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

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,878	1	28,043	+ 41,835
Stroke	2	48,012	3	25,596	+ 22,416
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	26,564	2	26,650	- 86
Diabetes Mellitus	4	23,082	13	6,812	+ 16,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,640	35	929	+ 14,711
Lung Disease	6	14,950	11	8,526	+ 6,424
Malaria	7	10,427	71	1	+ 10,426
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,930	15	4,399	+ 3,531
Suicide	9	7,040	5	14,636	- 7,595
Liver Disease	10	6,366	14	6,348	+ 18
Drownings	11	5,759	42	501	+ 5,258
Asthma	12	5,622	32	1,150	+ 4,471
Hypertension	13	5,450	17	3,711	+ 1,739
Low Birth Weight	14	4,624	45	370	+ 4,254
Kidney Disease	15	4,558	9	10,107	- 5,549
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,518	41	518	+ 4,000
Other Injuries	17	4,290	18	3,634	+ 656
Liver Cancer	18	4,287	7	11,589	- 7,303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	4,214	48	224	+ 3,990
Falls	20	3,917	20	2,934	+ 982
Birth Trauma	21	3,680	54	88	+ 3,592
Maternal Conditions	22	3,285	61	34	+ 3,251
Tuberculosis	23	3,202	24	1,950	+ 1,252
Dengue	24	2,971	77	0	+ 2,971
Cervical Cancer	25	2,968	34	1,065	+ 1,903
Breast Cancer	26	2,423	21	2,880	- 457
Lung Cancers	27	2,396	4	20,293	- 17,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,281	6	12,145	- 9,864
Syphilis	29	1,999	62	27	+ 1,973
Violence	30	1,870	44	386	+ 1,483
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,651	8	10,180	- 8,529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,589	38	540	+ 1,050
Ovary Cancer	33	1,531	30	1,330	+ 202
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,497	16	3,951	- 2,454
Leukemia	35	1,458	23	2,140	- 683
Malnutrition	36	1,363	53	88	+ 1,275
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,248	31	1,325	- 77
Poisonings	38	1,099	52	115	+ 984
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,060	25	1,891	- 831
Fires	40	1,025	47	263	+ 761
Prostate Cancer	41	927	22	2,316	- 1,389
Lymphomas	42	919	19	3,477	- 2,558
Meningitis	43	902	58	51	+ 852
Stomach Cancer	44	839	10	8,625	- 7,786
Epilepsy	45	759	40	524	+ 235
Skin Disease	46	725	36	704	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	47	617	43	420	+ 198
Alcohol	48	617	33	1,081	- 463
Oral Cancer	49	542	29	1,457	- 915
Pertussis	50	532	67	6	+ 526
Pancreas Cancer	51	308	12	6,994	- 6,686
Bladder Cancer	52	305	27	1,768	- 1,463
Hepatitis B	53	225	39	526	- 301
Encephalitis	54	115	65	19	+ 96
Appendicitis	55	103	57	54	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	56	83	26	1,807	- 1,724
Oesophagus Cancer	57	76	28	1,733	- 1,656
Drug Use	58	61	50	154	- 93
Tetanus	59	45	69	5	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	32	51	150	- 118
Multiple Sclerosis	61	29	66	11	+ 19
Hepatitis C	62	28	49	168	- 140
Ascariasis	63	10	74	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	7	63	26	- 19
War	65	6	68	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	4	84	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	1	70	5	- 4
Skin Cancers	69	0	37	585	- 584
Schizophrenia	70	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	55	84	- 84
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Solomon Isl.

South Korea

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.