SAMOA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	526	1	241	+ 286
Hypertension	2	472	7	30	+ 443
Stroke	3	195	2	148	+ 47
Lung Cancers	4	115	9	26	+ 89
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	92	22	12	+ 80
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	61	5	53	+ 8
Liver Disease	7	57	8	27	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	8	52	24	11	+ 42
Stomach Cancer	9	51	17	16	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	10	47	40	4	+ 43
Breast Cancer	11	45	13	19	+ 26
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	40	14	19	+ 21
Lung Disease	13	40	4	57	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	14	38	29	7	+ 31
Lymphomas	15	37	33	6	+ 32
Suicide	16	35	11	25	+ 10
Kidney Disease	17	31	6	52	- 22
Alcohol	18	26	46	2	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	19	26	3	108	- 82
Other Injuries	20	25	20	13	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	21	22	38	5	+ 17
Leukemia	22	22	42	3	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	23	22	53	1	+ 21
Falls	24	21	27	8	+ 13
Oral Cancer	25	19	39	4	+ 15
Liver Cancer	26	19	30	7	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	27	17	51	1	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	28	15	25	10	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	29	14	28	7	+ 7
Skin Cancers	30	14	47	2	+ 12
Drug Use	31	13	55	1	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	32	12	32	6	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	33	12	31	6	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	34	11	36	5	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	35	10	10	26	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	26	9	+ 1
Epilepsy	37	8	45	2	+ 5
Fires	38	7	48	2	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	39	7	73	0	+ 7
Drownings	40	5	19	13	- 8
Skin Disease	41	5	41	3	+ 2
Violence	42	5	34	6	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	43	4	15	18	- 13
Asthma	44	4	12	21	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4	23	11	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3	59	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	47	3	50	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	48	3	60	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2	80	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	50	2	81	0	+ 2
Anemia	51	2	83	0	+ 2
Poisonings	52	1	52	1	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	1	21	12	- 10
Meningitis	54	1	44	2	- 1
Low Birth Weight	55	1	16	16	- 15
Schizophrenia	56	1	85	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	35	5	- 5
Hepatitis C	58	1	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	0	56	0	- 0
Oral conditions	60	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	37	5	- 5
Syphilis	62	0	49	2	- 2
Encephalitis	63	0	54	1	- 1
War	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	57	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	43	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	58	0	- 0
Measles	84	0	18	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Estonia

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.