PERU VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,740	2	13,769	+ 29,971
Stroke	2	30,053	3	7,722	+ 22,331
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	16,627	1	15,326	+ 1,301
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,448	8	4,437	+ 10,011
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,790	27	1,108	+ 8,681
Lung Disease	6	9,358	15	2,519	+ 6,840
Malaria	7	6,527	61	35	+ 6,492
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,964	9	4,414	+ 550
Suicide	9	4,407	30	903	+ 3,504
Liver Disease	10	3,985	5	6,375	- 2,391
Drownings	11	3,605	36	584	+ 3,021
Asthma	12	3,519	50	208	+ 3,311
Hypertension	13	3,411	28	1,061	+ 2,350
Low Birth Weight	14	2,895	24	1,475	+ 1,419
Kidney Disease	15	2,853	4	7,234	- 4,381
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,828	19	1,997	+ 831
Other Injuries	17	2,685	13	2,876	- 191
Liver Cancer	18	2,683	16	2,476	+ 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,638	51	198	+ 2,439
Falls	20	2,452	25	1,285	+ 1,167
Birth Trauma	21	2,304	37	537	+ 1,767
Maternal Conditions	22	2,056	43	345	+ 1,711
Tuberculosis	23	2,004	17	2,377	- 373
Dengue	24	1,859	66	4	+ 1,856
Cervical Cancer	25	1,858	21	1,924	- 66
Breast Cancer	26	1,516	20	1,969	- 453
Lung Cancers	27	1,500	10	3,169	- 1,669
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,428	6	5,811	- 4,383
Syphilis	29	1,251	52	182	+ 1,069
Violence	30	1,170	12	3,013	- 1,843
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,034	14	2,642	- 1,608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	995	35	609	+ 386
Ovary Cancer	33	959	33	713	+ 245
Parkinson's Disease	34	937	26	1,270	- 332
Leukemia	35	912	22	1,850	- 938
Malnutrition	36	853	29	1,006	- 153
Inflammatory/Heart	37	781	39	494	+ 287
Poisonings	38	688	55	126	+ 562
Endocrine Disorders	39	663	40	474	+ 189
Fires	40	641	49	239	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	41	580	11	3,167	- 2,587
Lymphomas	42	575	18	2,254	- 1,678
Meningitis	43	565	56	118	+ 447
Stomach Cancer	44	525	7	5,072	- 4,546
Epilepsy	45	475	47	262	+ 213
Skin Disease	46	454	54	156	+ 298
Uterin Cancer	47	386	45	304	+ 82
Alcohol	48	386	44	321	+ 65
Oral Cancer	49	339	38	519	- 180
Pertussis	50	333	48	260	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	51	193	23	1,607	- 1,414
Bladder Cancer	52	191	41	463	- 272
Hepatitis B	53	141	64	10	+ 131
Encephalitis	54	72	46	281	- 209
Appendicitis	55	65	53	170	- 106
Other Neoplasms	56	52	58	54	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	48	42	394	- 346
Drug Use	58	38	34	635	- 597
Tetanus	59	28	60	48	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	20	57	107	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	62	35	- 16
Hepatitis C	62	17	65	4	+ 14
Ascariasis	63	6	69	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	63	11	- 7
War	65	3	67	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	3	68	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	32	786	- 786
Schizophrenia	70	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	31	849	- 849
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	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 PERU

Solomon Isl.

Peru

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.