SOLOMON ISL. VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	866	80	0	+ 866
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	473	3	371	+ 102
Coronary Heart Disease	3	394	1	975	- 581
Stroke	4	369	2	670	- 301
Diabetes Mellitus	5	363	4	322	+ 41
Tuberculosis	6	264	23	45	+ 219
Violence	7	253	30	26	+ 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	191	5	218	- 28
Kidney Disease	9	184	15	64	+ 120
Suicide	10	166	9	98	+ 67
Road Traffic Accidents	11	156	8	111	+ 46
Hypertension	12	154	13	76	+ 78
Lung Disease	13	143	6	209	- 66
Liver Disease	14	108	10	89	+ 20
Lung Cancers	15	93	27	33	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	16	75	14	65	+ 11
Other Injuries	17	72	17	60	+ 12
Asthma	18	72	12	78	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	19	71	39	15	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	20	67	25	41	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	21	65	37	17	+ 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	56	28	32	+ 24
Breast Cancer	23	55	26	34	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	24	53	41	13	+ 40
Congenital Anomalies	25	52	16	63	- 11
Meningitis	26	44	43	13	+ 31
Fires	27	43	40	14	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	43	31	23	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	29	42	57	1	+ 41
Birth Trauma	30	36	21	51	- 15
Lymphomas	31	34	42	13	+ 21
Drownings	32	29	11	80	- 51
Liver Cancer	33	29	18	60	- 31
Malnutrition	34	29	36	19	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	35	24	51	4	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	23	32	22	+ 1
Epilepsy	37	22	45	11	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	38	20	22	46	- 25
Stomach Cancer	39	18	44	12	+ 7
Leukemia	40	18	35	20	- 3
Oral Cancer	41	17	49	8	+ 9
Falls	42	17	20	55	- 38
Pertussis	43	14	50	7	+ 6
Syphilis	44	14	29	28	- 14
Skin Disease	45	13	46	10	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	46	13	34	21	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	12	19	59	- 47
Skin Cancers	48	12	69	0	+ 12
Alcohol	49	12	48	9	+ 3
Poisonings	50	12	38	15	- 4
Ovary Cancer	51	11	33	21	- 10
Bladder Cancer	52	10	52	4	+ 6
Drug Use	53	9	58	1	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	54	6	47	9	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	5	60	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	3	55	1	+ 2
Measles	57	3	75	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	58	3	56	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	3	54	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	3	64	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	2	53	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	7	146	- 145
War	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	0	59	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

South Africa

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.