SAMOA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	179	2	148	+ 31
Diabetes Mellitus	2	154	3	108	+ 46
Coronary Heart Disease	3	128	1	241	- 113
Violence	4	110	34	6	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	5	65	24	11	+ 55
Kidney Disease	6	59	6	52	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	7	56	73	0	+ 56
Hypertension	8	48	7	30	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	43	14	19	+ 25
Lung Cancers	10	35	9	26	+ 8
Lung Disease	11	33	4	57	- 24
Road Traffic Accidents	12	33	10	26	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	32	22	12	+ 20
Breast Cancer	14	31	13	19	+ 11
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	29	5	53	- 24
Cervical Cancer	16	26	32	6	+ 21
Lymphomas	17	19	33	6	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	18	18	16	16	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	19	17	17	16	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	20	13	31	6	+ 7
Liver Disease	21	11	8	27	- 16
Skin Disease	22	11	41	3	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	23	10	15	18	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	24	10	29	7	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	25	10	28	7	+ 2
Leukemia	26	10	42	3	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	27	9	40	4	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	28	8	36	5	+ 3
Liver Cancer	29	7	30	7	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	30	7	25	10	- 3
Other Injuries	31	7	20	13	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6	26	9	- 3
Falls	33	6	27	8	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	34	5	51	1	+ 5
Suicide	35	5	11	25	- 20
Asthma	36	5	12	21	- 16
Birth Trauma	37	5	35	5	- 1
Bladder Cancer	38	4	38	5	- 0
Oral Cancer	39	4	39	4	- 0
Malnutrition	40	4	43	3	+ 1
Epilepsy	41	3	45	2	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	3	21	12	- 9
Maternal Conditions	43	3	37	5	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2	23	11	- 9
Other Neoplasms	45	1	53	1	+ 1
Fires	46	1	48	2	- 1
Meningitis	47	1	44	2	- 1
Drug Use	48	1	55	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	49	1	54	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1	59	0	+ 1
Drownings	51	1	19	13	- 12
Skin Cancers	52	1	47	2	- 1
Appendicitis	53	1	56	0	+ 0
Tuberculosis	54	1	50	2	- 1
Alcohol	55	1	46	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	0	60	0	+ 0
Poisonings	57	0	52	1	- 1
Dengue	58	0	61	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	57	0	- 0
Syphilis	60	0	49	2	- 2
War	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	18	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	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

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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.