SPAIN VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,436	1	51,684	+ 11,752
Stroke	2	43,586	3	29,004	+ 14,583
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	24,115	7	13,717	+ 10,398
Diabetes Mellitus	4	20,954	10	7,773	+ 13,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,198	36	1,064	+ 13,134
Lung Disease	6	13,572	5	18,926	- 5,354
Malaria	7	9,466	83	0	+ 9,466
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,199	31	1,829	+ 5,370
Suicide	9	6,391	25	3,609	+ 2,782
Liver Disease	10	5,779	23	4,231	+ 1,548
Drownings	11	5,228	45	446	+ 4,782
Asthma	12	5,103	35	1,133	+ 3,970
Hypertension	13	4,947	9	9,115	- 4,167
Low Birth Weight	14	4,198	52	253	+ 3,945
Kidney Disease	15	4,138	8	9,725	- 5,587
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,101	38	863	+ 3,238
Other Injuries	17	3,894	15	5,536	- 1,642
Liver Cancer	18	3,891	18	5,098	- 1,207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	3,825	33	1,612	+ 2,213
Falls	20	3,556	26	3,246	+ 309
Birth Trauma	21	3,341	60	113	+ 3,228
Maternal Conditions	22	2,982	64	14	+ 2,968
Tuberculosis	23	2,907	50	270	+ 2,636
Dengue	24	2,697	77	0	+ 2,697
Cervical Cancer	25	2,694	39	855	+ 1,839
Breast Cancer	26	2,199	11	7,067	- 4,868
Lung Cancers	27	2,175	4	22,131	- 19,956
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,071	2	42,339	- 40,268
Syphilis	29	1,815	67	9	+ 1,806
Violence	30	1,697	51	262	+ 1,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,499	6	16,957	- 15,458
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,443	44	475	+ 968
Ovary Cancer	33	1,390	28	2,026	- 635
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,359	20	4,943	- 3,584
Leukemia	35	1,323	24	3,772	- 2,449
Malnutrition	36	1,237	47	302	+ 935
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,133	19	4,984	- 3,851
Poisonings	38	998	57	170	+ 827
Endocrine Disorders	39	962	21	4,863	- 3,901
Fires	40	930	55	185	+ 746
Prostate Cancer	41	841	13	6,420	- 5,578
Lymphomas	42	835	16	5,335	- 4,500
Meningitis	43	819	59	129	+ 690
Stomach Cancer	44	762	14	5,796	- 5,034
Epilepsy	45	689	40	824	- 135
Skin Disease	46	658	30	1,840	- 1,182
Uterin Cancer	47	560	34	1,612	- 1,051
Alcohol	48	560	46	333	+ 227
Oral Cancer	49	492	27	2,583	- 2,091
Pertussis	50	483	73	2	+ 482
Pancreas Cancer	51	279	12	6,752	- 6,473
Bladder Cancer	52	277	17	5,222	- 4,946
Hepatitis B	53	204	58	162	+ 42
Encephalitis	54	104	70	4	+ 101
Appendicitis	55	94	61	79	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	56	75	22	4,748	- 4,672
Oesophagus Cancer	57	69	29	2,011	- 1,942
Drug Use	58	56	41	776	- 721
Tetanus	59	41	72	2	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	48	294	- 264
Multiple Sclerosis	61	27	49	287	- 260
Hepatitis C	62	25	42	652	- 627
Ascariasis	63	9	78	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	64	6	62	47	- 40
War	65	5	68	6	- 0
Chlamydia	66	4	82	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	3	76	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	1	66	9	- 8
Skin Cancers	69	0	32	1,803	- 1,803
Schizophrenia	70	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	43	538	- 538
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	69	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Solomon Isl.

Spain

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.