UGANDA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,123	9	8,784	+ 57,339
Stroke	2	45,432	6	11,181	+ 34,251
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,136	2	18,865	+ 6,272
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,841	14	4,794	+ 17,047
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,799	5	12,103	+ 2,696
Lung Disease	6	14,147	22	3,051	+ 11,096
Malaria	7	9,867	3	13,576	- 3,709
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,504	4	13,012	- 5,508
Suicide	9	6,662	24	2,033	+ 4,629
Liver Disease	10	6,024	13	5,122	+ 902
Drownings	11	5,450	31	1,238	+ 4,212
Asthma	12	5,320	27	1,745	+ 3,574
Hypertension	13	5,157	21	3,120	+ 2,037
Low Birth Weight	14	4,376	8	9,673	- 5,298
Kidney Disease	15	4,313	19	3,168	+ 1,145
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,275	11	6,641	- 2,365
Other Injuries	17	4,059	20	3,130	+ 930
Liver Cancer	18	4,056	29	1,522	+ 2,534
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	3,987	50	348	+ 3,640
Falls	20	3,706	33	1,127	+ 2,580
Birth Trauma	21	3,482	7	10,405	- 6,923
Maternal Conditions	22	3,108	17	3,641	- 533
Tuberculosis	23	3,030	10	7,255	- 4,225
Dengue	24	2,811	74	1	+ 2,810
Cervical Cancer	25	2,808	15	4,378	- 1,570
Breast Cancer	26	2,293	32	1,128	+ 1,165
Lung Cancers	27	2,267	46	441	+ 1,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,159	30	1,286	+ 872
Syphilis	29	1,892	23	2,235	- 344
Violence	30	1,769	12	6,175	- 4,406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,563	35	919	+ 644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,504	41	687	+ 817
Ovary Cancer	33	1,449	44	519	+ 930
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,417	48	351	+ 1,065
Leukemia	35	1,379	42	599	+ 780
Malnutrition	36	1,290	18	3,317	- 2,027
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,181	37	859	+ 321
Poisonings	38	1,040	39	745	+ 295
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,003	38	761	+ 242
Fires	40	970	36	872	+ 97
Prostate Cancer	41	877	34	950	- 73
Lymphomas	42	870	26	1,762	- 892
Meningitis	43	854	16	3,718	- 2,864
Stomach Cancer	44	794	45	515	+ 279
Epilepsy	45	718	43	599	+ 120
Skin Disease	46	686	55	242	+ 444
Uterin Cancer	47	584	56	234	+ 351
Alcohol	48	584	54	256	+ 328
Oral Cancer	49	513	40	731	- 218
Pertussis	50	504	25	1,909	- 1,405
Pancreas Cancer	51	291	47	358	- 67
Bladder Cancer	52	288	59	181	+ 108
Hepatitis B	53	213	61	123	+ 90
Encephalitis	54	109	62	122	- 13
Appendicitis	55	98	58	211	- 113
Other Neoplasms	56	79	66	37	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	57	72	28	1,674	- 1,602
Drug Use	58	58	57	233	- 175
Tetanus	59	43	53	271	- 228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	31	64	55	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	69	16	+ 12
Hepatitis C	62	26	67	30	- 4
Ascariasis	63	9	70	16	- 7
Upper Respiratory	64	7	60	144	- 137
War	65	5	63	88	- 83
Chlamydia	66	4	73	6	- 2
Diphtheria	67	3	72	11	- 8
Otitis Media	68	1	71	11	- 11
Skin Cancers	69	0	49	349	- 348
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	51	343	- 343
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	65	50	- 50
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Solomon Isl.

Uganda

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.