SAMOA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	231	1	241	- 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	170	14	19	+ 151
Stroke	3	81	2	148	- 67
Lung Cancers	4	77	9	26	+ 51
Lung Disease	5	74	4	57	+ 17
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	47	5	53	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	42	22	12	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	8	35	24	11	+ 24
Breast Cancer	9	31	13	19	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	10	30	28	7	+ 23
Other Injuries	11	29	20	13	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	12	25	40	4	+ 21
Suicide	13	23	11	25	- 2
Lymphomas	14	21	33	6	+ 16
Kidney Disease	15	19	6	52	- 33
Diabetes Mellitus	16	17	3	108	- 91
Hypertension	17	14	7	30	- 16
Falls	18	14	27	8	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	19	13	51	1	+ 12
Liver Cancer	20	13	30	7	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	21	12	38	5	+ 7
Leukemia	22	11	42	3	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	23	10	17	16	- 6
Drug Use	24	10	55	1	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	25	9	25	10	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	26	9	29	7	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	27	9	31	6	+ 3
Alcohol	28	8	46	2	+ 6
Skin Cancers	29	7	47	2	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	30	6	53	1	+ 5
Liver Disease	31	5	8	27	- 22
Cervical Cancer	32	5	32	6	- 1
Oral Cancer	33	5	39	4	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	34	4	15	18	- 13
Road Traffic Accidents	35	4	10	26	- 22
Uterin Cancer	36	4	36	5	- 1
Epilepsy	37	3	45	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	2	59	0	+ 2
Violence	39	2	34	6	- 3
Anemia	40	2	83	0	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2	26	9	- 7
Poisonings	42	2	52	1	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	43	2	16	16	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2	60	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	45	2	41	3	- 2
Birth Trauma	46	1	35	5	- 4
Osteoarthritis	47	1	81	0	+ 1
Asthma	48	1	12	21	- 20
Schizophrenia	49	1	85	0	+ 1
Meningitis	50	1	44	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	51	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	1	64	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	80	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1	23	11	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	21	12	- 11
Drownings	56	1	19	13	- 13
Malnutrition	57	0	43	3	- 3
Fires	58	0	48	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	59	0	73	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	0	37	5	- 5
War	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	58	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	18	16	- 16
Tetanus	68	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	61	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	54	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	49	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	67	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	50	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Iceland

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.