SAMOA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	333	1	241	+ 92
Stroke	2	215	2	148	+ 67
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	142	14	19	+ 123
Lung Cancers	4	117	9	26	+ 91
Lung Disease	5	111	4	57	+ 54
Hypertension	6	103	7	30	+ 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	73	22	12	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	8	68	3	108	- 40
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	56	5	53	+ 3
Breast Cancer	10	48	13	19	+ 28
Kidney Disease	11	44	6	52	- 9
Other Injuries	12	41	20	13	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	13	41	40	4	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	14	35	17	16	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	15	34	53	1	+ 34
Lymphomas	16	33	33	6	+ 28
Liver Cancer	17	33	30	7	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	18	29	31	6	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	19	29	28	7	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	20	29	24	11	+ 18
Leukemia	21	23	42	3	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	22	23	38	5	+ 18
Liver Disease	23	19	8	27	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	24	19	29	7	+ 12
Falls	25	14	27	8	+ 7
Suicide	26	14	11	25	- 11
Oral Cancer	27	11	39	4	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	28	11	25	10	+ 1
Skin Cancers	29	11	47	2	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	30	11	10	26	- 15
Hepatitis C	31	8	64	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	8	23	11	- 4
Uterin Cancer	33	8	36	5	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	34	7	51	1	+ 6
Anemia	35	6	83	0	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	6	21	12	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	37	5	15	18	- 13
Skin Disease	38	5	41	3	+ 1
Epilepsy	39	5	45	2	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	40	4	32	6	- 2
Malnutrition	41	3	43	3	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	2	59	0	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	2	26	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2	60	0	+ 2
Drug Use	45	2	55	1	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	46	2	73	0	+ 2
Asthma	47	2	12	21	- 19
Osteoarthritis	48	2	81	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	49	1	85	0	+ 1
Violence	50	1	34	6	- 4
Low Birth Weight	51	1	16	16	- 15
Drownings	52	1	19	13	- 12
Tuberculosis	53	1	50	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	54	1	57	0	+ 1
Alcohol	55	1	46	2	- 1
Fires	56	1	48	2	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	80	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	1	52	1	- 0
Birth Trauma	59	0	35	5	- 5
Meningitis	60	0	44	2	- 2
Appendicitis	61	0	56	0	- 0
Oral conditions	62	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
War	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	37	5	- 5
Encephalitis	68	0	54	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	49	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	18	16	- 16
Chagas disease	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	58	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	63	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	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

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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.