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Solomon Islands
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
SOLOMON ISLANDS VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Solomon Islands and South Africa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Solomon Islands Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    50.4
    49.6
    93
    98
    96
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    53.9
    55.4
    54.6
    97
    104
    99
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    57.9
    59.3
    58.6
    106
    120
    112
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    57.0
    57.8
    57.4
    134
    143
    139
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    64.5
    67.2
    65.8
    105
    121
    115
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    67.0
    69.8
    68.3
    107
    123
    116
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    62.9
    67.9
    65.2
    150
    146
    150
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.9
    67.9
    150
    146
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    64.3
    69.1
    170
    166
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    64.4
    69.2
    171
    169
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    64.5
    69.3
    171
    170
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    64.9
    69.6
    172
    171
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    65.5
    69.9
    171
    171
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    66.3
    70.3
    171
    171
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    67.2
    70.8
    169
    172
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    68.2
    71.4
    169
    176
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    69.4
    72.2
    169
    176
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    70.9
    73.3
    169
    177
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    72.7
    74.6
    169
    177
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    74.7
    76.3
    169
    177
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    77.1
    78.1
    167
    177
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    79.7
    80.2
    165
    177
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    82.5
    82.8
    164
    177
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    85.6
    85.7
    162
    173
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.0
    166
    173
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    285.85
    8
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    207.65
    4
    80.50
    93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97.70
    29
    83.23
    40
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    91.11
    12
    74.67
    16
    5. Lung Disease
    67.86
    11
    31.41
    47
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64.19
    21
    33.37
    46
    7. Malaria
    32.22
    30
    0.14
    56
    8. Asthma
    24.35
    12
    13.63
    45
    9. Hypertension
    23.22
    67
    33.86
    36
    10. Liver Disease
    20.65
    88
    18.41
    95
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    20.40
    74
    22.70
    61
    12. Cervical Cancer
    17.62
    45
    20.99
    37
    13. Suicide
    17.37
    20
    23.49
    8
    14. Kidney Disease
    16.49
    119
    35.72
    35
    15. Falls
    15.42
    6
    2.99
    150
    16. Liver Cancer
    15.26
    14
    5.46
    87
    17. Breast Cancer
    14.95
    118
    18.21
    76
    18. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    13.45
    6
    2.04
    70
    19. Drownings
    13.24
    3
    4.06
    44
    20. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12.68
    149
    16.44
    118
    21. Other Injuries
    11.38
    51
    10.77
    57
    22. Lung Cancers
    9.65
    106
    18.34
    64
    23. Tuberculosis
    9.42
    69
    39.83
    26
    24. Ovary Cancer
    9.01
    2
    3.85
    115
    25. Prostate Cancer
    7.87
    141
    35.20
    22
    26. Maternal Conditions
    7.76
    39
    2.65
    62
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    7.47
    10
    3.36
    130
    28. Dengue
    7.45
    1
    0.00
    171
    29. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.52
    128
    8.90
    89
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.29
    41
    4.52
    65
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    5.34
    103
    6.23
    83
    32. Malnutrition
    5.16
    54
    4.41
    56
    33. Violence
    4.48
    92
    37.54
    8
    34. Uterin Cancer
    4.33
    26
    2.15
    99
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.22
    104
    12.75
    17
    36. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    104
    7.16
    63
    37. Leukemia
    3.76
    83
    3.34
    108
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    3.63
    86
    11.70
    14
    39. Birth Trauma
    3.30
    80
    3.36
    78
