SINGAPORE VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,088	1	5,292	+ 2,797
Stroke	2	5,557	3	1,559	+ 3,999
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	3,075	2	5,189	- 2,114
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,672	28	108	+ 2,564
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,810	39	28	+ 1,783
Lung Disease	6	1,731	14	383	+ 1,348
Malaria	7	1,207	75	0	+ 1,207
Road Traffic Accidents	8	918	26	121	+ 797
Suicide	9	815	9	650	+ 164
Liver Disease	10	737	20	209	+ 528
Drownings	11	667	38	29	+ 638
Asthma	12	651	35	37	+ 614
Hypertension	13	631	8	732	- 101
Low Birth Weight	14	535	41	25	+ 510
Kidney Disease	15	528	6	1,028	- 501
Congenital Anomalies	16	523	31	80	+ 443
Other Injuries	17	497	32	79	+ 417
Liver Cancer	18	496	7	746	- 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	488	43	22	+ 466
Falls	20	453	18	218	+ 236
Birth Trauma	21	426	55	3	+ 423
Maternal Conditions	22	380	53	3	+ 377
Tuberculosis	23	371	40	26	+ 345
Dengue	24	344	66	0	+ 344
Cervical Cancer	25	343	30	85	+ 258
Breast Cancer	26	280	10	605	- 325
Lung Cancers	27	277	4	1,540	- 1,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	264	36	32	+ 232
Syphilis	29	231	65	0	+ 231
Violence	30	216	46	15	+ 202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	191	5	1,203	- 1,011
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	184	33	69	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	33	177	21	204	- 26
Parkinson's Disease	34	173	29	90	+ 84
Leukemia	35	169	17	249	- 81
Malnutrition	36	158	63	0	+ 158
Inflammatory/Heart	37	144	19	215	- 71
Poisonings	38	127	60	1	+ 126
Endocrine Disorders	39	123	37	30	+ 92
Fires	40	119	49	7	+ 112
Prostate Cancer	41	107	16	303	- 195
Lymphomas	42	106	13	397	- 290
Meningitis	43	104	48	8	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	44	97	12	405	- 307
Epilepsy	45	88	42	25	+ 63
Skin Disease	46	84	25	136	- 52
Uterin Cancer	47	71	23	147	- 76
Alcohol	48	71	47	10	+ 61
Oral Cancer	49	63	15	317	- 254
Pertussis	50	62	62	0	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	51	36	11	537	- 501
Bladder Cancer	52	35	27	120	- 85
Hepatitis B	53	26	52	4	+ 22
Encephalitis	54	13	61	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	55	12	50	6	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	56	10	22	195	- 186
Oesophagus Cancer	57	9	24	137	- 128
Drug Use	58	7	44	19	- 12
Tetanus	59	5	73	0	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	58	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	57	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	3	56	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	1	67	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	54	3	- 2
War	65	1	59	2	- 2
Chlamydia	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	34	56	- 56
Schizophrenia	70	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	45	18	- 18
Hookworm Disease	81	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Solomon Isl.

Singapore

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.