SOLOMON ISL. VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	847	80	0	+ 847
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	457	3	371	+ 86
Coronary Heart Disease	3	360	1	975	- 615
Road Traffic Accidents	4	256	8	111	+ 145
Stroke	5	217	2	670	- 453
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	195	5	218	- 24
Low Birth Weight	7	171	14	65	+ 107
Birth Trauma	8	144	21	51	+ 93
Diabetes Mellitus	9	142	4	322	- 180
Malnutrition	10	102	36	19	+ 83
Congenital Anomalies	11	94	16	63	+ 31
Kidney Disease	12	94	15	64	+ 30
Suicide	13	88	9	98	- 11
Cervical Cancer	14	86	25	41	+ 44
Malaria	15	85	7	146	- 61
Tuberculosis	16	85	23	45	+ 40
Liver Disease	17	82	10	89	- 7
Violence	18	81	30	26	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	19	74	22	46	+ 28
Other Injuries	20	70	17	60	+ 10
Asthma	21	65	12	78	- 14
Meningitis	22	56	43	13	+ 44
Lung Disease	23	49	6	209	- 159
Hypertension	24	49	13	76	- 27
Inflammatory/Heart	25	44	37	17	+ 27
Lymphomas	26	41	42	13	+ 28
Drownings	27	41	11	80	- 40
Breast Cancer	28	36	26	34	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	29	34	57	1	+ 33
Fires	30	34	40	14	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	33	28	32	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	32	27	41	13	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	33	24	44	12	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	34	23	39	15	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	23	32	22	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	23	19	59	- 36
Poisonings	37	22	38	15	+ 6
Liver Cancer	38	22	18	60	- 38
Epilepsy	39	22	45	11	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	21	31	23	- 2
Falls	41	20	20	55	- 35
Pertussis	42	18	50	7	+ 10
Lung Cancers	43	12	27	33	- 21
Skin Cancers	44	11	69	0	+ 11
Leukemia	45	10	35	20	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	46	10	34	21	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	47	9	51	4	+ 5
Drug Use	48	9	58	1	+ 8
Oral Cancer	49	9	49	8	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	50	8	47	9	- 1
Ovary Cancer	51	7	33	21	- 14
Skin Disease	52	7	46	10	- 3
Schistosomiasis	53	7	77	0	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	54	5	52	4	+ 1
Syphilis	55	5	29	28	- 23
Encephalitis	56	5	54	2	+ 3
Tetanus	57	4	59	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	3	55	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	59	3	64	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	2	53	3	- 1
Alcohol	61	2	48	9	- 7
Other Neoplasms	62	2	56	1	+ 0
Measles	63	1	75	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	60	0	+ 1
War	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Zimbabwe

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.