LATVIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,417	1	8,099	- 5,682
Stroke	2	1,661	2	5,893	- 4,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	919	9	501	+ 418
Diabetes Mellitus	4	798	8	529	+ 269
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	541	54	14	+ 527
Lung Disease	6	517	18	346	+ 171
Malaria	7	361	79	0	+ 361
Road Traffic Accidents	8	274	27	154	+ 121
Suicide	9	243	14	384	- 140
Liver Disease	10	220	15	365	- 145
Drownings	11	199	34	127	+ 72
Asthma	12	194	46	42	+ 153
Hypertension	13	188	3	1,194	- 1,005
Low Birth Weight	14	160	56	11	+ 149
Kidney Disease	15	158	17	356	- 199
Congenital Anomalies	16	156	43	46	+ 110
Other Injuries	17	148	16	362	- 214
Liver Cancer	18	148	26	157	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	146	47	41	+ 105
Falls	20	135	23	201	- 66
Birth Trauma	21	127	55	12	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	22	114	60	5	+ 109
Tuberculosis	23	111	40	71	+ 39
Dengue	24	103	83	0	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	25	103	33	128	- 25
Breast Cancer	26	84	10	472	- 389
Lung Cancers	27	83	4	956	- 874
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	79	7	664	- 585
Syphilis	29	69	65	1	+ 68
Violence	30	65	37	94	- 30
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	57	6	722	- 665
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	55	31	142	- 87
Ovary Cancer	33	53	24	196	- 143
Parkinson's Disease	34	52	35	125	- 74
Leukemia	35	50	25	186	- 136
Malnutrition	36	47	64	2	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	37	43	5	921	- 878
Poisonings	38	38	49	23	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	39	37	41	59	- 22
Fires	40	35	36	103	- 68
Prostate Cancer	41	32	12	464	- 432
Lymphomas	42	32	19	245	- 214
Meningitis	43	31	52	15	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	44	29	11	470	- 441
Epilepsy	45	26	45	44	- 18
Skin Disease	46	25	38	76	- 51
Uterin Cancer	47	21	29	148	- 126
Alcohol	48	21	21	227	- 206
Oral Cancer	49	19	22	214	- 195
Pertussis	50	18	70	0	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	51	11	13	436	- 426
Bladder Cancer	52	11	20	228	- 217
Hepatitis B	53	8	63	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	54	4	69	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	55	4	59	5	- 1
Other Neoplasms	56	3	28	153	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	57	3	32	131	- 129
Drug Use	58	2	48	41	- 39
Tetanus	59	2	71	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	51	20	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	50	20	- 19
Hepatitis C	62	1	42	53	- 52
Ascariasis	63	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	62	4	- 3
War	65	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	1	- 1
Skin Cancers	69	0	30	144	- 144
Schizophrenia	70	0	57	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	53	14	- 14
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	39	74	- 74
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Solomon Isl.

Latvia

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.