SAMOA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	284	1	241	+ 43
Stroke	2	190	2	148	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	3	164	3	108	+ 56
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	99	5	53	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	5	88	24	11	+ 78
Kidney Disease	6	73	6	52	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	7	51	31	6	+ 45
Hypertension	8	49	7	30	+ 19
Breast Cancer	9	45	13	19	+ 26
Other Injuries	10	39	20	13	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	36	22	12	+ 24
Skin Disease	12	33	41	3	+ 30
Lung Disease	13	29	4	57	- 28
Lung Cancers	14	27	9	26	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	15	22	36	5	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	16	20	40	4	+ 17
Birth Trauma	17	20	35	5	+ 14
Liver Disease	18	19	8	27	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	19	14	19	- 0
Cervical Cancer	20	19	32	6	+ 13
Lymphomas	21	18	33	6	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	22	16	10	26	- 9
Stomach Cancer	23	15	17	16	- 1
Violence	24	13	34	6	+ 8
Liver Cancer	25	13	30	7	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	26	12	15	18	- 5
Low Birth Weight	27	12	16	16	- 4
Oral Cancer	28	12	39	4	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	29	12	53	1	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	30	11	51	1	+ 10
Alcohol	31	11	46	2	+ 9
Anemia	32	10	83	0	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	9	26	9	- 0
Falls	34	8	27	8	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	35	8	25	10	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	36	8	29	7	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	8	80	0	+ 8
Leukemia	38	7	42	3	+ 4
Drownings	39	7	19	13	- 6
Malnutrition	40	7	43	3	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	41	7	38	5	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	42	6	73	0	+ 6
Asthma	43	5	12	21	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	28	7	- 2
Epilepsy	45	4	45	2	+ 1
Fires	46	3	48	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3	23	11	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	3	21	12	- 9
Drug Use	49	2	55	1	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	50	2	81	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	51	2	50	2	+ 0
Suicide	52	1	11	25	- 23
Appendicitis	53	1	56	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	54	1	47	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	55	1	37	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1	59	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	57	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	1	49	2	- 1
Poisonings	60	0	52	1	- 1
War	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	58	0	- 0
Dengue	63	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	65	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	67	0	- 0
Meningitis	68	0	44	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	70	0	54	1	- 1
Malaria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	77	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	18	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	69	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	60	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Grenada

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.