SAMOA VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	411	1	241	+ 170
Stroke	2	121	2	148	- 27
Lung Cancers	3	98	9	26	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	97	14	19	+ 78
Lung Disease	5	96	4	57	+ 39
Hypertension	6	84	7	30	+ 54
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	54	22	12	+ 42
Kidney Disease	8	52	6	52	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	9	49	3	108	- 59
Pancreas Cancer	10	44	40	4	+ 41
Breast Cancer	11	43	13	19	+ 24
Other Injuries	12	40	20	13	+ 27
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	36	5	53	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	14	35	29	7	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	15	35	24	11	+ 24
Liver Disease	16	32	8	27	+ 4
Suicide	17	30	11	25	+ 6
Lymphomas	18	27	33	6	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	19	26	28	7	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	20	25	31	6	+ 19
Falls	21	23	27	8	+ 15
Liver Cancer	22	21	30	7	+ 15
Leukemia	23	20	42	3	+ 17
Stomach Cancer	24	19	17	16	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	25	19	53	1	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	26	14	38	5	+ 10
Oral Cancer	27	14	39	4	+ 10
Skin Cancers	28	14	47	2	+ 12
Alcohol	29	13	46	2	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	30	12	25	10	+ 2
Road Traffic Accidents	31	10	10	26	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	32	9	51	1	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	9	23	11	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	34	8	15	18	- 10
Uterin Cancer	35	6	36	5	+ 1
Epilepsy	36	5	45	2	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	37	5	32	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	38	4	60	0	+ 4
Drug Use	39	4	55	1	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	4	21	12	- 8
Hepatitis C	41	3	64	0	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3	26	9	- 5
Skin Disease	43	2	41	3	- 1
Anemia	44	2	83	0	+ 2
Asthma	45	2	12	21	- 19
Malnutrition	46	2	43	3	- 1
Violence	47	1	34	6	- 4
Drownings	48	1	19	13	- 12
HIV/AIDS	49	1	73	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	1	50	2	- 1
Low Birth Weight	51	1	16	16	- 15
Fires	52	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	59	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	35	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	55	1	68	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	80	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	1	81	0	+ 1
Meningitis	58	1	44	2	- 2
Appendicitis	59	0	56	0	- 0
Poisonings	60	0	52	1	- 0
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	57	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	63	0	85	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	37	5	- 5
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	49	2	- 2
War	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	70	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	18	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

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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.