SAMOA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	166	1	241	- 75
Lung Disease	2	124	4	57	+ 67
Stroke	3	85	2	148	- 63
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	42	5	53	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	40	21	12	+ 28
Liver Disease	6	39	8	27	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	7	39	3	108	- 69
Kidney Disease	8	35	6	52	- 17
Tuberculosis	9	33	50	2	+ 31
Road Traffic Accidents	10	29	10	26	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	11	28	17	16	+ 12
Falls	12	26	27	8	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	25	14	19	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	14	19	16	16	+ 2
Asthma	15	18	12	21	- 2
Hypertension	16	18	7	30	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	16	23	11	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	18	14	73	0	+ 14
Birth Trauma	19	12	35	5	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	20	12	15	18	- 6
Lung Cancers	21	10	9	26	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	22	10	51	1	+ 9
Oral Cancer	23	10	39	4	+ 6
Other Injuries	24	10	20	13	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	9	26	9	+ 0
Suicide	26	8	11	25	- 16
Liver Cancer	27	8	30	7	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	28	7	28	7	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	29	7	32	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	30	7	54	1	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	6	22	12	- 6
Drownings	32	5	19	13	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	33	5	40	4	+ 1
Leukemia	34	4	42	3	+ 1
Violence	35	4	34	6	- 1
Meningitis	36	4	44	2	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	37	3	25	10	- 7
Epilepsy	38	3	45	2	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	39	3	31	6	- 3
Syphilis	40	3	49	2	+ 1
Skin Cancers	41	2	47	2	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	42	2	37	5	- 3
Breast Cancer	43	2	13	19	- 17
Fires	44	2	48	2	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2	29	7	- 5
Skin Disease	46	2	41	3	- 2
Drug Use	47	2	55	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	48	2	38	5	- 3
Alcohol	49	1	46	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1	59	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	51	1	56	0	+ 1
Lymphomas	52	1	33	6	- 4
Hepatitis B	53	1	57	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	54	1	43	3	- 2
Prostate Cancer	55	1	24	11	- 10
Dengue	56	1	61	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	57	1	53	1	- 0
Measles	58	0	18	16	- 15
Poisonings	59	0	52	1	- 0
Tetanus	60	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	60	0	+ 0
Pertussis	63	0	58	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	67	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	63	0	- 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	36	5	- 5
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	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.