MADAGASCAR VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,517	3	12,388	+ 27,128
Stroke	2	27,151	1	17,964	+ 9,187
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,022	2	14,605	+ 417
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,053	16	3,278	+ 9,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,844	5	11,085	- 2,241
Lung Disease	6	8,455	14	3,957	+ 4,497
Malaria	7	5,897	9	5,507	+ 390
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,485	7	7,880	- 3,395
Suicide	9	3,981	24	1,476	+ 2,506
Liver Disease	10	3,600	12	4,803	- 1,203
Drownings	11	3,257	31	825	+ 2,432
Asthma	12	3,179	19	2,507	+ 672
Hypertension	13	3,082	8	6,208	- 3,126
Low Birth Weight	14	2,615	10	5,353	- 2,737
Kidney Disease	15	2,578	22	2,202	+ 376
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,555	15	3,380	- 826
Other Injuries	17	2,426	21	2,359	+ 67
Liver Cancer	18	2,424	30	933	+ 1,491
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,383	38	627	+ 1,756
Falls	20	2,215	36	653	+ 1,562
Birth Trauma	21	2,081	11	5,347	- 3,266
Maternal Conditions	22	1,857	18	2,776	- 919
Tuberculosis	23	1,811	4	11,606	- 9,795
Dengue	24	1,680	72	0	+ 1,680
Cervical Cancer	25	1,678	17	3,028	- 1,350
Breast Cancer	26	1,370	37	629	+ 741
Lung Cancers	27	1,355	55	147	+ 1,208
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,290	26	1,120	+ 170
Syphilis	29	1,131	33	680	+ 451
Violence	30	1,057	23	1,749	- 692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	934	39	606	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	899	42	495	+ 404
Ovary Cancer	33	866	57	135	+ 731
Parkinson's Disease	34	847	49	266	+ 581
Leukemia	35	824	45	401	+ 423
Malnutrition	36	771	13	4,236	- 3,465
Inflammatory/Heart	37	706	28	1,046	- 341
Poisonings	38	621	40	571	+ 51
Endocrine Disorders	39	599	44	463	+ 136
Fires	40	579	35	661	- 82
Prostate Cancer	41	524	29	996	- 472
Lymphomas	42	520	34	675	- 155
Meningitis	43	510	20	2,391	- 1,881
Stomach Cancer	44	475	47	368	+ 107
Epilepsy	45	429	46	385	+ 45
Skin Disease	46	410	51	187	+ 223
Uterin Cancer	47	349	59	95	+ 255
Alcohol	48	349	53	161	+ 188
Oral Cancer	49	306	32	697	- 390
Pertussis	50	301	41	519	- 218
Pancreas Cancer	51	174	61	80	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	52	172	48	286	- 114
Hepatitis B	53	127	58	98	+ 29
Encephalitis	54	65	60	94	- 29
Appendicitis	55	59	56	147	- 88
Other Neoplasms	56	47	65	24	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	57	43	27	1,080	- 1,037
Drug Use	58	35	62	58	- 24
Tetanus	59	25	52	186	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	18	64	47	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	66	18	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	16	67	16	- 0
Ascariasis	63	5	70	5	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	4	63	49	- 45
War	65	3	54	155	- 152
Chlamydia	66	3	69	7	- 4
Diphtheria	67	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	10	- 10
Skin Cancers	69	0	43	467	- 467
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	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Solomon Isl.

Madagascar

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.