SOLOMON ISL. VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	870	1	975	- 105
Diabetes Mellitus	2	412	4	322	+ 90
Lung Disease	3	313	6	209	+ 104
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	229	28	32	+ 198
Kidney Disease	5	227	15	64	+ 163
Stroke	6	225	2	670	- 445
Asthma	7	214	12	78	+ 135
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	169	3	371	- 202
Road Traffic Accidents	9	139	8	111	+ 28
Suicide	10	98	9	98	+ 0
Oral Cancer	11	96	49	8	+ 88
Lung Cancers	12	59	27	33	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	13	51	57	1	+ 50
Other Injuries	14	51	17	60	- 9
Breast Cancer	15	46	26	34	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	16	44	44	12	+ 32
Liver Disease	17	43	10	89	- 46
Leukemia	18	38	35	20	+ 18
Liver Cancer	19	36	18	60	- 24
Hypertension	20	35	13	76	- 41
Lymphomas	21	34	42	13	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	22	33	16	63	- 30
Falls	23	32	20	55	- 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	30	31	23	+ 7
Tuberculosis	25	25	23	45	- 19
Cervical Cancer	26	25	25	41	- 16
Drownings	27	24	11	80	- 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	20	5	218	- 198
Low Birth Weight	29	18	14	65	- 47
Prostate Cancer	30	17	41	13	+ 4
Violence	31	17	30	26	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	32	15	39	15	+ 0
Anemia	33	15	72	0	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	34	14	52	4	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	35	14	37	17	- 3
Skin Disease	36	10	46	10	- 0
Ovary Cancer	37	9	33	21	- 12
War	38	9	65	0	+ 9
Epilepsy	39	9	45	11	- 2
Drug Use	40	9	58	1	+ 8
Fires	41	8	40	14	- 6
Uterin Cancer	42	7	47	9	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	43	7	51	4	+ 3
Birth Trauma	44	6	21	51	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	45	6	34	21	- 15
Meningitis	46	5	43	13	- 8
Dengue	47	4	24	41	- 37
Maternal Conditions	48	3	22	46	- 43
Poisonings	49	3	38	15	- 12
Other Neoplasms	50	3	56	1	+ 2
Alcohol	51	3	48	9	- 6
Skin Cancers	52	2	69	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2	19	59	- 57
Malnutrition	54	1	36	19	- 18
HIV/AIDS	55	1	80	0	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	1	32	22	- 21
Tetanus	57	1	59	1	+ 0
Syphilis	58	0	29	28	- 27
Pertussis	59	0	50	7	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	60	0	- 0
Encephalitis	61	0	54	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	0	53	3	- 3
Leprosy	63	0	74	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	55	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	61	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	7	146	- 146
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	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.

Sri Lanka

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.