SAMOA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,218	1	241	+ 978
Stroke	2	448	2	148	+ 300
Lung Cancers	3	106	9	26	+ 79
Hypertension	4	102	7	30	+ 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	85	22	12	+ 73
Suicide	6	57	11	25	+ 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	52	5	53	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	52	14	19	+ 33
Liver Disease	9	51	8	27	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	10	51	17	16	+ 35
Breast Cancer	11	50	13	19	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	12	48	24	11	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	13	46	40	4	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	14	42	3	108	- 66
Falls	15	41	27	8	+ 33
Lung Disease	16	41	4	57	- 16
Inflammatory/Heart	17	38	29	7	+ 31
Other Injuries	18	33	20	13	+ 20
Kidney Disease	19	30	6	52	- 23
Oral Cancer	20	27	39	4	+ 22
Lymphomas	21	26	33	6	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	25	26	9	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	23	23	38	5	+ 18
Leukemia	24	23	42	3	+ 19
Liver Cancer	25	19	30	7	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	26	19	25	10	+ 9
Road Traffic Accidents	27	18	10	26	- 8
Cervical Cancer	28	18	32	6	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	29	18	28	7	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	30	17	51	1	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	31	17	53	1	+ 16
Skin Cancers	32	16	47	2	+ 14
Alcohol	33	15	46	2	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	34	13	36	5	+ 7
Drownings	35	12	19	13	- 1
Violence	36	10	34	6	+ 5
Drug Use	37	10	55	1	+ 9
Tuberculosis	38	9	50	2	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	39	6	31	6	- 0
Epilepsy	40	5	45	2	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	41	5	15	18	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	5	21	12	- 7
Fires	43	4	48	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	44	4	41	3	+ 0
Poisonings	45	4	52	1	+ 3
Asthma	46	4	12	21	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	59	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2	23	11	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2	60	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	50	2	64	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	51	2	73	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	44	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	53	1	35	5	- 5
Appendicitis	54	1	56	0	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	55	1	16	16	- 16
Schizophrenia	56	1	85	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	80	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	58	1	43	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	59	0	81	0	+ 0
Anemia	60	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	0	57	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	37	5	- 5
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	54	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	58	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	49	2	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	61	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	18	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Lithuania

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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.