JAPAN VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	165,300	1	163,905	+ 1,395
Stroke	2	113,576	2	121,823	- 8,247
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	62,838	3	107,899	- 45,061
Diabetes Mellitus	4	54,601	29	5,433	+ 49,168
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	36,996	37	2,731	+ 34,265
Lung Disease	6	35,366	5	78,169	- 42,804
Malaria	7	24,666	79	0	+ 24,666
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,759	31	4,566	+ 14,194
Suicide	9	16,654	13	19,466	- 2,812
Liver Disease	10	15,059	17	14,195	+ 864
Drownings	11	13,623	25	8,409	+ 5,215
Asthma	12	13,298	42	1,922	+ 11,376
Hypertension	13	12,892	28	6,673	+ 6,219
Low Birth Weight	14	10,939	55	202	+ 10,737
Kidney Disease	15	10,783	9	44,779	- 33,996
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,687	40	2,473	+ 8,215
Other Injuries	17	10,148	12	22,068	- 11,921
Liver Cancer	18	10,140	11	29,384	- 19,244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	9,968	39	2,555	+ 7,413
Falls	20	9,265	23	9,736	- 471
Birth Trauma	21	8,705	61	104	+ 8,601
Maternal Conditions	22	7,770	64	39	+ 7,731
Tuberculosis	23	7,575	34	3,459	+ 4,116
Dengue	24	7,027	83	0	+ 7,027
Cervical Cancer	25	7,020	32	3,799	+ 3,221
Breast Cancer	26	5,731	15	15,805	- 10,074
Lung Cancers	27	5,668	4	79,688	- 74,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	5,396	7	56,937	- 51,541
Syphilis	29	4,729	65	16	+ 4,714
Violence	30	4,422	53	266	+ 4,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,907	6	57,340	- 53,434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,760	35	2,922	+ 838
Ovary Cancer	33	3,623	30	5,061	- 1,438
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,542	18	14,007	- 10,465
Leukemia	35	3,448	24	9,607	- 6,159
Malnutrition	36	3,224	43	1,910	+ 1,314
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,952	27	8,232	- 5,281
Poisonings	38	2,599	54	255	+ 2,345
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,507	21	11,486	- 8,979
Fires	40	2,424	48	1,007	+ 1,417
Prostate Cancer	41	2,193	19	13,515	- 11,323
Lymphomas	42	2,175	14	19,273	- 17,098
Meningitis	43	2,134	52	308	+ 1,826
Stomach Cancer	44	1,986	8	50,433	- 48,447
Epilepsy	45	1,796	45	1,558	+ 237
Skin Disease	46	1,715	36	2,806	- 1,091
Uterin Cancer	47	1,460	33	3,461	- 2,001
Alcohol	48	1,460	51	576	+ 884
Oral Cancer	49	1,282	26	8,333	- 7,052
Pertussis	50	1,259	71	1	+ 1,258
Pancreas Cancer	51	728	10	37,027	- 36,299
Bladder Cancer	52	721	22	9,936	- 9,215
Hepatitis B	53	533	46	1,423	- 890
Encephalitis	54	272	69	5	+ 267
Appendicitis	55	245	58	126	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	56	197	16	15,120	- 14,923
Oesophagus Cancer	57	181	20	12,316	- 12,135
Drug Use	58	145	50	732	- 587
Tetanus	59	106	67	9	+ 97
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	77	38	2,618	- 2,541
Multiple Sclerosis	61	70	59	108	- 38
Hepatitis C	62	66	41	2,220	- 2,154
Ascariasis	63	23	82	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	64	16	57	159	- 143
War	65	13	66	15	- 1
Chlamydia	66	11	80	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	8	74	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	2	68	8	- 6
Skin Cancers	69	0	44	1,843	- 1,842
Schizophrenia	70	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	63	48	- 48
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Solomon Isl.

Japan

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.