GAMBIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,386	3	1,007	+ 2,379
Stroke	2	2,326	4	802	+ 1,524
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,287	1	1,340	- 53
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,118	15	290	+ 829
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	758	9	626	+ 132
Lung Disease	6	724	19	206	+ 518
Malaria	7	505	7	674	- 169
Road Traffic Accidents	8	384	6	695	- 311
Suicide	9	341	25	113	+ 228
Liver Disease	10	308	14	323	- 15
Drownings	11	279	30	69	+ 210
Asthma	12	272	24	134	+ 138
Hypertension	13	264	22	172	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	14	224	8	662	- 438
Kidney Disease	15	221	16	266	- 45
Congenital Anomalies	16	219	11	383	- 164
Other Injuries	17	208	21	194	+ 14
Liver Cancer	18	208	12	377	- 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	204	41	24	+ 180
Falls	20	190	29	83	+ 107
Birth Trauma	21	178	5	754	- 576
Maternal Conditions	22	159	13	345	- 186
Tuberculosis	23	155	10	445	- 290
Dengue	24	144	73	0	+ 144
Cervical Cancer	25	144	23	145	- 1
Breast Cancer	26	117	40	26	+ 91
Lung Cancers	27	116	38	34	+ 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	111	28	89	+ 22
Syphilis	29	97	34	55	+ 42
Violence	30	91	20	195	- 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	80	52	11	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	77	33	56	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	33	74	61	2	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	34	73	37	34	+ 38
Leukemia	35	71	59	2	+ 68
Malnutrition	36	66	26	110	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	37	60	32	59	+ 1
Poisonings	38	53	36	42	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	39	51	17	230	- 178
Fires	40	50	31	67	- 17
Prostate Cancer	41	45	43	21	+ 24
Lymphomas	42	45	51	12	+ 33
Meningitis	43	44	18	229	- 185
Stomach Cancer	44	41	47	14	+ 27
Epilepsy	45	37	35	43	- 6
Skin Disease	46	35	44	19	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	47	30	66	1	+ 29
Alcohol	48	30	50	12	+ 18
Oral Cancer	49	26	71	0	+ 26
Pertussis	50	26	27	99	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	51	15	53	6	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	52	15	56	4	+ 10
Hepatitis B	53	11	46	14	- 3
Encephalitis	54	6	48	14	- 8
Appendicitis	55	5	55	5	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	56	4	57	3	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	4	54	5	- 2
Drug Use	58	3	39	28	- 25
Tetanus	59	2	45	18	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	62	2	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	58	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	65	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	63	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	2	- 1
War	65	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	68	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	70	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	49	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	76	0	60	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	23	- 23
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

Solomon Isl.

Gambia

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.