SOLOMON ISL. VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	794	1	975	- 181
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	651	28	32	+ 619
Stroke	3	446	2	670	- 224
Lung Cancers	4	340	27	33	+ 307
Lung Disease	5	291	6	209	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	261	31	23	+ 238
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	211	3	371	- 160
Kidney Disease	8	149	15	64	+ 86
Hypertension	9	140	13	76	+ 64
Diabetes Mellitus	10	119	4	322	- 203
Breast Cancer	11	109	26	34	+ 75
Pancreas Cancer	12	104	51	4	+ 100
Prostate Cancer	13	99	41	13	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	14	89	44	12	+ 77
Other Injuries	15	85	17	60	+ 25
Lymphomas	16	82	42	13	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	17	80	52	4	+ 76
Liver Cancer	18	78	18	60	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	19	77	37	17	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	20	76	34	21	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	21	75	39	15	+ 60
Other Neoplasms	22	73	56	1	+ 72
Liver Disease	23	65	10	89	- 24
Leukemia	24	58	35	20	+ 38
Suicide	25	55	9	98	- 43
Falls	26	50	20	55	- 5
Oral Cancer	27	40	49	8	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	28	31	33	21	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	29	31	57	1	+ 30
Skin Disease	30	28	46	10	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	31	28	8	111	- 83
Skin Cancers	32	28	69	0	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	25	19	59	- 34
Uterin Cancer	34	25	47	9	+ 16
Asthma	35	17	12	78	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	16	5	218	- 202
Anemia	37	14	72	0	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	38	13	16	63	- 50
Cervical Cancer	39	13	25	41	- 28
Epilepsy	40	13	45	11	+ 2
Drug Use	41	12	58	1	+ 11
Hepatitis C	42	10	62	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	43	8	80	0	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	7	32	22	- 15
Drownings	45	7	11	80	- 74
Alcohol	46	5	48	9	- 3
Malnutrition	47	5	36	19	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	5	60	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	49	4	61	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	50	4	23	45	- 41
Violence	51	4	30	26	- 22
Low Birth Weight	52	4	14	65	- 61
Osteoarthritis	53	3	84	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	85	0	+ 3
Fires	55	3	40	14	- 11
Schizophrenia	56	3	70	0	+ 3
Poisonings	57	3	38	15	- 13
Hepatitis B	58	2	53	3	- 1
Meningitis	59	2	43	13	- 11
Birth Trauma	60	2	21	51	- 50
Appendicitis	61	1	55	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	1	64	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 46
Leishmaniasis	65	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	29	28	- 28
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	54	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	1	- 1
Pertussis	73	0	50	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	78	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	7	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

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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.