SAMOA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	317	1	241	+ 77
Stroke	2	297	2	148	+ 148
Diabetes Mellitus	3	275	3	108	+ 167
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	101	5	53	+ 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	98	21	12	+ 86
Asthma	6	85	12	21	+ 64
Tuberculosis	7	77	50	2	+ 76
Kidney Disease	8	76	6	52	+ 23
Suicide	9	60	11	25	+ 35
Lung Disease	10	58	4	57	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	11	54	32	6	+ 49
Liver Disease	12	54	8	27	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	13	49	16	16	+ 33
Birth Trauma	14	41	35	5	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	15	41	15	18	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	33	23	11	+ 22
Malnutrition	17	27	43	3	+ 24
Breast Cancer	18	27	13	19	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	26	26	9	+ 17
Lung Cancers	20	25	9	26	- 1
Hypertension	21	24	7	30	- 5
Meningitis	22	24	44	2	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	23	21	17	16	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	20	14	19	+ 1
Other Injuries	25	19	20	13	+ 6
Oral Cancer	26	19	39	4	+ 14
Liver Cancer	27	17	30	7	+ 10
Drownings	28	16	19	13	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	29	14	29	7	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	30	13	31	6	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	13	22	12	+ 1
Pertussis	32	11	58	0	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	33	11	28	7	+ 3
Violence	34	10	34	6	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	35	10	37	5	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	36	10	51	1	+ 9
Syphilis	37	8	49	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	8	45	2	+ 6
Leukemia	39	7	42	3	+ 4
Skin Disease	40	7	41	3	+ 4
Lymphomas	41	6	33	6	+ 0
Falls	42	6	27	8	- 2
Poisonings	43	6	52	1	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	44	5	24	11	- 6
Road Traffic Accidents	45	4	10	26	- 22
Uterin Cancer	46	4	36	5	- 2
Fires	47	4	48	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	48	3	57	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	49	3	40	4	- 0
Ovary Cancer	50	2	25	10	- 8
Bladder Cancer	51	2	38	5	- 3
Appendicitis	52	1	56	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	53	1	54	1	+ 1
Alcohol	54	1	46	2	- 1
Tetanus	55	1	62	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	56	1	47	2	- 1
Drug Use	57	1	55	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	58	1	53	1	- 0
Dengue	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	60	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	67	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	18	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.