ZIMBABWE VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,011	3	8,493	+ 14,518
Stroke	2	15,810	5	5,126	+ 10,684
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	8,747	2	10,779	- 2,032
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,601	9	3,344	+ 4,257
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,150	6	4,595	+ 555
Lung Disease	6	4,923	23	1,163	+ 3,760
Malaria	7	3,434	15	2,003	+ 1,431
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,611	4	6,037	- 3,426
Suicide	9	2,318	13	2,069	+ 250
Liver Disease	10	2,096	17	1,941	+ 155
Drownings	11	1,896	27	956	+ 941
Asthma	12	1,851	21	1,531	+ 321
Hypertension	13	1,795	24	1,146	+ 649
Low Birth Weight	14	1,523	7	4,038	- 2,515
Kidney Disease	15	1,501	12	2,214	- 713
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,488	11	2,217	- 730
Other Injuries	17	1,413	20	1,656	- 243
Liver Cancer	18	1,412	38	510	+ 902
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	1,388	36	542	+ 846
Falls	20	1,290	41	465	+ 825
Birth Trauma	21	1,212	8	3,405	- 2,194
Maternal Conditions	22	1,082	19	1,749	- 667
Tuberculosis	23	1,054	16	1,999	- 945
Dengue	24	978	73	0	+ 978
Cervical Cancer	25	977	14	2,023	- 1,046
Breast Cancer	26	798	28	839	- 41
Lung Cancers	27	789	43	286	+ 503
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	751	31	768	- 16
Syphilis	29	658	55	124	+ 534
Violence	30	616	18	1,916	- 1,301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	544	40	505	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	523	35	548	- 25
Ovary Cancer	33	504	51	173	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	34	493	46	226	+ 267
Leukemia	35	480	45	244	+ 236
Malnutrition	36	449	10	2,396	- 1,947
Inflammatory/Heart	37	411	25	1,047	- 636
Poisonings	38	362	37	515	- 153
Endocrine Disorders	39	349	34	553	- 204
Fires	40	337	30	793	- 455
Prostate Cancer	41	305	32	628	- 323
Lymphomas	42	303	26	960	- 657
Meningitis	43	297	22	1,325	- 1,028
Stomach Cancer	44	276	33	559	- 282
Epilepsy	45	250	39	508	- 258
Skin Disease	46	239	52	173	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	47	203	50	182	+ 21
Alcohol	48	203	61	48	+ 155
Oral Cancer	49	178	49	208	- 29
Pertussis	50	175	42	419	- 243
Pancreas Cancer	51	101	47	217	- 115
Bladder Cancer	52	100	54	125	- 24
Hepatitis B	53	74	60	57	+ 17
Encephalitis	54	38	56	117	- 80
Appendicitis	55	34	58	66	- 32
Other Neoplasms	56	27	62	37	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	57	25	29	801	- 776
Drug Use	58	20	48	213	- 192
Tetanus	59	15	57	102	- 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	64	26	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	61	10	67	14	- 4
Hepatitis C	62	9	66	14	- 5
Ascariasis	63	3	70	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	2	59	65	- 63
War	65	2	65	26	- 24
Chlamydia	66	1	69	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	1	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	3	- 3
Skin Cancers	69	0	44	264	- 264
Schizophrenia	70	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	80	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Solomon Isl.

Zimbabwe

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.