TANZANIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,514	9	13,215	+ 77,299
Stroke	2	62,191	7	16,894	+ 45,297
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	34,408	2	26,028	+ 8,380
Diabetes Mellitus	4	29,898	15	6,247	+ 23,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,258	6	17,587	+ 2,671
Lung Disease	6	19,365	22	3,051	+ 16,314
Malaria	7	13,506	3	21,758	- 8,252
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,272	5	18,054	- 7,781
Suicide	9	9,119	24	2,474	+ 6,645
Liver Disease	10	8,246	13	6,586	+ 1,660
Drownings	11	7,460	32	1,642	+ 5,818
Asthma	12	7,282	30	1,700	+ 5,582
Hypertension	13	7,059	17	5,209	+ 1,851
Low Birth Weight	14	5,990	10	12,173	- 6,183
Kidney Disease	15	5,905	19	4,547	+ 1,357
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,852	11	9,791	- 3,938
Other Injuries	17	5,557	20	4,270	+ 1,287
Liver Cancer	18	5,552	36	1,413	+ 4,139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	5,458	50	401	+ 5,058
Falls	20	5,073	34	1,533	+ 3,540
Birth Trauma	21	4,767	8	15,086	- 10,319
Maternal Conditions	22	4,255	12	6,835	- 2,580
Tuberculosis	23	4,148	4	20,269	- 16,122
Dengue	24	3,848	73	2	+ 3,846
Cervical Cancer	25	3,844	14	6,424	- 2,580
Breast Cancer	26	3,138	37	1,285	+ 1,853
Lung Cancers	27	3,103	61	159	+ 2,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,955	27	2,048	+ 907
Syphilis	29	2,590	26	2,115	+ 475
Violence	30	2,422	18	4,713	- 2,291
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,139	33	1,567	+ 572
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,059	46	462	+ 1,597
Ovary Cancer	33	1,984	53	337	+ 1,647
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,939	45	513	+ 1,426
Leukemia	35	1,888	47	416	+ 1,472
Malnutrition	36	1,765	16	5,574	- 3,809
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,616	38	1,227	+ 389
Poisonings	38	1,423	40	1,170	+ 254
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,373	29	1,778	- 405
Fires	40	1,327	35	1,424	- 97
Prostate Cancer	41	1,201	28	1,819	- 619
Lymphomas	42	1,191	41	805	+ 385
Meningitis	43	1,169	21	3,188	- 2,020
Stomach Cancer	44	1,087	39	1,190	- 103
Epilepsy	45	983	43	707	+ 276
Skin Disease	46	939	52	359	+ 580
Uterin Cancer	47	800	57	218	+ 582
Alcohol	48	799	56	270	+ 529
Oral Cancer	49	702	31	1,646	- 944
Pertussis	50	690	23	2,774	- 2,084
Pancreas Cancer	51	399	62	158	+ 241
Bladder Cancer	52	395	44	667	- 272
Hepatitis B	53	292	60	168	+ 123
Encephalitis	54	149	59	199	- 50
Appendicitis	55	134	58	218	- 84
Other Neoplasms	56	108	64	58	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	57	99	25	2,247	- 2,148
Drug Use	58	79	48	404	- 325
Tetanus	59	58	49	402	- 343
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	42	63	81	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	68	27	+ 12
Hepatitis C	62	36	66	40	- 4
Ascariasis	63	12	65	56	- 43
Upper Respiratory	64	9	54	299	- 290
War	65	7	67	30	- 22
Chlamydia	66	6	71	9	- 3
Diphtheria	67	4	70	11	- 6
Otitis Media	68	1	69	17	- 16
Skin Cancers	69	0	42	744	- 744
Schizophrenia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	55	295	- 295
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	27,402	- 27,402
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Solomon Isl.

Tanzania

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.