SAMOA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	413	14	19	+ 394
Coronary Heart Disease	2	365	1	241	+ 124
Stroke	3	153	2	148	+ 5
Lung Cancers	4	86	9	26	+ 59
Hypertension	5	75	7	30	+ 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	53	22	12	+ 41
Falls	7	49	27	8	+ 41
Lung Disease	8	48	4	57	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	9	46	40	4	+ 43
Liver Disease	10	40	8	27	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	11	36	24	11	+ 25
Breast Cancer	12	35	13	19	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	13	32	28	7	+ 24
Lymphomas	14	32	33	6	+ 26
Suicide	15	31	11	25	+ 7
Liver Cancer	16	20	30	7	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	17	19	29	7	+ 12
Alcohol	18	17	46	2	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	19	17	17	16	+ 1
Other Injuries	20	16	20	13	+ 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	16	5	53	- 37
Diabetes Mellitus	22	16	3	108	- 92
Other Neoplasms	23	14	53	1	+ 13
Leukemia	24	14	42	3	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	25	13	25	10	+ 3
Kidney Disease	26	13	6	52	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	27	12	51	1	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	28	11	38	5	+ 7
Skin Cancers	29	11	47	2	+ 9
Drug Use	30	10	55	1	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	31	10	31	6	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	32	8	36	5	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	33	8	10	26	- 18
Oral Cancer	34	8	39	4	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	35	7	15	18	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	6	26	9	- 3
Drownings	37	4	19	13	- 9
Epilepsy	38	4	45	2	+ 2
Schizophrenia	39	3	85	0	+ 3
Asthma	40	3	12	21	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	3	59	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	42	3	60	0	+ 3
Violence	43	2	34	6	- 3
Cervical Cancer	44	2	32	6	- 4
Fires	45	2	48	2	+ 0
Tuberculosis	46	1	50	2	- 1
Skin Disease	47	1	41	3	- 2
Low Birth Weight	48	1	16	16	- 15
Poisonings	49	1	52	1	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1	23	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	51	1	81	0	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	1	21	12	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	0	80	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	0	56	0	- 0
Meningitis	55	0	44	2	- 2
Birth Trauma	56	0	35	5	- 5
Malnutrition	57	0	43	3	- 3
Anemia	58	0	83	0	+ 0
HIV/AIDS	59	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	64	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	37	5	- 5
War	65	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	67	0	49	2	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	58	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	18	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	61	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Finland

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.