AUSTRALIA VS SOLOMON ISL.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOLOMON ISL.		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,915	1	21,548	+ 14,367
Stroke	2	24,677	3	10,331	+ 14,346
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,653	8	4,446	+ 9,207
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,863	7	4,471	+ 7,392
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,038	40	296	+ 7,743
Lung Disease	6	7,684	5	8,487	- 803
Malaria	7	5,359	82	0	+ 5,359
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,076	29	1,245	+ 2,831
Suicide	9	3,619	11	3,150	+ 469
Liver Disease	10	3,272	26	1,421	+ 1,851
Drownings	11	2,960	47	177	+ 2,783
Asthma	12	2,889	36	455	+ 2,434
Hypertension	13	2,801	23	1,631	+ 1,170
Low Birth Weight	14	2,377	43	248	+ 2,129
Kidney Disease	15	2,343	12	3,139	- 796
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,322	33	711	+ 1,611
Other Injuries	17	2,205	22	1,642	+ 562
Liver Cancer	18	2,203	20	2,036	+ 167
Rheumatic Heart Disease	19	2,166	38	379	+ 1,787
Falls	20	2,013	14	3,116	- 1,103
Birth Trauma	21	1,891	50	140	+ 1,751
Maternal Conditions	22	1,688	63	20	+ 1,668
Tuberculosis	23	1,646	56	53	+ 1,593
Dengue	24	1,527	72	0	+ 1,527
Cervical Cancer	25	1,525	39	342	+ 1,184
Breast Cancer	26	1,245	10	3,405	- 2,160
Lung Cancers	27	1,231	4	8,769	- 7,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,172	2	15,588	- 14,416
Syphilis	29	1,028	67	3	+ 1,025
Violence	30	961	44	243	+ 717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	849	6	6,209	- 5,360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	817	42	276	+ 541
Ovary Cancer	33	787	31	1,003	- 215
Parkinson's Disease	34	770	19	2,036	- 1,267
Leukemia	35	749	18	2,126	- 1,377
Malnutrition	36	701	51	117	+ 584
Inflammatory/Heart	37	641	24	1,571	- 930
Poisonings	38	565	61	35	+ 530
Endocrine Disorders	39	545	16	2,328	- 1,784
Fires	40	527	55	55	+ 472
Prostate Cancer	41	476	9	3,766	- 3,290
Lymphomas	42	473	15	3,039	- 2,566
Meningitis	43	464	60	37	+ 427
Stomach Cancer	44	431	27	1,288	- 856
Epilepsy	45	390	41	285	+ 106
Skin Disease	46	373	34	594	- 222
Uterin Cancer	47	317	35	524	- 207
Alcohol	48	317	37	380	- 63
Oral Cancer	49	278	32	972	- 694
Pertussis	50	274	69	1	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	51	158	13	3,118	- 2,959
Bladder Cancer	52	157	30	1,187	- 1,031
Hepatitis B	53	116	58	41	+ 75
Encephalitis	54	59	68	3	+ 56
Appendicitis	55	53	62	26	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	56	43	28	1,252	- 1,210
Oesophagus Cancer	57	39	25	1,494	- 1,454
Drug Use	58	32	21	1,783	- 1,751
Tetanus	59	23	70	1	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	17	45	229	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	61	15	46	188	- 173
Hepatitis C	62	14	48	173	- 159
Ascariasis	63	5	75	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	64	4	64	17	- 13
War	65	3	65	8	- 5
Chlamydia	66	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	6	- 6
Skin Cancers	69	0	17	2,319	- 2,318
Schizophrenia	70	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	71	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	72	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	80	0	57	50	- 50
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Solomon Isl.

Australia

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.