ZAMBIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,906	10	4,432	+ 23,474
Stroke	2	19,174	3	7,948	+ 11,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,608	2	9,517	+ 1,092
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,218	14	2,395	+ 6,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,246	5	6,275	- 30
Lung Disease	6	5,971	21	1,273	+ 4,698
Malaria	7	4,164	4	7,882	- 3,718
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,167	11	3,654	- 487
Suicide	9	2,812	20	1,303	+ 1,509
Liver Disease	10	2,542	9	4,501	- 1,958
Drownings	11	2,300	27	689	+ 1,611
Asthma	12	2,245	26	741	+ 1,504
Hypertension	13	2,176	13	2,616	- 440
Low Birth Weight	14	1,847	8	4,857	- 3,010
Kidney Disease	15	1,820	18	1,760	+ 60
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,804	12	3,146	- 1,342
Other Injuries	17	1,713	19	1,729	- 15
Liver Cancer	18	1,712	46	177	+ 1,535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	1,683	45	190	+ 1,493
Falls	20	1,564	28	596	+ 968
Birth Trauma	21	1,470	7	5,062	- 3,592
Maternal Conditions	22	1,312	22	1,188	+ 124
Tuberculosis	23	1,279	6	5,941	- 4,662
Dengue	24	1,186	74	1	+ 1,185
Cervical Cancer	25	1,185	17	1,799	- 613
Breast Cancer	26	968	35	366	+ 602
Lung Cancers	27	957	41	226	+ 731
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	911	29	590	+ 321
Syphilis	29	798	24	885	- 86
Violence	30	747	23	1,153	- 407
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	660	43	203	+ 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	635	40	246	+ 389
Ovary Cancer	33	612	57	82	+ 529
Parkinson's Disease	34	598	47	164	+ 434
Leukemia	35	582	39	261	+ 321
Malnutrition	36	544	15	2,303	- 1,758
Inflammatory/Heart	37	498	33	501	- 3
Poisonings	38	439	34	456	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	39	423	37	354	+ 70
Fires	40	409	32	546	- 137
Prostate Cancer	41	370	30	561	- 191
Lymphomas	42	367	31	548	- 181
Meningitis	43	360	16	1,976	- 1,616
Stomach Cancer	44	335	42	206	+ 129
Epilepsy	45	303	38	332	- 29
Skin Disease	46	290	52	126	+ 164
Uterin Cancer	47	247	64	30	+ 217
Alcohol	48	246	49	140	+ 107
Oral Cancer	49	216	48	155	+ 61
Pertussis	50	213	25	743	- 530
Pancreas Cancer	51	123	62	42	+ 81
Bladder Cancer	52	122	50	132	- 10
Hepatitis B	53	90	55	104	- 14
Encephalitis	54	46	59	70	- 24
Appendicitis	55	41	56	84	- 43
Other Neoplasms	56	33	65	20	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	57	30	36	359	- 328
Drug Use	58	24	53	122	- 98
Tetanus	59	18	44	190	- 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	63	30	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	61	12	67	13	- 2
Hepatitis C	62	11	66	18	- 7
Ascariasis	63	4	68	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	64	3	60	68	- 65
War	65	2	69	6	- 4
Chlamydia	66	2	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	1	73	3	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	5	- 5
Skin Cancers	69	0	54	108	- 108
Schizophrenia	70	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	61	48	- 48
Leishmaniasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	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 ZAMBIA

Solomon Isl.

Zambia

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.