USA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	458,812	1	504,904	- 46,092
Stroke	2	315,244	4	158,520	+ 156,724
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	174,415	11	60,317	+ 114,098
Diabetes Mellitus	4	151,552	10	61,418	+ 90,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	102,688	37	9,955	+ 92,733
Lung Disease	6	98,163	3	195,387	- 97,224
Malaria	7	68,463	77	0	+ 68,463
Road Traffic Accidents	8	52,069	17	41,694	+ 10,375
Suicide	9	46,226	12	53,099	- 6,873
Liver Disease	10	41,799	16	43,402	- 1,604
Drownings	11	37,814	45	4,070	+ 33,744
Asthma	12	36,912	46	3,818	+ 33,094
Hypertension	13	35,783	8	65,960	- 30,178
Low Birth Weight	14	30,363	39	6,924	+ 23,439
Kidney Disease	15	29,930	6	85,861	- 55,931
Congenital Anomalies	16	29,664	34	11,762	+ 17,902
Other Injuries	17	28,166	25	25,997	+ 2,169
Liver Cancer	18	28,145	23	27,064	+ 1,080
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	27,667	47	3,646	+ 24,021
Falls	20	25,716	18	40,418	- 14,702
Birth Trauma	21	24,163	54	1,233	+ 22,930
Maternal Conditions	22	21,566	56	779	+ 20,788
Tuberculosis	23	21,024	62	546	+ 20,478
Dengue	24	19,505	76	0	+ 19,505
Cervical Cancer	25	19,485	38	6,984	+ 12,500
Breast Cancer	26	15,907	13	48,671	- 32,763
Lung Cancers	27	15,731	5	155,533	- 139,802
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	14,978	2	287,198	- 272,221
Syphilis	29	13,127	66	49	+ 13,078
Violence	30	12,275	27	18,976	- 6,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	10,843	9	61,827	- 50,984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	10,436	48	3,461	+ 6,975
Ovary Cancer	33	10,056	31	14,591	- 4,536
Parkinson's Disease	34	9,831	21	34,491	- 24,660
Leukemia	35	9,571	24	26,966	- 17,395
Malnutrition	36	8,949	40	6,762	+ 2,187
Inflammatory/Heart	37	8,192	22	32,529	- 24,337
Poisonings	38	7,215	53	1,674	+ 5,541
Endocrine Disorders	39	6,960	14	46,985	- 40,025
Fires	40	6,728	49	3,183	+ 3,545
Prostate Cancer	41	6,086	20	35,612	- 29,526
Lymphomas	42	6,036	19	40,281	- 34,245
Meningitis	43	5,924	60	606	+ 5,318
Stomach Cancer	44	5,512	33	13,077	- 7,565
Epilepsy	45	4,984	50	3,162	+ 1,822
Skin Disease	46	4,761	43	5,409	- 648
Uterin Cancer	47	4,053	36	10,063	- 6,010
Alcohol	48	4,052	30	14,659	- 10,607
Oral Cancer	49	3,557	35	11,555	- 7,998
Pertussis	50	3,495	69	16	+ 3,480
Pancreas Cancer	51	2,021	15	44,293	- 42,272
Bladder Cancer	52	2,001	26	19,622	- 17,621
Hepatitis B	53	1,478	59	608	+ 871
Encephalitis	54	754	68	25	+ 729
Appendicitis	55	679	63	424	+ 255
Other Neoplasms	56	546	29	17,743	- 17,197
Oesophagus Cancer	57	501	28	17,829	- 17,328
Drug Use	58	403	7	74,435	- 74,032
Tetanus	59	295	71	2	+ 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	213	52	2,461	- 2,248
Multiple Sclerosis	61	193	44	5,059	- 4,866
Hepatitis C	62	183	41	5,684	- 5,500
Ascariasis	63	63	82	0	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	64	45	65	229	- 184
War	65	37	55	1,198	- 1,161
Chlamydia	66	29	84	0	+ 29
Diphtheria	67	22	75	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	68	5	67	34	- 29
Skin Cancers	69	1	32	14,311	- 14,310
Schizophrenia	70	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Solomon Isl.

United States

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.