SAMOA VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	145	5	53	+ 92
Malaria	2	100	76	0	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	97	21	12	+ 85
Stroke	4	83	2	148	- 65
Coronary Heart Disease	5	77	1	241	- 164
Low Birth Weight	6	70	16	16	+ 53
Birth Trauma	7	56	35	5	+ 51
Road Traffic Accidents	8	45	10	26	+ 19
Liver Disease	9	35	8	27	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	10	32	15	18	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	11	32	73	0	+ 32
Meningitis	12	28	44	2	+ 26
Kidney Disease	13	27	6	52	- 25
Diabetes Mellitus	14	27	3	108	- 81
Other Injuries	15	22	20	13	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	16	21	31	6	+ 15
Lung Disease	17	17	4	57	- 40
Pertussis	18	17	58	0	+ 16
Hypertension	19	15	7	30	- 14
Maternal Conditions	20	15	37	5	+ 10
Malnutrition	21	13	43	3	+ 10
Suicide	22	13	11	25	- 12
Tuberculosis	23	13	50	2	+ 11
Asthma	24	13	12	21	- 8
Prostate Cancer	25	12	24	11	+ 2
Measles	26	11	18	16	- 4
Breast Cancer	27	11	13	19	- 8
Violence	28	10	34	6	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	10	14	19	- 9
Cervical Cancer	30	10	32	6	+ 4
Drownings	31	8	19	13	- 5
Falls	32	8	27	8	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	33	6	29	7	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	6	26	9	- 2
Fires	35	6	48	2	+ 4
Lymphomas	36	5	33	6	- 0
Epilepsy	37	5	45	2	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	38	5	17	16	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	39	5	51	1	+ 4
Liver Cancer	40	5	30	7	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	4	22	12	- 7
Poisonings	42	4	52	1	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	43	3	28	7	- 4
Drug Use	44	3	55	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3	23	11	- 9
Leukemia	46	3	42	3	- 0
Schistosomiasis	47	3	74	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	48	3	40	4	- 1
Oral Cancer	49	2	39	4	- 2
Tetanus	50	2	62	0	+ 2
Syphilis	51	2	49	2	+ 0
Skin Disease	52	2	41	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	53	2	57	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	54	1	47	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	1	36	5	- 4
Ovary Cancer	56	1	25	10	- 9
Encephalitis	57	1	54	1	+ 1
Alcohol	58	1	46	2	- 1
Lung Cancers	59	1	9	26	- 26
Appendicitis	60	1	56	0	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	61	1	38	5	- 4
Ascariasis	62	1	66	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	0	53	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	60	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	63	0	+ 0
War	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.