FIJI VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,277	2	1,481	- 204
Stroke	2	877	3	583	+ 295
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	485	5	228	+ 257
Diabetes Mellitus	4	422	1	1,628	- 1,206
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	286	12	96	+ 189
Lung Disease	6	273	9	141	+ 133
Malaria	7	191	75	0	+ 191
Road Traffic Accidents	8	145	11	120	+ 25
Suicide	9	129	16	80	+ 49
Liver Disease	10	116	15	82	+ 35
Drownings	11	105	21	60	+ 46
Asthma	12	103	6	226	- 123
Hypertension	13	100	7	170	- 70
Low Birth Weight	14	84	14	86	- 1
Kidney Disease	15	83	4	277	- 194
Congenital Anomalies	16	83	10	129	- 47
Other Injuries	17	78	17	77	+ 2
Liver Cancer	18	78	18	68	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	77	20	62	+ 15
Falls	20	72	36	27	+ 45
Birth Trauma	21	67	28	36	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	22	60	49	9	+ 51
Tuberculosis	23	59	27	39	+ 19
Dengue	24	54	55	3	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	25	54	13	86	- 32
Breast Cancer	26	44	8	162	- 118
Lung Cancers	27	44	22	48	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	42	19	63	- 21
Syphilis	29	37	47	11	+ 25
Violence	30	34	40	19	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	30	24	45	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	29	29	34	- 5
Ovary Cancer	33	28	32	29	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	34	27	26	40	- 13
Leukemia	35	27	30	31	- 4
Malnutrition	36	25	45	14	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	37	23	23	45	- 22
Poisonings	38	20	56	2	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	39	19	34	28	- 8
Fires	40	19	33	28	- 9
Prostate Cancer	41	17	25	41	- 24
Lymphomas	42	17	35	27	- 10
Meningitis	43	16	43	17	- 1
Stomach Cancer	44	15	37	23	- 8
Epilepsy	45	14	44	16	- 2
Skin Disease	46	13	41	19	- 6
Uterin Cancer	47	11	39	20	- 9
Alcohol	48	11	57	2	+ 10
Oral Cancer	49	10	46	13	- 3
Pertussis	50	10	48	10	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	51	6	38	21	- 15
Bladder Cancer	52	6	50	8	- 3
Hepatitis B	53	4	59	1	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	2	51	7	- 5
Appendicitis	55	2	54	3	- 1
Other Neoplasms	56	2	53	3	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1	42	18	- 16
Drug Use	58	1	52	4	- 3
Tetanus	59	1	58	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	60	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	69	0	+ 0
War	65	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	61	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	70	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	31	30	- 30
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Solomon Isl.

Fiji

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.