ITALY VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,797	1	97,116	- 15,319
Stroke	2	56,201	2	62,633	- 6,432
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	31,095	9	16,339	+ 14,756
Diabetes Mellitus	4	27,019	8	19,836	+ 7,183
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,307	36	1,622	+ 16,685
Lung Disease	6	17,500	5	32,382	- 14,882
Malaria	7	12,206	79	0	+ 12,206
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,283	30	3,221	+ 6,062
Suicide	9	8,241	26	4,042	+ 4,199
Liver Disease	10	7,452	23	5,559	+ 1,892
Drownings	11	6,741	52	344	+ 6,397
Asthma	12	6,581	47	494	+ 6,087
Hypertension	13	6,379	6	29,931	- 23,552
Low Birth Weight	14	5,413	51	357	+ 5,056
Kidney Disease	15	5,336	11	12,726	- 7,390
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,288	37	1,443	+ 3,845
Other Injuries	17	5,021	12	12,112	- 7,091
Liver Cancer	18	5,018	17	9,620	- 4,603
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	4,932	32	2,216	+ 2,717
Falls	20	4,585	25	4,222	+ 362
Birth Trauma	21	4,308	59	140	+ 4,167
Maternal Conditions	22	3,845	67	6	+ 3,839
Tuberculosis	23	3,748	53	336	+ 3,412
Dengue	24	3,477	81	0	+ 3,477
Cervical Cancer	25	3,474	40	1,154	+ 2,320
Breast Cancer	26	2,836	10	13,868	- 11,032
Lung Cancers	27	2,804	4	34,152	- 31,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,670	3	41,445	- 38,774
Syphilis	29	2,340	69	4	+ 2,336
Violence	30	2,188	50	409	+ 1,780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,933	7	21,254	- 19,320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,861	43	690	+ 1,171
Ovary Cancer	33	1,793	28	3,282	- 1,489
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,753	19	8,428	- 6,675
Leukemia	35	1,706	21	6,728	- 5,022
Malnutrition	36	1,595	41	775	+ 820
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,461	24	5,531	- 4,070
Poisonings	38	1,286	58	154	+ 1,132
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,241	18	8,431	- 7,190
Fires	40	1,199	56	271	+ 928
Prostate Cancer	41	1,085	20	8,409	- 7,324
Lymphomas	42	1,076	16	9,670	- 8,594
Meningitis	43	1,056	60	128	+ 928
Stomach Cancer	44	983	14	10,252	- 9,270
Epilepsy	45	889	39	1,337	- 448
Skin Disease	46	849	38	1,440	- 591
Uterin Cancer	47	723	33	2,198	- 1,475
Alcohol	48	722	55	277	+ 445
Oral Cancer	49	634	27	3,343	- 2,709
Pertussis	50	623	73	1	+ 623
Pancreas Cancer	51	360	13	12,095	- 11,734
Bladder Cancer	52	357	22	6,711	- 6,354
Hepatitis B	53	264	54	334	- 70
Encephalitis	54	134	68	5	+ 130
Appendicitis	55	121	61	49	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	56	97	15	9,984	- 9,887
Oesophagus Cancer	57	89	34	2,045	- 1,956
Drug Use	58	72	45	654	- 582
Tetanus	59	53	63	22	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	38	42	701	- 664
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	44	677	- 642
Hepatitis C	62	33	31	2,451	- 2,418
Ascariasis	63	11	80	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	64	8	64	20	- 12
War	65	7	66	6	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	5	84	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	1	65	16	- 15
Skin Cancers	69	0	29	3,239	- 3,239
Schizophrenia	70	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	46	520	- 520
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Solomon Isl.

Italy

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.