TURKEY VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,863	1	85,905	+ 26,958
Stroke	2	77,547	2	44,006	+ 33,541
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	42,904	9	12,845	+ 30,059
Diabetes Mellitus	4	37,280	5	17,900	+ 19,381
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,260	40	741	+ 24,519
Lung Disease	6	24,147	4	25,088	- 941
Malaria	7	16,841	75	0	+ 16,841
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,808	16	5,573	+ 7,235
Suicide	9	11,371	29	2,003	+ 9,368
Liver Disease	10	10,282	13	6,340	+ 3,942
Drownings	11	9,302	44	549	+ 8,753
Asthma	12	9,080	27	2,434	+ 6,646
Hypertension	13	8,802	8	14,763	- 5,961
Low Birth Weight	14	7,469	24	3,478	+ 3,991
Kidney Disease	15	7,362	7	17,021	- 9,658
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,297	17	4,966	+ 2,331
Other Injuries	17	6,929	30	1,678	+ 5,250
Liver Cancer	18	6,923	20	4,542	+ 2,381
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	6,806	45	452	+ 6,354
Falls	20	6,326	22	4,373	+ 1,953
Birth Trauma	21	5,944	41	720	+ 5,224
Maternal Conditions	22	5,305	57	109	+ 5,196
Tuberculosis	23	5,172	50	303	+ 4,868
Dengue	24	4,798	73	0	+ 4,798
Cervical Cancer	25	4,793	34	1,311	+ 3,482
Breast Cancer	26	3,913	14	5,643	- 1,730
Lung Cancers	27	3,870	3	35,070	- 31,201
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,684	6	17,308	- 13,624
Syphilis	29	3,229	61	50	+ 3,179
Violence	30	3,020	23	4,010	- 991
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,667	10	10,606	- 7,939
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,567	39	789	+ 1,778
Ovary Cancer	33	2,474	28	2,287	+ 187
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,418	25	3,439	- 1,021
Leukemia	35	2,354	18	4,870	- 2,516
Malnutrition	36	2,201	43	588	+ 1,613
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,015	31	1,632	+ 383
Poisonings	38	1,775	46	369	+ 1,406
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,712	26	2,612	- 900
Fires	40	1,655	47	343	+ 1,312
Prostate Cancer	41	1,497	15	5,608	- 4,111
Lymphomas	42	1,485	19	4,849	- 3,364
Meningitis	43	1,457	51	274	+ 1,183
Stomach Cancer	44	1,356	11	10,333	- 8,977
Epilepsy	45	1,226	36	1,147	+ 79
Skin Disease	46	1,171	48	324	+ 847
Uterin Cancer	47	997	37	1,090	- 93
Alcohol	48	997	55	182	+ 814
Oral Cancer	49	875	35	1,305	- 430
Pertussis	50	860	58	103	+ 757
Pancreas Cancer	51	497	12	6,882	- 6,385
Bladder Cancer	52	492	21	4,485	- 3,993
Hepatitis B	53	364	60	72	+ 291
Encephalitis	54	186	54	184	+ 1
Appendicitis	55	167	59	93	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	56	134	42	646	- 512
Oesophagus Cancer	57	123	33	1,321	- 1,198
Drug Use	58	99	38	972	- 873
Tetanus	59	73	64	12	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	52	52	237	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	61	48	56	169	- 121
Hepatitis C	62	45	63	19	+ 26
Ascariasis	63	15	70	1	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	64	11	66	5	+ 6
War	65	9	49	318	- 309
Chlamydia	66	7	69	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	5	71	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	1	67	3	- 2
Skin Cancers	69	0	32	1,548	- 1,548
Schizophrenia	70	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	65	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	53	204	- 204
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	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 TURKEY

Solomon Isl.

Turkey

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.