SAINT LUCIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SAINT LUCIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	225	2	149	+ 77
Stroke	2	155	1	188	- 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	86	5	66	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	4	74	3	140	- 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	50	35	5	+ 46
Lung Disease	6	48	8	53	- 5
Malaria	7	34	81	0	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26	7	55	- 29
Suicide	9	23	22	14	+ 8
Liver Disease	10	21	12	35	- 14
Drownings	11	19	28	9	+ 9
Asthma	12	18	27	10	+ 9
Hypertension	13	18	9	52	- 35
Low Birth Weight	14	15	19	17	- 2
Kidney Disease	15	15	4	80	- 65
Congenital Anomalies	16	15	30	8	+ 6
Other Injuries	17	14	21	15	- 1
Liver Cancer	18	14	37	4	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	14	38	4	+ 10
Falls	20	13	26	11	+ 2
Birth Trauma	21	12	42	3	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	22	11	47	2	+ 9
Tuberculosis	23	10	44	3	+ 7
Dengue	24	10	53	1	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	25	10	25	12	- 2
Breast Cancer	26	8	14	25	- 18
Lung Cancers	27	8	18	19	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	7	10	48	- 40
Syphilis	29	6	57	0	+ 6
Violence	30	6	11	37	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	5	16	21	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	5	34	5	- 0
Ovary Cancer	33	5	41	3	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	34	5	23	14	- 9
Leukemia	35	5	36	4	+ 0
Malnutrition	36	4	33	7	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	37	4	13	31	- 27
Poisonings	38	4	55	0	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	39	3	17	20	- 17
Fires	40	3	39	3	- 0
Prostate Cancer	41	3	6	56	- 53
Lymphomas	42	3	24	13	- 10
Meningitis	43	3	49	1	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	44	3	15	22	- 19
Epilepsy	45	2	32	7	- 5
Skin Disease	46	2	20	16	- 14
Uterin Cancer	47	2	45	2	- 0
Alcohol	48	2	29	9	- 7
Oral Cancer	49	2	43	3	- 1
Pertussis	50	2	63	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	51	1	31	8	- 7
Bladder Cancer	52	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	53	1	60	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	0	52	1	- 1
Appendicitis	55	0	51	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	56	0	48	2	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	0	40	3	- 3
Drug Use	58	0	46	2	- 2
Tetanus	59	0	56	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	50	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	54	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	59	0	- 0
War	65	0	58	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	68	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	70	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	69	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	61	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAINT LUCIA

Solomon Isl.

Saint Lucia

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.