NIGERIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	317,643	7	61,374	+ 256,270
Stroke	2	218,249	8	57,744	+ 160,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	120,751	1	207,281	- 86,530
Diabetes Mellitus	4	104,922	18	22,497	+ 82,426
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	71,093	2	144,724	- 73,631
Lung Disease	6	67,960	22	12,569	+ 55,391
Malaria	7	47,398	4	100,963	- 53,565
Road Traffic Accidents	8	36,048	12	41,693	- 5,645
Suicide	9	32,003	30	7,019	+ 24,984
Liver Disease	10	28,938	13	38,326	- 9,388
Drownings	11	26,179	32	6,584	+ 19,595
Asthma	12	25,555	27	8,192	+ 17,363
Hypertension	13	24,773	24	10,692	+ 14,081
Low Birth Weight	14	21,021	6	95,959	- 74,938
Kidney Disease	15	20,721	20	18,189	+ 2,532
Congenital Anomalies	16	20,537	9	49,696	- 29,159
Other Injuries	17	19,500	17	22,696	- 3,196
Liver Cancer	18	19,485	39	5,289	+ 14,196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	19,154	52	1,946	+ 17,209
Falls	20	17,804	28	7,528	+ 10,276
Birth Trauma	21	16,728	5	100,186	- 83,458
Maternal Conditions	22	14,931	15	23,540	- 8,609
Tuberculosis	23	14,555	3	127,335	- 112,780
Dengue	24	13,504	73	2	+ 13,502
Cervical Cancer	25	13,490	25	10,574	+ 2,916
Breast Cancer	26	11,013	23	11,884	- 871
Lung Cancers	27	10,891	57	1,295	+ 9,596
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	10,369	31	6,786	+ 3,584
Syphilis	29	9,088	38	5,449	+ 3,639
Violence	30	8,498	19	18,407	- 9,909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	7,507	43	4,152	+ 3,355
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	7,225	37	5,846	+ 1,379
Ovary Cancer	33	6,962	49	2,133	+ 4,829
Parkinson's Disease	34	6,806	46	2,473	+ 4,333
Leukemia	35	6,626	47	2,257	+ 4,369
Malnutrition	36	6,196	36	5,896	+ 299
Inflammatory/Heart	37	5,672	42	4,826	+ 845
Poisonings	38	4,995	33	6,570	- 1,575
Endocrine Disorders	39	4,818	21	15,799	- 10,980
Fires	40	4,658	29	7,132	- 2,474
Prostate Cancer	41	4,213	35	5,914	- 1,701
Lymphomas	42	4,179	40	5,202	- 1,023
Meningitis	43	4,101	11	43,651	- 39,550
Stomach Cancer	44	3,816	50	2,129	+ 1,687
Epilepsy	45	3,451	41	5,001	- 1,551
Skin Disease	46	3,296	56	1,468	+ 1,828
Uterin Cancer	47	2,806	62	679	+ 2,127
Alcohol	48	2,806	58	1,031	+ 1,774
Oral Cancer	49	2,463	48	2,238	+ 224
Pertussis	50	2,420	16	23,282	- 20,862
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,399	51	1,975	- 576
Bladder Cancer	52	1,385	63	670	+ 716
Hepatitis B	53	1,023	55	1,488	- 465
Encephalitis	54	522	59	937	- 414
Appendicitis	55	470	60	760	- 290
Other Neoplasms	56	378	66	290	+ 88
Oesophagus Cancer	57	347	64	560	- 213
Drug Use	58	279	34	6,273	- 5,994
Tetanus	59	205	26	8,355	- 8,150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	147	69	165	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	61	134	68	179	- 45
Hepatitis C	62	127	65	304	- 177
Ascariasis	63	43	61	685	- 642
Upper Respiratory	64	31	67	259	- 227
War	65	25	45	3,245	- 3,219
Chlamydia	66	20	71	14	+ 7
Diphtheria	67	15	44	3,800	- 3,785
Otitis Media	68	3	72	3	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	1	53	1,933	- 1,933
Schizophrenia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	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 NIGERIA

Solomon Isl.

Nigeria

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.