SAMOA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	421	1	241	+ 180
Stroke	2	204	2	148	+ 56
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	163	5	53	+ 110
Lung Cancers	4	114	9	26	+ 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	111	14	19	+ 92
Lung Disease	6	105	4	57	+ 48
Hypertension	7	66	7	30	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	8	64	24	11	+ 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	56	22	12	+ 44
Falls	10	54	27	8	+ 46
Liver Disease	11	36	8	27	+ 8
Other Injuries	12	36	20	13	+ 23
Diabetes Mellitus	13	34	3	108	- 74
Kidney Disease	14	32	6	52	- 20
Breast Cancer	15	32	13	19	+ 13
Suicide	16	31	11	25	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	17	22	29	7	+ 15
Lymphomas	18	21	33	6	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	19	19	10	26	- 6
Stomach Cancer	20	19	17	16	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	21	17	40	4	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	22	17	51	1	+ 16
Oral Cancer	23	17	39	4	+ 12
Liver Cancer	24	16	30	7	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	25	15	53	1	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	26	14	38	5	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	27	13	28	7	+ 6
Alcohol	28	13	46	2	+ 11
Cervical Cancer	29	13	32	6	+ 7
Leukemia	30	12	42	3	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	31	11	36	5	+ 6
Violence	32	11	34	6	+ 6
Skin Cancers	33	10	47	2	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	34	9	73	0	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	8	26	9	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	36	8	31	6	+ 2
Congenital Anomalies	37	7	15	18	- 11
Osteoarthritis	38	6	81	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	39	6	25	10	- 4
Asthma	40	6	12	21	- 15
Skin Disease	41	5	41	3	+ 1
Drownings	42	4	19	13	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	4	21	12	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3	23	11	- 8
Hepatitis C	45	2	64	0	+ 2
Epilepsy	46	2	45	2	- 0
Appendicitis	47	2	56	0	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	48	2	16	16	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2	59	0	+ 1
Meningitis	50	2	44	2	- 1
Drug Use	51	2	55	1	+ 1
Anemia	52	1	83	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	80	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	54	1	85	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	55	1	43	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	57	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	60	0	+ 1
Fires	58	1	48	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	59	1	35	5	- 4
Tuberculosis	60	1	50	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	1	37	5	- 4
Poisonings	62	0	52	1	- 1
Otitis Media	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	54	1	- 0
Leprosy	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	49	2	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	58	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	18	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	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.