UNITED KINGDOM VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,851	2	71,728	+ 20,124
Stroke	2	63,110	4	37,626	+ 25,484
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	34,917	3	40,540	- 5,623
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,340	17	5,842	+ 24,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,558	38	1,599	+ 18,959
Lung Disease	6	19,652	6	32,896	- 13,244
Malaria	7	13,706	76	0	+ 13,706
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,424	33	2,169	+ 8,255
Suicide	9	9,254	20	5,325	+ 3,929
Liver Disease	10	8,368	14	7,666	+ 702
Drownings	11	7,570	49	301	+ 7,269
Asthma	12	7,390	41	1,302	+ 6,087
Hypertension	13	7,164	23	5,208	+ 1,955
Low Birth Weight	14	6,079	40	1,313	+ 4,765
Kidney Disease	15	5,992	18	5,471	+ 521
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,939	35	2,127	+ 3,812
Other Injuries	17	5,639	19	5,464	+ 175
Liver Cancer	18	5,634	21	5,237	+ 398
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	5,539	45	876	+ 4,663
Falls	20	5,148	15	7,618	- 2,470
Birth Trauma	21	4,837	54	190	+ 4,648
Maternal Conditions	22	4,317	64	47	+ 4,271
Tuberculosis	23	4,209	47	351	+ 3,858
Dengue	24	3,905	73	0	+ 3,904
Cervical Cancer	25	3,901	43	1,099	+ 2,802
Breast Cancer	26	3,185	9	12,718	- 9,534
Lung Cancers	27	3,149	5	35,715	- 32,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	2,998	1	98,135	- 95,136
Syphilis	29	2,628	62	49	+ 2,579
Violence	30	2,457	46	868	+ 1,590
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,171	7	18,446	- 16,275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,089	36	2,090	- 1
Ovary Cancer	33	2,013	25	4,019	- 2,006
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,968	13	8,573	- 6,605
Leukemia	35	1,916	22	5,211	- 3,295
Malnutrition	36	1,792	58	116	+ 1,676
Inflammatory/Heart	37	1,640	29	3,126	- 1,486
Poisonings	38	1,444	53	221	+ 1,224
Endocrine Disorders	39	1,393	28	3,297	- 1,904
Fires	40	1,347	48	334	+ 1,012
Prostate Cancer	41	1,218	8	13,289	- 12,071
Lymphomas	42	1,208	10	9,350	- 8,142
Meningitis	43	1,186	52	232	+ 954
Stomach Cancer	44	1,103	24	4,999	- 3,896
Epilepsy	45	998	42	1,193	- 196
Skin Disease	46	953	34	2,134	- 1,181
Uterin Cancer	47	811	32	2,346	- 1,535
Alcohol	48	811	39	1,555	- 743
Oral Cancer	49	712	30	3,109	- 2,397
Pertussis	50	700	69	3	+ 697
Pancreas Cancer	51	405	11	8,995	- 8,591
Bladder Cancer	52	401	16	6,133	- 5,733
Hepatitis B	53	296	65	40	+ 256
Encephalitis	54	151	68	6	+ 145
Appendicitis	55	136	59	105	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	56	109	26	3,986	- 3,877
Oesophagus Cancer	57	100	12	8,727	- 8,626
Drug Use	58	81	31	2,824	- 2,744
Tetanus	59	59	72	0	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	43	44	1,014	- 971
Multiple Sclerosis	61	39	37	1,856	- 1,817
Hepatitis C	62	37	51	267	- 230
Ascariasis	63	13	80	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	64	9	63	48	- 39
War	65	7	67	10	- 2
Chlamydia	66	6	79	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	4	74	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	1	66	16	- 15
Skin Cancers	69	0	27	3,727	- 3,727
Schizophrenia	70	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	55	188	- 188
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Solomon Isl.

United Kingdom

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.