NEPAL VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,757	2	19,677	+ 22,080
Stroke	2	28,691	4	12,909	+ 15,782
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,874	6	6,237	+ 9,636
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,793	14	2,929	+ 10,864
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,346	7	6,071	+ 3,275
Lung Disease	6	8,934	1	27,027	- 18,093
Malaria	7	6,231	72	0	+ 6,231
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,739	9	4,654	+ 84
Suicide	9	4,207	16	2,571	+ 1,636
Liver Disease	10	3,804	5	6,383	- 2,579
Drownings	11	3,441	23	1,505	+ 1,936
Asthma	12	3,359	8	5,930	- 2,571
Hypertension	13	3,257	18	2,092	+ 1,165
Low Birth Weight	14	2,763	11	3,822	- 1,059
Kidney Disease	15	2,724	10	4,284	- 1,560
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,700	21	1,949	+ 751
Other Injuries	17	2,563	22	1,655	+ 909
Liver Cancer	18	2,561	46	256	+ 2,306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,518	17	2,320	+ 198
Falls	20	2,340	13	3,321	- 981
Birth Trauma	21	2,199	15	2,676	- 476
Maternal Conditions	22	1,963	28	977	+ 986
Tuberculosis	23	1,913	3	16,535	- 14,621
Dengue	24	1,775	55	120	+ 1,655
Cervical Cancer	25	1,773	20	1,969	- 196
Breast Cancer	26	1,448	27	1,038	+ 410
Lung Cancers	27	1,432	12	3,586	- 2,154
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,363	19	2,022	- 659
Syphilis	29	1,195	54	134	+ 1,061
Violence	30	1,117	35	704	+ 413
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	987	26	1,167	- 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	950	49	191	+ 759
Ovary Cancer	33	915	37	585	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	34	895	33	760	+ 135
Leukemia	35	871	36	668	+ 203
Malnutrition	36	814	31	845	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	37	746	48	217	+ 528
Poisonings	38	657	39	474	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	39	633	45	257	+ 376
Fires	40	612	50	184	+ 429
Prostate Cancer	41	554	58	85	+ 468
Lymphomas	42	549	32	768	- 218
Meningitis	43	539	43	377	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	44	502	25	1,379	- 878
Epilepsy	45	454	30	874	- 420
Skin Disease	46	433	67	17	+ 416
Uterin Cancer	47	369	60	56	+ 312
Alcohol	48	369	52	168	+ 201
Oral Cancer	49	324	24	1,389	- 1,065
Pertussis	50	318	40	453	- 135
Pancreas Cancer	51	184	41	445	- 261
Bladder Cancer	52	182	44	325	- 143
Hepatitis B	53	135	56	117	+ 18
Encephalitis	54	69	29	882	- 813
Appendicitis	55	62	47	220	- 159
Other Neoplasms	56	50	61	50	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	46	38	491	- 445
Drug Use	58	37	57	93	- 57
Tetanus	59	27	53	134	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	51	173	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	63	38	- 21
Hepatitis C	62	17	64	29	- 12
Ascariasis	63	6	69	4	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	4	66	24	- 20
War	65	3	65	24	- 21
Chlamydia	66	3	68	5	- 2
Diphtheria	67	2	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	4	- 3
Skin Cancers	69	0	42	400	- 400
Schizophrenia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	59	60	- 60
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	34	737	- 737
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Solomon Isl.

Nepal

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.