SAMOA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	187	1	241	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	182	14	19	+ 163
Lung Disease	3	153	4	57	+ 96
Lung Cancers	4	130	9	26	+ 104
Stroke	5	128	2	148	- 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	78	5	53	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	75	22	12	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	8	52	24	11	+ 41
Breast Cancer	9	45	13	19	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	10	45	3	108	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	11	38	40	4	+ 35
Kidney Disease	12	32	6	52	- 21
Lymphomas	13	26	33	6	+ 20
Liver Disease	14	24	8	27	- 3
Hypertension	15	22	7	30	- 7
Suicide	16	22	11	25	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	17	21	28	7	+ 14
Alcohol	18	21	46	2	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	19	20	31	6	+ 14
Leukemia	20	20	42	3	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	21	19	38	5	+ 14
Falls	22	19	27	8	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	23	17	17	16	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	24	17	51	1	+ 16
Liver Cancer	25	16	30	7	+ 9
Skin Cancers	26	14	47	2	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	27	13	53	1	+ 13
Oral Cancer	28	13	39	4	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	29	13	25	10	+ 3
Other Injuries	30	12	20	13	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	31	10	29	7	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	8	26	9	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	33	7	10	26	- 18
Drug Use	34	7	55	1	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	35	5	36	5	+ 0
Congenital Anomalies	36	5	15	18	- 12
Cervical Cancer	37	5	32	6	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	5	21	12	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	39	5	60	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	40	4	45	2	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	41	4	16	16	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	3	23	11	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	3	59	0	+ 3
Asthma	44	3	12	21	- 18
Skin Disease	45	3	41	3	- 1
Anemia	46	3	83	0	+ 3
Violence	47	2	34	6	- 3
Schizophrenia	48	2	85	0	+ 2
Fires	49	2	48	2	+ 0
Drownings	50	1	19	13	- 12
Osteoarthritis	51	1	81	0	+ 1
Meningitis	52	1	44	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	80	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	1	56	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	55	1	73	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	56	1	35	5	- 5
Tuberculosis	57	1	50	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	1	68	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	59	0	43	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	60	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	0	57	0	- 0
Poisonings	62	0	52	1	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	37	5	- 5
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	54	1	- 1
Tetanus	68	0	62	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	49	2	- 2
Measles	71	0	18	16	- 16
Pertussis	72	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Denmark

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.