MALAWI VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,200	7	4,929	+ 24,271
Stroke	2	20,063	5	5,939	+ 14,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,100	2	7,739	+ 3,362
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,645	14	2,267	+ 7,378
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,535	6	5,782	+ 753
Lung Disease	6	6,247	21	1,340	+ 4,907
Malaria	7	4,357	3	6,308	- 1,951
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,314	4	6,221	- 2,908
Suicide	9	2,942	23	1,007	+ 1,935
Liver Disease	10	2,660	10	3,259	- 599
Drownings	11	2,407	30	458	+ 1,949
Asthma	12	2,349	26	705	+ 1,644
Hypertension	13	2,277	17	1,797	+ 481
Low Birth Weight	14	1,932	8	4,339	- 2,407
Kidney Disease	15	1,905	19	1,567	+ 338
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,888	13	2,509	- 621
Other Injuries	17	1,793	22	1,266	+ 526
Liver Cancer	18	1,791	38	317	+ 1,475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	1,761	49	154	+ 1,607
Falls	20	1,637	28	562	+ 1,075
Birth Trauma	21	1,538	9	3,563	- 2,025
Maternal Conditions	22	1,373	15	1,854	- 481
Tuberculosis	23	1,338	11	2,992	- 1,654
Dengue	24	1,241	65	9	+ 1,232
Cervical Cancer	25	1,240	12	2,876	- 1,636
Breast Cancer	26	1,012	27	600	+ 412
Lung Cancers	27	1,001	51	131	+ 871
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	953	25	782	+ 171
Syphilis	29	835	29	480	+ 355
Violence	30	781	32	406	+ 375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	690	44	234	+ 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	664	39	280	+ 385
Ovary Cancer	33	640	48	158	+ 482
Parkinson's Disease	34	626	46	200	+ 426
Leukemia	35	609	56	82	+ 527
Malnutrition	36	570	20	1,499	- 930
Inflammatory/Heart	37	521	35	370	+ 151
Poisonings	38	459	37	325	+ 134
Endocrine Disorders	39	443	42	257	+ 186
Fires	40	428	34	380	+ 49
Prostate Cancer	41	387	40	271	+ 117
Lymphomas	42	384	24	839	- 454
Meningitis	43	377	18	1,792	- 1,415
Stomach Cancer	44	351	45	206	+ 145
Epilepsy	45	317	41	260	+ 57
Skin Disease	46	303	53	101	+ 202
Uterin Cancer	47	258	62	23	+ 235
Alcohol	48	258	52	114	+ 144
Oral Cancer	49	226	43	251	- 25
Pertussis	50	222	31	436	- 214
Pancreas Cancer	51	129	60	38	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	52	127	33	388	- 261
Hepatitis B	53	94	55	88	+ 6
Encephalitis	54	48	58	48	+ 0
Appendicitis	55	43	54	94	- 50
Other Neoplasms	56	35	63	17	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	57	32	16	1,842	- 1,810
Drug Use	58	26	59	48	- 22
Tetanus	59	19	47	178	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	14	61	29	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	61	12	66	9	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	12	64	15	- 3
Ascariasis	63	4	69	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	3	57	60	- 57
War	65	2	71	2	- 0
Chlamydia	66	2	70	3	- 1
Diphtheria	67	1	72	2	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	5	- 5
Skin Cancers	69	0	36	331	- 331
Schizophrenia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	67	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Solomon Isl.

Malawi

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.