SAMOA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170	1	241	- 71
Stroke	2	114	2	148	- 34
Hypertension	3	101	7	30	+ 71
Diabetes Mellitus	4	78	3	108	- 30
Violence	5	75	34	6	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	6	68	73	0	+ 68
Kidney Disease	7	61	6	52	+ 8
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	50	5	53	- 3
Breast Cancer	9	35	13	19	+ 16
Other Injuries	10	34	20	13	+ 21
Liver Disease	11	34	8	27	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	12	33	24	11	+ 23
Endocrine Disorders	13	31	31	6	+ 25
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	27	14	19	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	15	24	29	7	+ 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	22	22	12	+ 10
Lung Disease	17	17	4	57	- 40
Road Traffic Accidents	18	15	10	26	- 10
Lung Cancers	19	15	9	26	- 12
Skin Disease	20	13	41	3	+ 10
Drownings	21	13	19	13	+ 0
Lymphomas	22	13	33	6	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	23	10	32	6	+ 5
Alcohol	24	10	46	2	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	25	9	17	16	- 7
Falls	26	9	27	8	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	27	9	28	7	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	28	8	16	16	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	29	8	15	18	- 10
Uterin Cancer	30	7	36	5	+ 2
Suicide	31	7	11	25	- 18
Liver Cancer	32	6	30	7	- 1
Fires	33	5	48	2	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5	26	9	- 3
Leukemia	35	5	42	3	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	36	5	25	10	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	37	5	40	4	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	38	4	51	1	+ 3
Asthma	39	4	12	21	- 16
Epilepsy	40	4	45	2	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	41	3	37	5	- 2
Birth Trauma	42	3	35	5	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	3	21	12	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2	23	11	- 9
Malnutrition	45	2	43	3	- 1
Oral Cancer	46	2	39	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	47	2	53	1	+ 1
Drug Use	48	1	55	1	+ 1
Meningitis	49	1	44	2	- 1
Bladder Cancer	50	1	38	5	- 4
Encephalitis	51	1	54	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	52	1	56	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	59	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	54	1	60	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	55	0	47	2	- 2
Poisonings	56	0	52	1	- 1
War	57	0	65	0	+ 0
Tuberculosis	58	0	50	2	- 2
Dengue	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	57	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	63	0	49	2	- 2
Chlamydia	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	58	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	18	16	- 16
Diphtheria	70	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	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.