GABON VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,294	3	1,019	+ 2,275
Stroke	2	2,263	5	896	+ 1,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,252	4	966	+ 286
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,088	6	643	+ 445
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	737	14	318	+ 419
Lung Disease	6	705	16	215	+ 490
Malaria	7	492	7	540	- 48
Road Traffic Accidents	8	374	8	518	- 145
Suicide	9	332	18	183	+ 149
Liver Disease	10	300	10	416	- 116
Drownings	11	271	38	42	+ 230
Asthma	12	265	28	90	+ 175
Hypertension	13	257	11	412	- 155
Low Birth Weight	14	218	9	494	- 276
Kidney Disease	15	215	12	384	- 169
Congenital Anomalies	16	213	15	285	- 72
Other Injuries	17	202	22	140	+ 63
Liver Cancer	18	202	35	53	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	199	54	20	+ 179
Falls	20	185	30	84	+ 100
Birth Trauma	21	173	13	362	- 189
Maternal Conditions	22	155	21	145	+ 10
Tuberculosis	23	151	1	1,819	- 1,668
Dengue	24	140	73	0	+ 140
Cervical Cancer	25	140	26	96	+ 44
Breast Cancer	26	114	27	92	+ 22
Lung Cancers	27	113	29	87	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	108	19	152	- 44
Syphilis	29	94	47	33	+ 62
Violence	30	88	17	184	- 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	78	37	43	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	75	41	36	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	33	72	51	27	+ 46
Parkinson's Disease	34	71	36	47	+ 23
Leukemia	35	69	57	17	+ 52
Malnutrition	36	64	33	78	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	37	59	24	101	- 42
Poisonings	38	52	50	28	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	39	50	25	98	- 48
Fires	40	48	39	39	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	41	44	32	80	- 36
Lymphomas	42	43	49	32	+ 12
Meningitis	43	43	23	113	- 70
Stomach Cancer	44	40	48	32	+ 7
Epilepsy	45	36	40	37	- 1
Skin Disease	46	34	52	22	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	47	29	55	19	+ 10
Alcohol	48	29	56	19	+ 10
Oral Cancer	49	26	34	69	- 44
Pertussis	50	25	31	81	- 56
Pancreas Cancer	51	15	53	21	- 6
Bladder Cancer	52	14	43	35	- 20
Hepatitis B	53	11	62	7	+ 4
Encephalitis	54	5	60	7	- 2
Appendicitis	55	5	61	7	- 2
Other Neoplasms	56	4	64	5	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	44	35	- 31
Drug Use	58	3	45	34	- 31
Tetanus	59	2	59	8	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	63	6	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	67	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	68	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	66	3	- 2
War	65	0	65	3	- 2
Chlamydia	66	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	46	34	- 34
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	78	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	20	146	- 146
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	58	14	- 14
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	42	35	- 35
HIV/AIDS	80	0	2	1,128	- 1,128
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Solomon Isl.

Gabon

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.