8,258	- 3,065
Syphilis	29	4,551	43	1,699	+ 2,852
Violence	30	4,255	22	8,076	- 3,821
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,759	31	3,755	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,618	41	1,758	+ 1,860
Ovary Cancer	33	3,486	36	2,424	+ 1,062
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,408	46	1,578	+ 1,830
Leukemia	35	3,318	30	4,222	- 905
Malnutrition	36	3,102	19	8,643	- 5,541
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,840	39	2,168	+ 672
Poisonings	38	2,501	32	3,668	- 1,167
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,413	45	1,623	+ 790
Fires	40	2,332	34	3,255	- 922
Prostate Cancer	41	2,110	50	1,244	+ 866
Lymphomas	42	2,093	33	3,590	- 1,497
Meningitis	43	2,054	14	12,019	- 9,965
Stomach Cancer	44	1,911	47	1,519	+ 392
Epilepsy	45	1,728	44	1,625	+ 103
Skin Disease	46	1,650	53	904	+ 746
Uterin Cancer	47	1,405	62	421	+ 984
Alcohol	48	1,405	55	750	+ 655
Oral Cancer	49	1,233	48	1,477	- 243
Pertussis	50	1,212	23	6,896	- 5,684
Pancreas Cancer	51	701	61	488	+ 213
Bladder Cancer	52	694	51	1,080	- 386
Hepatitis B	53	513	56	742	- 229
Encephalitis	54	261	63	386	- 124
Appendicitis	55	236	58	677	- 442
Other Neoplasms	56	189	66	148	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	57	174	40	1,839	- 1,665
Drug Use	58	140	60	513	- 373
Tetanus	59	102	37	2,203	- 2,100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	74	65	221	- 147
Multiple Sclerosis	61	67	70	61	+ 6
Hepatitis C	62	64	69	115	- 51
Ascariasis	63	22	68	130	- 108
Upper Respiratory	64	16	57	709	- 693
War	65	13	64	281	- 268
Chlamydia	66	10	72	21	- 11
Diphtheria	67	8	67	146	- 138
Otitis Media	68	2	71	39	- 37
Skin Cancers	69	0	52	1,006	- 1,006
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	79	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	17	11,471	- 11,471
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	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 ETHIOPIA

Solomon Isl.

Ethiopia

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.