MALAYSIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,376	1	36,729	+ 9,646
Stroke	2	31,864	3	21,592	+ 10,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,629	2	23,477	- 5,848
Diabetes Mellitus	4	15,319	9	4,107	+ 11,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,379	20	1,773	+ 8,607
Lung Disease	6	9,922	5	6,633	+ 3,289
Malaria	7	6,920	76	0	+ 6,920
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,263	4	7,181	- 1,918
Suicide	9	4,672	19	1,823	+ 2,849
Liver Disease	10	4,225	7	5,125	- 900
Drownings	11	3,822	36	820	+ 3,002
Asthma	12	3,731	30	1,013	+ 2,718
Hypertension	13	3,617	38	649	+ 2,968
Low Birth Weight	14	3,069	29	1,020	+ 2,049
Kidney Disease	15	3,025	6	6,629	- 3,604
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,998	24	1,403	+ 1,595
Other Injuries	17	2,847	14	2,222	+ 625
Liver Cancer	18	2,845	16	1,984	+ 861
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,797	51	246	+ 2,550
Falls	20	2,599	18	1,855	+ 744
Birth Trauma	21	2,442	42	359	+ 2,084
Maternal Conditions	22	2,180	56	167	+ 2,013
Tuberculosis	23	2,125	26	1,227	+ 898
Dengue	24	1,971	47	280	+ 1,691
Cervical Cancer	25	1,969	31	1,010	+ 959
Breast Cancer	26	1,608	12	3,071	- 1,464
Lung Cancers	27	1,590	8	4,319	- 2,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,514	10	3,996	- 2,482
Syphilis	29	1,327	62	19	+ 1,308
Violence	30	1,241	34	869	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,096	11	3,832	- 2,736
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,055	22	1,424	- 369
Ovary Cancer	33	1,016	35	827	+ 189
Parkinson's Disease	34	994	28	1,106	- 112
Leukemia	35	967	23	1,412	- 445
Malnutrition	36	905	49	249	+ 655
Inflammatory/Heart	37	828	27	1,214	- 386
Poisonings	38	729	53	211	+ 519
Endocrine Disorders	39	703	37	809	- 106
Fires	40	680	44	336	+ 344
Prostate Cancer	41	615	33	903	- 288
Lymphomas	42	610	25	1,321	- 711
Meningitis	43	599	46	301	+ 298
Stomach Cancer	44	557	21	1,441	- 884
Epilepsy	45	504	52	226	+ 278
Skin Disease	46	481	15	2,066	- 1,585
Uterin Cancer	47	410	43	352	+ 58
Alcohol	48	410	55	181	+ 229
Oral Cancer	49	360	17	1,865	- 1,505
Pertussis	50	353	57	80	+ 273
Pancreas Cancer	51	204	32	994	- 790
Bladder Cancer	52	202	39	467	- 265
Hepatitis B	53	149	54	206	- 56
Encephalitis	54	76	40	452	- 376
Appendicitis	55	69	58	71	- 3
Other Neoplasms	56	55	48	265	- 209
Oesophagus Cancer	57	51	41	435	- 384
Drug Use	58	41	45	322	- 281
Tetanus	59	30	61	21	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	60	27	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	59	30	- 11
Hepatitis C	62	19	64	6	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	6	67	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	5	65	5	- 0
War	65	4	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	66	3	68	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	2	69	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	0	66	3	- 3
Skin Cancers	69	0	50	247	- 247
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	13	2,679	- 2,679
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Solomon Isl.

Malaysia

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.