TRINIDAD/TOB. VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,890	1	1,476	+ 415
Stroke	2	1,299	3	822	+ 477
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	719	10	205	+ 513
Diabetes Mellitus	4	624	2	1,275	- 651
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	423	45	18	+ 405
Lung Disease	6	404	16	129	+ 275
Malaria	7	282	72	0	+ 282
Road Traffic Accidents	8	215	15	130	+ 84
Suicide	9	190	17	121	+ 69
Liver Disease	10	172	14	136	+ 36
Drownings	11	156	39	31	+ 125
Asthma	12	152	35	40	+ 112
Hypertension	13	147	11	201	- 54
Low Birth Weight	14	125	23	83	+ 42
Kidney Disease	15	123	5	439	- 316
Congenital Anomalies	16	122	22	93	+ 29
Other Injuries	17	116	30	61	+ 55
Liver Cancer	18	116	28	66	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	114	49	11	+ 103
Falls	20	106	33	43	+ 63
Birth Trauma	21	100	40	25	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	22	89	50	10	+ 78
Tuberculosis	23	87	43	22	+ 65
Dengue	24	80	55	5	+ 75
Cervical Cancer	25	80	21	97	- 17
Breast Cancer	26	66	7	258	- 193
Lung Cancers	27	65	8	217	- 152
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	62	9	215	- 153
Syphilis	29	54	61	0	+ 54
Violence	30	51	4	549	- 499
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	45	13	196	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	43	31	52	- 9
Ovary Cancer	33	41	24	80	- 39
Parkinson's Disease	34	41	32	51	- 11
Leukemia	35	39	29	62	- 23
Malnutrition	36	37	47	17	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	37	34	25	72	- 38
Poisonings	38	30	59	1	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	39	29	18	119	- 91
Fires	40	28	48	16	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	41	25	6	330	- 305
Lymphomas	42	25	20	111	- 87
Meningitis	43	24	52	9	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	44	23	26	69	- 46
Epilepsy	45	21	37	32	- 12
Skin Disease	46	20	36	39	- 19
Uterin Cancer	47	17	27	68	- 51
Alcohol	48	17	42	23	- 6
Oral Cancer	49	15	38	31	- 16
Pertussis	50	14	67	0	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	19	114	- 106
Bladder Cancer	52	8	34	41	- 32
Hepatitis B	53	6	60	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	54	3	54	6	- 3
Appendicitis	55	3	56	4	- 2
Other Neoplasms	56	2	51	10	- 8
Oesophagus Cancer	57	2	41	24	- 22
Drug Use	58	2	44	19	- 17
Tetanus	59	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	53	8	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	58	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	1	62	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	63	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	64	0	+ 0
War	65	0	46	17	- 17
Chlamydia	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	57	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	12	196	- 196
Hookworm Disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Solomon Isl.

Trinidad/Tob.

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.