POLAND VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,986	1	117,700	- 65,714
Stroke	2	35,719	2	32,693	+ 3,026
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,762	4	19,998	- 236
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,172	8	8,947	+ 8,224
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,635	37	839	+ 10,796
Lung Disease	6	11,122	6	13,677	- 2,554
Malaria	7	7,757	78	0	+ 7,757
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,900	22	3,555	+ 2,345
Suicide	9	5,238	18	4,282	+ 956
Liver Disease	10	4,736	10	7,912	- 3,176
Drownings	11	4,284	39	636	+ 3,648
Asthma	12	4,182	43	540	+ 3,642
Hypertension	13	4,054	15	4,937	- 882
Low Birth Weight	14	3,440	42	579	+ 2,862
Kidney Disease	15	3,391	20	4,065	- 674
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,361	36	916	+ 2,445
Other Injuries	17	3,191	28	2,527	+ 665
Liver Cancer	18	3,189	29	2,290	+ 899
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	3,135	40	612	+ 2,523
Falls	20	2,914	16	4,712	- 1,798
Birth Trauma	21	2,738	57	52	+ 2,686
Maternal Conditions	22	2,444	63	10	+ 2,434
Tuberculosis	23	2,382	41	597	+ 1,786
Dengue	24	2,210	84	0	+ 2,210
Cervical Cancer	25	2,208	32	1,907	+ 301
Breast Cancer	26	1,802	9	7,967	- 6,164
Lung Cancers	27	1,782	3	25,781	- 23,998
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,697	21	3,701	- 2,004
Syphilis	29	1,487	69	0	+ 1,487
Violence	30	1,391	49	294	+ 1,097
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,229	5	14,610	- 13,382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,182	26	3,091	- 1,908
Ovary Cancer	33	1,139	27	2,929	- 1,790
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,114	34	1,500	- 386
Leukemia	35	1,084	24	3,456	- 2,371
Malnutrition	36	1,014	50	291	+ 723
Inflammatory/Heart	37	928	23	3,495	- 2,566
Poisonings	38	818	51	205	+ 613
Endocrine Disorders	39	789	38	831	- 42
Fires	40	762	45	474	+ 288
Prostate Cancer	41	690	11	6,489	- 5,799
Lymphomas	42	684	19	4,141	- 3,457
Meningitis	43	671	53	171	+ 501
Stomach Cancer	44	624	12	5,910	- 5,286
Epilepsy	45	565	35	1,145	- 580
Skin Disease	46	539	46	469	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	47	459	30	2,163	- 1,703
Alcohol	48	459	14	5,238	- 4,779
Oral Cancer	49	403	25	3,377	- 2,974
Pertussis	50	396	71	0	+ 396
Pancreas Cancer	51	229	13	5,430	- 5,201
Bladder Cancer	52	227	17	4,700	- 4,474
Hepatitis B	53	168	56	52	+ 115
Encephalitis	54	85	64	6	+ 79
Appendicitis	55	77	55	69	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	56	62	7	9,256	- 9,195
Oesophagus Cancer	57	57	33	1,803	- 1,746
Drug Use	58	46	48	321	- 275
Tetanus	59	33	67	2	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	24	47	369	- 345
Multiple Sclerosis	61	22	44	502	- 481
Hepatitis C	62	21	52	188	- 167
Ascariasis	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	5	60	19	- 14
War	65	4	66	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	68	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	31	2,155	- 2,155
Schizophrenia	70	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	54	115	- 115
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Solomon Isl.

Poland

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.