SAMOA VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	177	1	241	- 64
Stroke	2	73	2	148	- 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	63	14	19	+ 44
Lung Disease	4	56	4	57	- 1
Diabetes Mellitus	5	52	3	108	- 55
Lung Cancers	6	50	9	26	+ 24
Kidney Disease	7	34	6	52	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	26	22	12	+ 15
Breast Cancer	9	24	13	19	+ 5
Other Injuries	10	21	20	13	+ 9
Hypertension	11	20	7	30	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	12	20	31	6	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	13	19	24	11	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	14	17	40	4	+ 13
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	15	5	53	- 38
Lymphomas	16	15	33	6	+ 10
Leukemia	17	13	42	3	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	18	11	10	26	- 15
Bladder Cancer	19	11	38	5	+ 6
Liver Cancer	20	10	30	7	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	21	10	17	16	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	9	21	12	- 3
Other Neoplasms	23	8	53	1	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	24	8	29	7	+ 1
Falls	25	8	27	8	+ 0
Liver Disease	26	8	8	27	- 19
Ovary Cancer	27	7	25	10	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	28	7	28	7	- 0
Suicide	29	7	11	25	- 18
Skin Disease	30	7	41	3	+ 3
Skin Cancers	31	6	47	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	5	23	11	- 6
Drownings	33	5	19	13	- 8
Uterin Cancer	34	4	36	5	- 1
Asthma	35	4	12	21	- 17
Oral Cancer	36	3	39	4	- 1
Cervical Cancer	37	3	32	6	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	38	3	15	18	- 15
Anemia	39	3	83	0	+ 3
Violence	40	2	34	6	- 3
Drug Use	41	2	55	1	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2	26	9	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	43	2	51	1	+ 1
Epilepsy	44	2	45	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	2	59	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1	60	0	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	47	1	16	16	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	1	80	0	+ 1
Alcohol	49	1	46	2	- 1
Fires	50	1	48	2	- 1
Poisonings	51	1	52	1	- 0
Tuberculosis	52	1	50	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	53	0	35	5	- 5
Hepatitis B	54	0	57	0	- 0
Meningitis	55	0	44	2	- 2
Malnutrition	56	0	43	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	57	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	58	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	59	0	68	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	0	81	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	49	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	63	0	37	5	- 5
HIV/AIDS	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	66	0	56	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	67	0	75	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	54	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	58	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	18	16	- 16
Diphtheria	73	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	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

Cyprus

Samoa

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.