SAMOA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	422	1	241	+ 181
Stroke	2	281	2	148	+ 133
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	165	5	53	+ 112
Lung Cancers	4	147	9	26	+ 120
Lung Disease	5	110	4	57	+ 53
Kidney Disease	6	95	6	52	+ 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	79	14	19	+ 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	65	22	12	+ 53
Hypertension	9	58	7	30	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	10	53	28	7	+ 46
Breast Cancer	11	50	13	19	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	12	40	24	11	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	13	38	40	4	+ 34
Liver Cancer	14	31	30	7	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	15	31	38	5	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	16	31	17	16	+ 15
Other Injuries	17	29	20	13	+ 16
Leukemia	18	27	42	3	+ 24
Lymphomas	19	25	33	6	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	20	25	3	108	- 82
Falls	21	25	27	8	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	22	17	10	26	- 8
Liver Disease	23	16	8	27	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	24	14	29	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	25	14	53	1	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	12	26	9	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	27	11	25	10	+ 1
Suicide	28	11	11	25	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	29	11	31	6	+ 4
Oral Cancer	30	9	39	4	+ 4
Skin Cancers	31	9	47	2	+ 7
Drownings	32	9	19	13	- 5
Uterin Cancer	33	7	36	5	+ 2
Epilepsy	34	5	45	2	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	35	5	51	1	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	36	5	32	6	- 1
Drug Use	37	4	55	1	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	38	3	15	18	- 14
Fires	39	3	48	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	40	3	60	0	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	41	3	16	16	- 14
Violence	42	2	34	6	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2	23	11	- 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	2	21	12	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	1	59	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	46	1	50	2	- 0
Skin Disease	47	1	41	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	48	1	57	0	+ 1
Alcohol	49	1	46	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	50	1	73	0	+ 1
Anemia	51	1	83	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	1	64	0	+ 1
Meningitis	53	1	44	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	54	1	85	0	+ 1
Asthma	55	1	12	21	- 20
Poisonings	56	0	52	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	57	0	35	5	- 5
Appendicitis	58	0	56	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	60	0	75	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	37	5	- 5
Tetanus	62	0	62	0	- 0
Oral conditions	63	0	82	0	+ 0
War	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	49	2	- 2
Malnutrition	66	0	43	3	- 3
Encephalitis	67	0	54	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	18	16	- 16
Pertussis	69	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	69	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

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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.