SRI LANKA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,494	1	26,304	+ 3,190
Stroke	2	20,265	6	6,805	+ 13,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,212	8	5,117	+ 6,095
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,742	2	12,460	- 2,718
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,601	28	605	+ 5,996
Lung Disease	6	6,310	3	9,456	- 3,146
Malaria	7	4,401	80	0	+ 4,401
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,347	9	4,200	- 853
Suicide	9	2,972	10	2,977	- 6
Liver Disease	10	2,687	17	1,303	+ 1,384
Drownings	11	2,431	27	731	+ 1,700
Asthma	12	2,373	7	6,471	- 4,098
Hypertension	13	2,300	20	1,055	+ 1,245
Low Birth Weight	14	1,952	29	536	+ 1,416
Kidney Disease	15	1,924	5	6,858	- 4,934
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,907	22	989	+ 918
Other Injuries	17	1,811	14	1,529	+ 281
Liver Cancer	18	1,809	19	1,090	+ 719
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	1,779	53	49	+ 1,729
Falls	20	1,653	23	964	+ 689
Birth Trauma	21	1,553	44	193	+ 1,361
Maternal Conditions	22	1,386	48	96	+ 1,290
Tuberculosis	23	1,352	25	769	+ 582
Dengue	24	1,254	47	131	+ 1,123
Cervical Cancer	25	1,253	26	762	+ 490
Breast Cancer	26	1,023	15	1,383	- 360
Lung Cancers	27	1,011	12	1,775	- 764
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	963	4	6,939	- 5,976
Syphilis	29	844	58	15	+ 829
Violence	30	789	31	499	+ 290
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	697	24	911	- 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	671	56	38	+ 633
Ovary Cancer	33	646	37	281	+ 365
Parkinson's Disease	34	632	45	168	+ 464
Leukemia	35	615	18	1,155	- 540
Malnutrition	36	575	54	43	+ 532
Inflammatory/Heart	37	527	35	425	+ 102
Poisonings	38	464	49	93	+ 370
Endocrine Disorders	39	447	32	462	- 15
Fires	40	432	41	239	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	41	391	30	507	- 116
Lymphomas	42	388	21	1,027	- 639
Meningitis	43	381	46	146	+ 235
Stomach Cancer	44	354	16	1,321	- 967
Epilepsy	45	320	39	269	+ 51
Skin Disease	46	306	36	293	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	47	261	42	218	+ 43
Alcohol	48	261	51	82	+ 178
Oral Cancer	49	229	11	2,893	- 2,665
Pertussis	50	225	59	15	+ 210
Pancreas Cancer	51	130	43	214	- 84
Bladder Cancer	52	129	34	432	- 303
Hepatitis B	53	95	62	6	+ 89
Encephalitis	54	48	61	10	+ 38
Appendicitis	55	44	64	5	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	56	35	50	86	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	57	32	13	1,544	- 1,512
Drug Use	58	26	40	257	- 231
Tetanus	59	19	57	27	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	14	60	11	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	12	69	2	+ 10
Hepatitis C	62	12	75	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	63	4	72	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	3	66	5	- 2
War	65	2	38	280	- 277
Chlamydia	66	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	52	58	- 58
Schizophrenia	70	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	33	445	- 445
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	63	6	- 6
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	55	39	- 39
Hookworm Disease	81	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Solomon Isl.

Sri Lanka

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.