SOLOMON ISL. VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	879	1	975	- 96
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	590	28	32	+ 558
Stroke	3	321	2	670	- 349
Lung Cancers	4	289	27	33	+ 255
Lung Disease	5	238	6	209	+ 29
Hypertension	6	203	13	76	+ 127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	164	31	23	+ 141
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	160	3	371	- 211
Falls	9	157	20	55	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	10	130	41	13	+ 117
Breast Cancer	11	129	26	34	+ 96
Pancreas Cancer	12	122	51	4	+ 118
Kidney Disease	13	103	15	64	+ 40
Suicide	14	102	9	98	+ 4
Lymphomas	15	93	42	13	+ 80
Inflammatory/Heart	16	84	37	17	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	17	84	4	322	- 238
Parkinson's Disease	18	70	34	21	+ 49
Liver Cancer	19	66	18	60	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	20	56	56	1	+ 55
Liver Disease	21	56	10	89	- 33
Leukemia	22	55	35	20	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	23	55	52	4	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	24	50	44	12	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	25	49	39	15	+ 34
Oral Cancer	26	41	49	8	+ 33
Skin Cancers	27	40	69	0	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	28	40	57	1	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	29	38	33	21	+ 16
Other Injuries	30	34	17	60	- 26
Congenital Anomalies	31	25	16	63	- 38
Alcohol	32	19	48	9	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	33	18	47	9	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	34	16	8	111	- 95
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	15	5	218	- 203
Drug Use	36	14	58	1	+ 14
Osteoarthritis	37	14	84	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	38	13	61	0	+ 13
Epilepsy	39	13	45	11	+ 2
Skin Disease	40	11	46	10	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	10	32	22	- 12
Cervical Cancer	42	9	25	41	- 33
Low Birth Weight	43	9	14	65	- 56
Anemia	44	8	72	0	+ 8
Schizophrenia	45	8	70	0	+ 8
Asthma	46	8	12	78	- 71
Malnutrition	47	7	36	19	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	6	19	59	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	6	60	0	+ 5
Drownings	50	4	11	80	- 76
Violence	51	3	30	26	- 23
Birth Trauma	52	3	21	51	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	54	2	80	0	+ 2
Fires	55	2	40	14	- 13
Tuberculosis	56	2	23	45	- 43
Meningitis	57	2	43	13	- 11
Hepatitis C	58	1	62	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	55	1	- 0
Poisonings	60	1	38	15	- 14
Upper Respiratory	61	1	64	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 45
Syphilis	65	0	29	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	83	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	59	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	50	7	- 7
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	24	41	- 41
Ascariasis	82	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Switzerland

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.