SAMOA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	939	1	241	+ 698
Stroke	2	683	2	148	+ 535
Hypertension	3	138	7	30	+ 109
Lung Cancers	4	111	9	26	+ 84
Inflammatory/Heart	5	107	29	7	+ 100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	84	22	12	+ 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	77	14	19	+ 58
Diabetes Mellitus	8	61	3	108	- 46
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	58	5	53	+ 5
Breast Cancer	10	55	13	19	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	11	54	17	16	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	12	54	24	11	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	13	51	40	4	+ 47
Suicide	14	44	11	25	+ 20
Liver Disease	15	42	8	27	+ 15
Other Injuries	16	42	20	13	+ 29
Kidney Disease	17	41	6	52	- 11
Lung Disease	18	40	4	57	- 17
Lymphomas	19	28	33	6	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	20	26	38	5	+ 22
Alcohol	21	26	46	2	+ 24
Oral Cancer	22	25	39	4	+ 20
Falls	23	23	27	8	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	24	23	25	10	+ 13
Leukemia	25	22	42	3	+ 18
Liver Cancer	26	18	30	7	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	27	18	10	26	- 8
Other Neoplasms	28	18	53	1	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	29	17	36	5	+ 12
Skin Cancers	30	17	47	2	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	16	26	9	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	32	15	51	1	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	33	15	32	6	+ 9
Drownings	34	15	19	13	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	35	15	28	7	+ 7
Fires	36	12	48	2	+ 10
Violence	37	11	34	6	+ 5
Skin Disease	38	9	41	3	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	39	9	73	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	40	8	50	2	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	41	7	31	6	+ 1
Hepatitis C	42	6	64	0	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	43	5	15	18	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	5	80	0	+ 5
Epilepsy	45	5	45	2	+ 3
Asthma	46	5	12	21	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5	23	11	- 7
Drug Use	48	5	55	1	+ 4
Poisonings	49	3	52	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	50	2	60	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	59	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	44	2	- 1
Anemia	53	2	83	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	2	21	12	- 10
Birth Trauma	55	1	35	5	- 4
Low Birth Weight	56	1	16	16	- 15
Schizophrenia	57	1	85	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	81	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	56	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	1	37	5	- 5
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	64	0	43	3	- 3
Syphilis	65	0	49	2	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	63	0	+ 0
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	54	1	- 1
Pertussis	70	0	58	0	- 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	18	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	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.