    40. Skin Disease
    2.81
    32
    2.91
    30
    41. Fires
    2.65
    60
    6.64
    4
    42. Poisonings
    2.65
    28
    1.62
    54
    43. Stomach Cancer
    2.63
    166
    3.68
    137
    44. Lymphomas
    2.41
    163
    6.08
    39
    45. Syphilis
    2.19
    7
    1.56
    17
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.06
    129
    3.18
    80
    47. Epilepsy
    1.85
    78
    3.28
    22
    48. Alcohol
    1.81
    67
    1.93
    61
    49. Meningitis
    1.79
    65
    6.74
    41
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    1.31
    161
    4.98
    65
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    975
    21.40
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    670
    14.71
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    371
    8.14
    39,341
    8.65
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    322
    7.07
    30,188
    6.64
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    218
    4.78
    15,843
    3.49
    6. Lung Disease
    209
    4.59
    11,895
    2.62
    7. Malaria
    146
    3.20
    83
    0.02
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    111
    2.44
    13,014
    2.86
    9. Suicide
    98
    2.15
    13,774
    3.03
    10. Liver Disease
    89
    1.95
    9,013
    1.98
    11. Drownings
    80
    1.76
    2,403
    0.53
    12. Asthma
    78
    1.71
    5,966
    1.31
    13. Hypertension
    76
    1.67
    12,789
    2.81
    14. Low Birth Weight
    65
    1.43
    6,250
    1.37
    15. Kidney Disease
    64
    1.40
    15,302
    3.37
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    63
    1.38
    4,351
    0.96
    17. Liver Cancer
    60
    1.32
    2,383
    0.52
    18. Other Injuries
    60
    1.32
    6,014
    1.32
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    59
    1.29
    1,015
    0.22
    20. Falls
    55
    1.21
    1,399
    0.31
    21. Birth Trauma
    51
    1.12
    3,004
    0.66
    22. Maternal Conditions
    46
    1.01
    1,700
    0.37
    23. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.99
    21,965
    4.83
    24. Dengue
    41
    0.90
    0
    0.00
    25. Cervical Cancer
    41
    0.90
    5,555
    1.22
    26. Breast Cancer
    34
    0.75
    4,533
    1.00
    27. Lung Cancers
    33
    0.72
    7,705
    1.70
    28. Alzheimers & Dementia
    32
    0.70
    4,676
    1.03
    29. Syphilis
    28
    0.61
    1,130
    0.25
    30. Violence
    26
    0.57
    21,000
    4.62
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    23
    0.50
    3,587
    0.79
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.48
    1,894
    0.42
    33. Ovary Cancer
    21
    0.46
    951
    0.21
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    21
    0.46
    1,077
    0.24
    35. Leukemia
    20
    0.44
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Malnutrition
    19
    0.42
    2,381
    0.52
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    17
    0.37
    5,408
    1.19
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    15
    0.33
    5,890
    1.30
    39. Poisonings
    15
    0.33
    975
    0.21
    40. Fires
    14
    0.31
    3,618
    0.80
    41. Meningitis
    13
    0.29
    3,660
    0.81
    42. Prostate Cancer
    13
    0.29
    4,374
    0.96
    43. Lymphomas
    13
    0.29
    2,818
    0.62
    44. Stomach Cancer
    12
    0.26
    1,535
    0.34
    45. Epilepsy
    11
    0.24
    1,870
    0.41
    46. Skin Disease
    10
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    47. Uterin Cancer
    9
    0.20
    512
    0.11
    48. Alcohol
    9
    0.20
    987
    0.22
    49. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.18
    1,406
    0.31
    50. Pertussis
    7
    0.15
    1,142
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Solomon Islands SOLOMON ISLANDS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    17.62
    45
    20.99
    37
    2. Liver Cancer
    15.26
    14
    5.46
    87
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.95
    118
    18.21
    76
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.65
    106
    18.34
    64
    5. Ovary Cancer
    9.01
    2
    3.85
    115
    6. Prostate Cancer
    7.87
    141
    35.20
    22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.52
    128
    8.90
    89
    8. Uterin Cancer
    4.33
    26
    2.15
    99
    9. Leukemia
    3.76
    83
    3.34
    108
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2.63
    166
    3.68
    137
    11. Lymphomas
    2.41
    163
    6.08
    39
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.06
    129
    3.18
    80
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.31
    161
    4.98
    65
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.27
    142
    2.19
    83
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.31
    180
    8.50
    16
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    182
    2.47
    53
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.