GREECE VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,036	1	21,124	- 7,089
Stroke	2	9,644	2	14,077	- 4,434
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,336	3	8,282	- 2,947
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,636	20	1,266	+ 3,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,141	44	95	+ 3,046
Lung Disease	6	3,003	5	5,526	- 2,523
Malaria	7	2,094	78	0	+ 2,094
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,593	22	870	+ 723
Suicide	9	1,414	28	533	+ 881
Liver Disease	10	1,279	23	809	+ 469
Drownings	11	1,157	32	435	+ 721
Asthma	12	1,129	55	27	+ 1,102
Hypertension	13	1,095	9	2,922	- 1,828
Low Birth Weight	14	929	41	127	+ 802
Kidney Disease	15	916	6	4,759	- 3,843
Congenital Anomalies	16	907	38	174	+ 733
Other Injuries	17	862	17	1,453	- 592
Liver Cancer	18	861	14	1,566	- 705
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	846	43	100	+ 746
Falls	20	787	21	1,245	- 458
Birth Trauma	21	739	57	17	+ 722
Maternal Conditions	22	660	61	2	+ 658
Tuberculosis	23	643	46	66	+ 577
Dengue	24	597	71	0	+ 597
Cervical Cancer	25	596	36	243	+ 353
Breast Cancer	26	487	11	2,520	- 2,034
Lung Cancers	27	481	4	7,355	- 6,874
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	458	7	3,940	- 3,481
Syphilis	29	402	65	1	+ 401
Violence	30	376	42	104	+ 272
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	332	8	3,264	- 2,932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	319	26	611	- 291
Ovary Cancer	33	308	27	557	- 250
Parkinson's Disease	34	301	10	2,646	- 2,345
Leukemia	35	293	18	1,354	- 1,061
Malnutrition	36	274	66	1	+ 273
Inflammatory/Heart	37	251	24	725	- 474
Poisonings	38	221	56	19	+ 201
Endocrine Disorders	39	213	29	526	- 313
Fires	40	206	39	146	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	41	186	12	2,023	- 1,837
Lymphomas	42	185	19	1,268	- 1,084
Meningitis	43	181	53	33	+ 148
Stomach Cancer	44	169	16	1,535	- 1,367
Epilepsy	45	152	34	249	- 97
Skin Disease	46	146	47	56	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	47	124	33	373	- 249
Alcohol	48	124	49	50	+ 74
Oral Cancer	49	109	30	440	- 331
Pertussis	50	107	69	0	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	51	62	13	1,904	- 1,842
Bladder Cancer	52	61	15	1,551	- 1,489
Hepatitis B	53	45	48	56	- 11
Encephalitis	54	23	67	1	+ 22
Appendicitis	55	21	58	9	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	56	17	25	679	- 662
Oesophagus Cancer	57	15	35	246	- 230
Drug Use	58	12	37	193	- 181
Tetanus	59	9	62	2	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	45	67	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	61	6	40	135	- 129
Hepatitis C	62	6	52	38	- 33
Ascariasis	63	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	59	8	- 7
War	65	1	64	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	31	438	- 438
Schizophrenia	70	0	54	27	- 27
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	81	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	50	47	- 47
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Solomon Isl.

Greece

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.