SOLOMON ISL. VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,039	1	975	+ 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	749	28	32	+ 717
Stroke	3	414	2	670	- 256
Lung Disease	4	298	6	209	+ 90
Lung Cancers	5	255	27	33	+ 222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	209	31	23	+ 186
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	182	3	371	- 188
Prostate Cancer	8	180	41	13	+ 167
Pancreas Cancer	9	127	51	4	+ 123
Hypertension	10	126	13	76	+ 50
Diabetes Mellitus	11	126	4	322	- 196
Kidney Disease	12	112	15	64	+ 48
Breast Cancer	13	109	26	34	+ 75
Suicide	14	102	9	98	+ 3
Other Injuries	15	94	17	60	+ 34
Lymphomas	16	93	42	13	+ 80
Falls	17	76	20	55	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	18	71	56	1	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	19	65	34	21	+ 44
Leukemia	20	57	35	20	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	21	52	52	4	+ 48
Liver Cancer	22	52	18	60	- 8
Liver Disease	23	50	10	89	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	24	48	39	15	+ 33
Skin Cancers	25	45	69	0	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	26	42	44	12	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	27	38	33	21	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	28	38	37	17	+ 20
Oesophagus Cancer	29	37	57	1	+ 36
Drug Use	30	29	58	1	+ 28
Oral Cancer	31	26	49	8	+ 18
Alcohol	32	25	48	9	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	33	24	47	9	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	34	22	8	111	- 89
Congenital Anomalies	35	21	16	63	- 42
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	20	5	218	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	19	32	22	- 3
Cervical Cancer	38	16	25	41	- 26
Skin Disease	39	15	46	10	+ 5
Anemia	40	12	72	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	41	12	61	0	+ 11
Asthma	42	11	12	78	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	9	60	0	+ 8
Epilepsy	44	8	45	11	- 2
Malnutrition	45	8	36	19	- 11
Drownings	46	8	11	80	- 73
Violence	47	8	30	26	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	19	59	- 51
Fires	49	4	40	14	- 10
Schizophrenia	50	4	70	0	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	51	3	14	65	- 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3	85	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	53	3	62	0	+ 3
Meningitis	54	2	43	13	- 10
Birth Trauma	55	2	21	51	- 49
Tuberculosis	56	2	23	45	- 43
Osteoarthritis	57	2	84	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	58	1	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	55	1	- 0
Poisonings	60	1	38	15	- 14
HIV/AIDS	61	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	53	3	- 2
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 45
War	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	50	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	59	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	54	2	- 2
Syphilis	72	0	29	28	- 28
Chlamydia	73	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	146	- 146
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	74	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.

Sweden

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.