GHANA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,408	3	14,103	+ 32,306
Stroke	2	31,886	2	15,163	+ 16,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,642	1	16,262	+ 1,380
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,329	12	5,929	+ 9,400
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,387	9	6,538	+ 3,849
Lung Disease	6	9,929	15	3,120	+ 6,809
Malaria	7	6,925	5	11,162	- 4,237
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,267	7	7,808	- 2,541
Suicide	9	4,676	21	1,993	+ 2,682
Liver Disease	10	4,228	11	6,053	- 1,826
Drownings	11	3,825	36	740	+ 3,084
Asthma	12	3,734	23	1,979	+ 1,754
Hypertension	13	3,619	19	2,231	+ 1,389
Low Birth Weight	14	3,071	8	6,662	- 3,591
Kidney Disease	15	3,027	13	4,161	- 1,134
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,000	14	3,935	- 935
Other Injuries	17	2,849	18	2,433	+ 416
Liver Cancer	18	2,847	17	2,851	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,798	52	256	+ 2,543
Falls	20	2,601	30	1,168	+ 1,434
Birth Trauma	21	2,444	10	6,194	- 3,750
Maternal Conditions	22	2,181	22	1,991	+ 190
Tuberculosis	23	2,127	6	10,214	- 8,088
Dengue	24	1,973	71	0	+ 1,973
Cervical Cancer	25	1,971	20	2,161	- 190
Breast Cancer	26	1,609	25	1,937	- 328
Lung Cancers	27	1,591	55	237	+ 1,354
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,515	29	1,294	+ 221
Syphilis	29	1,328	41	483	+ 845
Violence	30	1,242	27	1,857	- 616
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,097	34	803	+ 294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,056	48	321	+ 735
Ovary Cancer	33	1,017	38	698	+ 319
Parkinson's Disease	34	994	43	387	+ 608
Leukemia	35	968	45	340	+ 628
Malnutrition	36	905	26	1,868	- 963
Inflammatory/Heart	37	829	28	1,615	- 786
Poisonings	38	730	40	522	+ 208
Endocrine Disorders	39	704	24	1,965	- 1,261
Fires	40	681	37	729	- 49
Prostate Cancer	41	616	31	1,031	- 415
Lymphomas	42	611	32	875	- 264
Meningitis	43	599	16	2,983	- 2,384
Stomach Cancer	44	557	33	870	- 313
Epilepsy	45	504	47	329	+ 175
Skin Disease	46	482	50	264	+ 217
Uterin Cancer	47	410	57	219	+ 191
Alcohol	48	410	54	244	+ 166
Oral Cancer	49	360	42	483	- 123
Pertussis	50	354	35	744	- 391
Pancreas Cancer	51	204	46	334	- 130
Bladder Cancer	52	202	53	245	- 43
Hepatitis B	53	150	62	101	+ 48
Encephalitis	54	76	44	357	- 281
Appendicitis	55	69	59	146	- 77
Other Neoplasms	56	55	63	48	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	57	51	49	285	- 235
Drug Use	58	41	39	630	- 589
Tetanus	59	30	56	220	- 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	22	67	16	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	61	113	- 93
Hepatitis C	62	19	65	28	- 9
Ascariasis	63	6	68	12	- 6
Upper Respiratory	64	5	66	16	- 12
War	65	4	64	29	- 25
Chlamydia	66	3	70	3	- 0
Diphtheria	67	2	69	4	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	58	214	- 214
Schizophrenia	70	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	60	135	- 135
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Solomon Isl.

Ghana

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.