SWITZERLAND VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,888	1	10,713	+ 1,175
Stroke	2	8,168	3	3,918	+ 4,251
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	4,519	8	1,949	+ 2,570
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,927	17	1,022	+ 2,905
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,661	35	186	+ 2,475
Lung Disease	6	2,543	5	2,902	- 359
Malaria	7	1,774	77	0	+ 1,774
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,349	34	193	+ 1,156
Suicide	9	1,198	14	1,249	- 51
Liver Disease	10	1,083	21	677	+ 406
Drownings	11	980	50	49	+ 931
Asthma	12	956	46	95	+ 862
Hypertension	13	927	6	2,471	- 1,544
Low Birth Weight	14	787	43	105	+ 682
Kidney Disease	15	776	13	1,261	- 486
Congenital Anomalies	16	769	31	305	+ 463
Other Injuries	17	730	30	410	+ 320
Liver Cancer	18	729	19	805	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	717	48	78	+ 639
Falls	20	666	9	1,919	- 1,253
Birth Trauma	21	626	52	32	+ 594
Maternal Conditions	22	559	64	4	+ 555
Tuberculosis	23	545	56	21	+ 523
Dengue	24	505	81	0	+ 505
Cervical Cancer	25	505	42	105	+ 400
Breast Cancer	26	412	11	1,577	- 1,165
Lung Cancers	27	408	4	3,520	- 3,112
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	388	2	7,192	- 6,804
Syphilis	29	340	65	2	+ 339
Violence	30	318	51	42	+ 276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	281	7	1,995	- 1,714
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	270	41	122	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	33	261	29	457	- 197
Parkinson's Disease	34	255	18	857	- 602
Leukemia	35	248	22	671	- 423
Malnutrition	36	232	47	84	+ 148
Inflammatory/Heart	37	212	16	1,027	- 815
Poisonings	38	187	60	13	+ 174
Endocrine Disorders	39	180	25	593	- 413
Fires	40	174	55	21	+ 153
Prostate Cancer	41	158	10	1,579	- 1,422
Lymphomas	42	156	15	1,131	- 975
Meningitis	43	153	57	20	+ 134
Stomach Cancer	44	143	24	614	- 471
Epilepsy	45	129	39	159	- 29
Skin Disease	46	123	40	129	- 6
Uterin Cancer	47	105	33	224	- 119
Alcohol	48	105	32	229	- 124
Oral Cancer	49	92	26	500	- 408
Pertussis	50	91	73	0	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	51	52	12	1,486	- 1,434
Bladder Cancer	52	52	23	669	- 618
Hepatitis B	53	38	63	5	+ 34
Encephalitis	54	20	68	1	+ 19
Appendicitis	55	18	59	15	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	56	14	20	681	- 667
Oesophagus Cancer	57	13	28	491	- 478
Drug Use	58	10	36	176	- 166
Tetanus	59	8	70	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	49	68	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	38	160	- 155
Hepatitis C	62	5	58	15	- 10
Ascariasis	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	64	1	61	11	- 10
War	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	27	493	- 493
Schizophrenia	70	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	54	29	- 29
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	66	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Solomon Isl.

Switzerland

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.