SOLOMON ISL. VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,212	3	371	+ 842
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	858	5	218	+ 640
Measles	3	646	75	0	+ 646
Tuberculosis	4	573	23	45	+ 528
Birth Trauma	5	535	21	51	+ 483
Stroke	6	480	2	670	- 190
Coronary Heart Disease	7	404	1	975	- 571
Low Birth Weight	8	349	14	65	+ 284
Meningitis	9	300	43	13	+ 288
Malnutrition	10	269	36	19	+ 250
Road Traffic Accidents	11	236	8	111	+ 126
Maternal Conditions	12	230	22	46	+ 185
Liver Disease	13	219	10	89	+ 130
Other Injuries	14	201	17	60	+ 141
Congenital Anomalies	15	190	16	63	+ 127
Diabetes Mellitus	16	161	4	322	- 161
Tetanus	17	148	59	1	+ 147
Hypertension	18	148	13	76	+ 72
Lung Disease	19	136	6	209	- 72
Pertussis	20	115	50	7	+ 107
Kidney Disease	21	115	15	64	+ 51
Malaria	22	108	7	146	- 37
Asthma	23	105	12	78	+ 26
War	24	74	65	0	+ 74
Drownings	25	71	11	80	- 9
Breast Cancer	26	69	26	34	+ 35
Suicide	27	68	9	98	- 30
Cervical Cancer	28	49	25	41	+ 8
Violence	29	46	30	26	+ 20
Fires	30	45	40	14	+ 31
Poisonings	31	42	38	15	+ 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	36	28	32	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	33	34	80	0	+ 34
Lymphomas	34	34	42	13	+ 21
Leukemia	35	31	35	20	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	31	32	22	+ 9
Falls	37	31	20	55	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	31	31	23	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	39	29	37	17	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	40	29	57	1	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	25	19	59	- 34
Schistosomiasis	42	24	77	0	+ 24
Epilepsy	43	23	45	11	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	44	23	39	15	+ 8
Syphilis	45	21	29	28	- 7
Oral Cancer	46	18	49	8	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	47	18	64	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	48	18	53	3	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	49	17	44	12	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	50	16	33	21	- 5
Leishmaniasis	51	16	76	0	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	52	16	41	13	+ 3
Liver Cancer	53	14	18	60	- 46
Lung Cancers	54	13	27	33	- 20
Appendicitis	55	10	55	1	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	56	10	34	21	- 11
Skin Cancers	57	9	69	0	+ 9
Skin Disease	58	8	46	10	- 2
Alcohol	59	8	48	9	- 0
Diphtheria	60	8	67	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	61	8	52	4	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	62	6	51	4	+ 2
Encephalitis	63	5	54	2	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	64	4	47	9	- 4
Drug Use	65	3	58	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	60	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	67	2	62	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	68	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	63	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	1	56	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Somalia

Solomon Isl.

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.