SOUTH AFRICA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,096	3	32,739	+ 48,357
Stroke	2	55,720	4	30,693	+ 25,027
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,828	2	39,341	- 8,513
Diabetes Mellitus	4	26,787	5	30,188	- 3,400
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,150	8	15,843	+ 2,307
Lung Disease	6	17,350	13	11,895	+ 5,456
Malaria	7	12,101	63	83	+ 12,018
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,203	11	13,014	- 3,811
Suicide	9	8,170	10	13,774	- 5,604
Liver Disease	10	7,388	14	9,013	- 1,625
Drownings	11	6,684	32	2,403	+ 4,280
Asthma	12	6,524	18	5,966	+ 558
Hypertension	13	6,325	12	12,789	- 6,464
Low Birth Weight	14	5,367	16	6,250	- 883
Kidney Disease	15	5,290	9	15,302	- 10,012
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,243	25	4,351	+ 893
Other Injuries	17	4,978	17	6,014	- 1,035
Liver Cancer	18	4,975	33	2,383	+ 2,591
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	4,890	47	1,015	+ 3,876
Falls	20	4,545	42	1,399	+ 3,146
Birth Trauma	21	4,271	30	3,004	+ 1,267
Maternal Conditions	22	3,812	38	1,700	+ 2,112
Tuberculosis	23	3,716	6	21,965	- 18,249
Dengue	24	3,448	73	0	+ 3,448
Cervical Cancer	25	3,444	20	5,555	- 2,111
Breast Cancer	26	2,812	23	4,533	- 1,722
Lung Cancers	27	2,780	15	7,705	- 4,925
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,647	22	4,676	- 2,029
Syphilis	29	2,320	44	1,130	+ 1,191
Violence	30	2,170	7	21,000	- 18,830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,917	28	3,587	- 1,670
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,845	36	1,894	- 49
Ovary Cancer	33	1,777	51	951	+ 827
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,738	46	1,077	+ 661
Leukemia	35	1,692	40	1,464	+ 228
Malnutrition	36	1,582	34	2,381	- 799
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,448	21	5,408	- 3,960
Poisonings	38	1,275	50	975	+ 300
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,230	19	5,890	- 4,660
Fires	40	1,189	27	3,618	- 2,428
Prostate Cancer	41	1,076	24	4,374	- 3,298
Lymphomas	42	1,067	31	2,818	- 1,751
Meningitis	43	1,047	26	3,660	- 2,613
Stomach Cancer	44	974	39	1,535	- 560
Epilepsy	45	881	37	1,870	- 989
Skin Disease	46	841	45	1,101	- 260
Uterin Cancer	47	716	54	512	+ 204
Alcohol	48	716	49	987	- 271
Oral Cancer	49	629	41	1,406	- 777
Pertussis	50	618	43	1,142	- 524
Pancreas Cancer	51	357	35	2,007	- 1,650
Bladder Cancer	52	354	52	829	- 475
Hepatitis B	53	261	61	139	+ 122
Encephalitis	54	133	59	234	- 101
Appendicitis	55	120	56	274	- 154
Other Neoplasms	56	96	58	267	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	57	89	29	3,486	- 3,397
Drug Use	58	71	53	770	- 699
Tetanus	59	52	65	38	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	38	55	376	- 338
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	62	113	- 79
Hepatitis C	62	32	70	8	+ 25
Ascariasis	63	11	71	3	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	64	8	60	223	- 215
War	65	6	64	66	- 59
Chlamydia	66	5	68	18	- 13
Diphtheria	67	4	69	16	- 12
Otitis Media	68	1	67	19	- 18
Skin Cancers	69	0	48	993	- 993
Schizophrenia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	57	270	- 270
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	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	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Solomon Isl.

South Africa

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.