SAMOA VS ANGOLA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANGOLA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	140	5	53	+ 87
Tuberculosis	2	95	50	2	+ 94
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	86	21	12	+ 74
Malaria	4	76	76	0	+ 76
Birth Trauma	5	73	35	5	+ 67
HIV/AIDS	6	72	73	0	+ 72
Low Birth Weight	7	63	16	16	+ 46
Stroke	8	60	2	148	- 88
Coronary Heart Disease	9	56	1	241	- 184
Road Traffic Accidents	10	47	10	26	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	11	42	15	18	+ 24
Liver Disease	12	34	8	27	+ 7
Diabetes Mellitus	13	25	3	108	- 83
Pertussis	14	24	58	0	+ 23
Hypertension	15	21	7	30	- 9
Meningitis	16	20	44	2	+ 18
Malnutrition	17	20	43	3	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	18	18	37	5	+ 13
Violence	19	16	34	6	+ 11
Kidney Disease	20	15	6	52	- 37
Other Injuries	21	15	20	13	+ 2
Lung Disease	22	14	4	57	- 43
Suicide	23	11	11	25	- 14
Cervical Cancer	24	11	32	6	+ 5
Asthma	25	9	12	21	- 11
Drownings	26	9	19	13	- 4
Syphilis	27	7	49	2	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7	29	7	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7	14	19	- 12
Falls	30	6	27	8	- 1
Breast Cancer	31	6	13	19	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	32	6	31	6	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	33	6	24	11	- 5
Fires	34	5	48	2	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4	26	9	- 5
Epilepsy	36	4	45	2	+ 1
Poisonings	37	4	52	1	+ 3
Lymphomas	38	3	33	6	- 2
Liver Cancer	39	3	30	7	- 3
Tetanus	40	3	62	0	+ 3
Oral Cancer	41	3	39	4	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	42	3	22	12	- 9
Skin Cancers	43	3	47	2	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2	23	11	- 9
Lung Cancers	45	2	9	26	- 24
Leukemia	46	2	42	3	- 1
Stomach Cancer	47	2	17	16	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	48	2	51	1	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	49	2	28	7	- 6
Skin Disease	50	1	41	3	- 2
Alcohol	51	1	46	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	52	1	74	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	53	1	25	10	- 9
Appendicitis	54	1	56	0	+ 1
Drug Use	55	1	55	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	1	54	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	57	1	75	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	58	1	38	5	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	59	1	40	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	60	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	57	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	62	1	63	0	+ 1
Measles	63	1	18	16	- 15
Uterin Cancer	64	0	36	5	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	59	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	67	0	53	1	- 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	60	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

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Samoa

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.