SAMOA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	106	5	53	+ 53
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	78	21	12	+ 66
Stroke	3	69	2	148	- 79
Coronary Heart Disease	4	64	1	241	- 176
Road Traffic Accidents	5	56	10	26	+ 30
Birth Trauma	6	55	35	5	+ 49
Low Birth Weight	7	49	16	16	+ 33
Liver Disease	8	48	8	27	+ 21
Tuberculosis	9	38	50	2	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	10	29	3	108	- 79
Congenital Anomalies	11	28	15	18	+ 10
Hypertension	12	24	7	30	- 6
Kidney Disease	13	21	6	52	- 31
Meningitis	14	21	44	2	+ 19
Lung Disease	15	21	4	57	- 36
Other Injuries	16	21	20	13	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	17	20	73	0	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	18	16	37	5	+ 10
Malnutrition	19	15	43	3	+ 12
Breast Cancer	20	15	13	19	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	15	14	19	- 4
Violence	22	14	34	6	+ 9
Pertussis	23	12	58	0	+ 12
Measles	24	11	18	16	- 4
Suicide	25	11	11	25	- 14
Malaria	26	10	76	0	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	27	9	32	6	+ 3
Falls	28	8	27	8	+ 0
Asthma	29	8	12	21	- 13
Leukemia	30	7	42	3	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	7	22	12	- 5
Poisonings	32	6	52	1	+ 6
Lymphomas	33	6	33	6	+ 1
Fires	34	6	48	2	+ 4
Drownings	35	6	19	13	- 8
Ovary Cancer	36	4	25	10	- 6
Tetanus	37	4	62	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	38	4	9	26	- 23
Inflammatory/Heart	39	4	29	7	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	40	3	51	1	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3	26	9	- 6
Liver Cancer	42	3	30	7	- 4
Syphilis	43	3	49	2	+ 1
Epilepsy	44	3	45	2	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	45	3	31	6	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	46	3	28	7	- 5
Stomach Cancer	47	3	17	16	- 13
Oral Cancer	48	3	39	4	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2	23	11	- 9
Prostate Cancer	50	2	24	11	- 8
Bladder Cancer	51	2	38	5	- 3
Skin Cancers	52	2	47	2	- 0
Skin Disease	53	2	41	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	54	1	74	0	+ 1
Alcohol	55	1	46	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	57	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	68	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	56	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	59	1	75	0	+ 1
Drug Use	60	1	55	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	61	1	40	4	- 3
Uterin Cancer	62	1	36	5	- 5
Encephalitis	63	1	54	1	+ 0
War	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	59	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	66	0	53	1	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	70	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Ethiopia

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.