VIET NAM VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,897	2	91,939	+ 49,958
Stroke	2	97,496	1	159,032	- 61,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	53,941	7	27,836	+ 26,105
Diabetes Mellitus	4	46,871	4	33,860	+ 13,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,758	29	4,390	+ 27,369
Lung Disease	6	30,359	3	35,875	- 5,516
Malaria	7	21,174	67	14	+ 21,160
Road Traffic Accidents	8	16,103	5	29,475	- 13,372
Suicide	9	14,296	18	7,249	+ 7,047
Liver Disease	10	12,927	10	23,900	- 10,973
Drownings	11	11,695	26	5,097	+ 6,597
Asthma	12	11,416	17	8,150	+ 3,266
Hypertension	13	11,067	12	19,880	- 8,813
Low Birth Weight	14	9,390	19	7,132	+ 2,259
Kidney Disease	15	9,256	8	25,251	- 15,995
Congenital Anomalies	16	9,174	21	7,064	+ 2,110
Other Injuries	17	8,711	23	5,539	+ 3,172
Liver Cancer	18	8,704	9	24,995	- 16,290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	8,557	38	1,708	+ 6,848
Falls	20	7,953	13	15,427	- 7,473
Birth Trauma	21	7,473	32	2,340	+ 5,133
Maternal Conditions	22	6,670	49	773	+ 5,897
Tuberculosis	23	6,502	15	9,446	- 2,944
Dengue	24	6,032	62	127	+ 5,906
Cervical Cancer	25	6,026	31	2,391	+ 3,635
Breast Cancer	26	4,920	22	6,187	- 1,268
Lung Cancers	27	4,865	11	21,294	- 16,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,632	6	29,307	- 24,675
Syphilis	29	4,060	56	328	+ 3,732
Violence	30	3,796	36	1,785	+ 2,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,354	16	8,258	- 4,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,228	43	957	+ 2,271
Ovary Cancer	33	3,110	47	864	+ 2,246
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,041	25	5,338	- 2,298
Leukemia	35	2,960	28	4,899	- 1,939
Malnutrition	36	2,768	63	120	+ 2,648
Inflammatory/Heart	37	2,534	24	5,357	- 2,823
Poisonings	38	2,231	48	832	+ 1,400
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,152	34	2,082	+ 70
Fires	40	2,081	52	595	+ 1,486
Prostate Cancer	41	1,882	35	1,911	- 29
Lymphomas	42	1,867	30	2,964	- 1,098
Meningitis	43	1,832	51	624	+ 1,208
Stomach Cancer	44	1,705	14	15,134	- 13,429
Epilepsy	45	1,541	53	583	+ 959
Skin Disease	46	1,472	40	1,515	- 43
Uterin Cancer	47	1,254	42	1,159	+ 95
Alcohol	48	1,253	46	867	+ 386
Oral Cancer	49	1,100	20	7,088	- 5,988
Pertussis	50	1,081	50	705	+ 376
Pancreas Cancer	51	625	44	929	- 304
Bladder Cancer	52	619	45	896	- 277
Hepatitis B	53	457	55	379	+ 78
Encephalitis	54	233	39	1,558	- 1,325
Appendicitis	55	210	60	201	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	56	169	57	325	- 156
Oesophagus Cancer	57	155	33	2,265	- 2,110
Drug Use	58	125	41	1,366	- 1,241
Tetanus	59	91	58	286	- 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	66	59	224	- 158
Multiple Sclerosis	61	60	61	135	- 76
Hepatitis C	62	57	64	78	- 22
Ascariasis	63	19	68	9	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	14	66	34	- 20
War	65	11	65	34	- 23
Chlamydia	66	9	70	1	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	7	69	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	1	71	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	0	54	467	- 467
Schizophrenia	70	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Solomon Isl.

Viet Nam

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.