VENEZUELA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,928	1	26,905	+ 15,023
Stroke	2	28,809	3	12,133	+ 16,675
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,939	7	7,188	+ 8,751
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,850	4	11,176	+ 2,673
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,384	22	1,359	+ 8,025
Lung Disease	6	8,971	10	5,150	+ 3,821
Malaria	7	6,257	42	402	+ 5,855
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,758	5	11,127	- 6,369
Suicide	9	4,224	34	585	+ 3,639
Liver Disease	10	3,820	16	2,340	+ 1,479
Drownings	11	3,456	43	388	+ 3,067
Asthma	12	3,373	46	311	+ 3,062
Hypertension	13	3,270	9	5,195	- 1,925
Low Birth Weight	14	2,775	12	3,088	- 313
Kidney Disease	15	2,735	8	5,932	- 3,197
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,711	14	2,846	- 135
Other Injuries	17	2,574	21	1,693	+ 881
Liver Cancer	18	2,572	26	1,029	+ 1,543
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,528	57	80	+ 2,448
Falls	20	2,350	28	865	+ 1,485
Birth Trauma	21	2,208	24	1,087	+ 1,121
Maternal Conditions	22	1,971	39	422	+ 1,549
Tuberculosis	23	1,921	31	748	+ 1,174
Dengue	24	1,782	59	65	+ 1,718
Cervical Cancer	25	1,781	20	1,986	- 206
Breast Cancer	26	1,454	15	2,563	- 1,109
Lung Cancers	27	1,438	11	3,900	- 2,462
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,369	35	572	+ 797
Syphilis	29	1,200	67	15	+ 1,184
Violence	30	1,122	2	18,132	- 17,010
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	991	19	2,037	- 1,046
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	954	40	418	+ 536
Ovary Cancer	33	919	36	563	+ 356
Parkinson's Disease	34	898	48	252	+ 647
Leukemia	35	875	27	1,007	- 133
Malnutrition	36	818	32	629	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	37	749	33	599	+ 150
Poisonings	38	659	58	68	+ 592
Endocrine Disorders	39	636	30	760	- 124
Fires	40	615	54	144	+ 470
Prostate Cancer	41	556	13	2,848	- 2,292
Lymphomas	42	552	23	1,248	- 696
Meningitis	43	541	49	251	+ 291
Stomach Cancer	44	504	17	2,175	- 1,671
Epilepsy	45	455	41	411	+ 45
Skin Disease	46	435	66	18	+ 417
Uterin Cancer	47	370	47	309	+ 61
Alcohol	48	370	62	34	+ 336
Oral Cancer	49	325	38	544	- 219
Pertussis	50	319	64	26	+ 294
Pancreas Cancer	51	185	25	1,082	- 897
Bladder Cancer	52	183	45	365	- 182
Hepatitis B	53	135	63	30	+ 105
Encephalitis	54	69	61	37	+ 32
Appendicitis	55	62	56	98	- 35
Other Neoplasms	56	50	18	2,167	- 2,118
Oesophagus Cancer	57	46	44	370	- 324
Drug Use	58	37	50	225	- 188
Tetanus	59	27	68	8	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	52	180	- 160
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	60	51	- 33
Hepatitis C	62	17	65	21	- 4
Ascariasis	63	6	70	5	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	4	74	1	+ 3
War	65	3	51	185	- 182
Chlamydia	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	0	75	1	- 1
Skin Cancers	69	0	37	553	- 553
Schizophrenia	70	0	69	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	55	126	- 126
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	4	- 4
Measles	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	6	7,490	- 7,490
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Solomon Isl.

Venezuela

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.