SURINAME VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	868	1	650	+ 217
Stroke	2	596	2	615	- 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	330	5	171	+ 159
Diabetes Mellitus	4	287	3	286	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	194	27	31	+ 163
Lung Disease	6	186	12	93	+ 93
Malaria	7	129	78	0	+ 129
Road Traffic Accidents	8	98	13	89	+ 9
Suicide	9	87	6	148	- 60
Liver Disease	10	79	8	134	- 55
Drownings	11	72	29	28	+ 44
Asthma	12	70	39	16	+ 54
Hypertension	13	68	9	134	- 66
Low Birth Weight	14	57	19	51	+ 6
Kidney Disease	15	57	4	281	- 225
Congenital Anomalies	16	56	22	40	+ 16
Other Injuries	17	53	15	73	- 19
Liver Cancer	18	53	21	45	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	52	47	6	+ 46
Falls	20	49	25	34	+ 14
Birth Trauma	21	46	30	28	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	22	41	41	14	+ 27
Tuberculosis	23	40	37	17	+ 23
Dengue	24	37	46	7	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	25	37	20	48	- 11
Breast Cancer	26	30	17	55	- 25
Lung Cancers	27	30	11	102	- 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	28	10	117	- 89
Syphilis	29	25	52	3	+ 22
Violence	30	23	26	34	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	21	16	72	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	20	28	29	- 9
Ovary Cancer	33	19	42	14	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	34	19	31	28	- 9
Leukemia	35	18	35	20	- 2
Malnutrition	36	17	43	13	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	37	15	23	37	- 22
Poisonings	38	14	57	2	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	39	13	24	37	- 24
Fires	40	13	44	13	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	41	12	14	78	- 67
Lymphomas	42	11	34	23	- 11
Meningitis	43	11	50	5	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	44	10	33	25	- 14
Epilepsy	45	9	36	18	- 9
Skin Disease	46	9	18	53	- 44
Uterin Cancer	47	8	49	5	+ 2
Alcohol	48	8	38	16	- 9
Oral Cancer	49	7	40	16	- 9
Pertussis	50	7	59	1	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	51	4	32	26	- 23
Bladder Cancer	52	4	48	5	- 1
Hepatitis B	53	3	63	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	1	51	4	- 3
Appendicitis	55	1	53	3	- 2
Other Neoplasms	56	1	54	3	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1	56	2	- 1
Drug Use	58	1	45	7	- 7
Tetanus	59	1	62	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	61	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	67	0	+ 0
War	65	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	60	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	70	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	55	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	7	138	- 138
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

Solomon Isl.

Suriname

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.