SAMOA VS INDONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDONESIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	265	2	148	+ 117
Coronary Heart Disease	2	192	1	241	- 48
Diabetes Mellitus	3	82	3	108	- 26
Tuberculosis	4	67	50	2	+ 65
Liver Disease	5	66	8	27	+ 39
Lung Disease	6	58	4	57	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	47	21	12	+ 36
Hypertension	8	41	7	30	+ 11
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	39	5	53	- 14
Kidney Disease	10	32	6	52	- 21
HIV/AIDS	11	25	73	0	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	12	23	10	26	- 3
Lung Cancers	13	21	9	26	- 5
Asthma	14	20	12	21	- 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	20	14	19	+ 1
Breast Cancer	16	18	13	19	- 1
Low Birth Weight	17	17	16	16	+ 0
Malnutrition	18	15	43	3	+ 12
Liver Cancer	19	15	30	7	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	20	14	32	6	+ 8
Falls	21	14	27	8	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	13	22	12	+ 2
Oral Cancer	23	12	39	4	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	24	11	15	18	- 7
Birth Trauma	25	11	35	5	+ 5
Leukemia	26	9	42	3	+ 6
Violence	27	9	34	6	+ 3
Lymphomas	28	8	33	6	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	29	7	29	7	- 0
Other Injuries	30	7	20	13	- 6
Ovary Cancer	31	6	25	10	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	32	6	28	7	- 1
Dengue	33	6	61	0	+ 6
Suicide	34	5	11	25	- 20
Maternal Conditions	35	5	37	5	- 1
Prostate Cancer	36	4	24	11	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	37	4	40	4	+ 0
Drownings	38	3	19	13	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	39	3	31	6	- 3
Skin Cancers	40	3	47	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	41	3	41	3	- 1
Bladder Cancer	42	3	38	5	- 2
Meningitis	43	2	44	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	44	2	57	0	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	45	2	17	16	- 14
Tetanus	46	2	62	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	47	2	36	5	- 3
Pertussis	48	2	58	0	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	2	26	9	- 7
Syphilis	50	2	49	2	- 0
Encephalitis	51	1	54	1	+ 1
Fires	52	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1	23	11	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	54	1	51	1	- 0
Malaria	55	1	76	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	1	56	0	+ 0
Drug Use	57	1	55	1	+ 0
Poisonings	58	1	52	1	- 0
Epilepsy	59	1	45	2	- 2
Other Neoplasms	60	1	53	1	- 0
Alcohol	61	0	46	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	59	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	0	60	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	18	16	- 15
War	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Indonesia

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.