SOLOMON ISL. VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,042	28	32	+ 1,010
Coronary Heart Disease	2	762	1	975	- 214
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	430	3	371	+ 60
Stroke	4	399	2	670	- 271
Lung Cancers	5	379	27	33	+ 346
Lung Disease	6	349	6	209	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	196	31	23	+ 173
Prostate Cancer	8	141	41	13	+ 128
Breast Cancer	9	135	26	34	+ 101
Lymphomas	10	99	42	13	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	11	96	51	4	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	12	93	57	1	+ 92
Parkinson's Disease	13	91	34	21	+ 70
Liver Disease	14	81	10	89	- 7
Falls	15	81	20	55	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	16	65	52	4	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	17	62	4	322	- 260
Kidney Disease	18	58	15	64	- 6
Other Injuries	19	58	17	60	- 2
Suicide	20	57	9	98	- 42
Liver Cancer	21	56	18	60	- 4
Leukemia	22	55	35	20	+ 35
Hypertension	23	55	13	76	- 21
Stomach Cancer	24	53	44	12	+ 41
Ovary Cancer	25	43	33	21	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	26	42	56	1	+ 41
Skin Cancers	27	40	69	0	+ 40
Endocrine Disorders	28	35	39	15	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	29	33	37	17	+ 16
Oral Cancer	30	33	49	8	+ 25
Drug Use	31	30	58	1	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	32	25	47	9	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	33	23	8	111	- 88
Skin Disease	34	23	46	10	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	35	23	16	63	- 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	22	32	22	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	37	20	61	0	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	17	5	218	- 201
Alcohol	39	17	48	9	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	40	14	14	65	- 51
Asthma	41	14	12	78	- 65
Epilepsy	42	13	45	11	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	43	12	25	41	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	11	60	0	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	9	19	59	- 50
Violence	46	9	30	26	- 17
Tuberculosis	47	4	23	45	- 41
Fires	48	4	40	14	- 11
Drownings	49	3	11	80	- 77
Anemia	50	3	72	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	51	3	62	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	43	13	- 10
Poisonings	53	2	38	15	- 13
Birth Trauma	54	2	21	51	- 49
HIV/AIDS	55	2	80	0	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	85	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	57	2	84	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	58	1	36	19	- 18
Appendicitis	59	1	55	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	60	1	70	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	29	28	- 27
Upper Respiratory	63	1	64	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	22	46	- 45
Hepatitis B	65	0	53	3	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	50	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	59	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Diphtheria	74	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	146	- 146
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	83	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.

United Kingdom

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.