SAMOA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	222	1	241	- 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	142	5	53	+ 89
Stroke	3	130	2	148	- 18
Road Traffic Accidents	4	43	10	26	+ 18
Lung Disease	5	40	4	57	- 17
Kidney Disease	6	40	6	52	- 12
Liver Disease	7	31	8	27	+ 4
Lung Cancers	8	26	9	26	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	9	25	3	108	- 83
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	24	14	19	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	23	22	12	+ 11
Breast Cancer	12	19	13	19	- 1
HIV/AIDS	13	16	73	0	+ 16
Other Injuries	14	13	20	13	+ 1
Skin Disease	15	12	41	3	+ 9
Liver Cancer	16	12	30	7	+ 5
Oral Cancer	17	11	39	4	+ 7
Falls	18	11	27	8	+ 3
Suicide	19	11	11	25	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	11	21	12	- 1
Stomach Cancer	21	9	17	16	- 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	9	26	9	- 0
Leukemia	23	9	42	3	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	24	8	15	18	- 9
Lymphomas	25	8	33	6	+ 2
Tuberculosis	26	7	50	2	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7	29	7	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	28	7	28	7	- 1
Low Birth Weight	29	6	16	16	- 10
Asthma	30	6	12	21	- 15
Cervical Cancer	31	6	32	6	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	32	6	40	4	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	33	5	24	11	- 5
Violence	34	5	34	6	- 0
Ovary Cancer	35	5	25	10	- 5
Drownings	36	5	19	13	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	37	5	31	6	- 1
Hypertension	38	4	7	30	- 26
Bladder Cancer	39	3	38	5	- 2
Encephalitis	40	3	54	1	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	41	3	51	1	+ 2
Birth Trauma	42	2	35	5	- 3
Uterin Cancer	43	2	36	5	- 3
Fires	44	2	48	2	+ 0
Drug Use	45	2	55	1	+ 1
Meningitis	46	2	44	2	- 1
Dengue	47	2	61	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	48	2	53	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	49	2	43	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	50	1	47	2	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1	23	11	- 10
Epilepsy	52	1	45	2	- 1
Poisonings	53	1	52	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	54	1	57	0	+ 1
Alcohol	55	1	46	2	- 1
Maternal Conditions	56	1	37	5	- 4
Pertussis	57	0	58	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	0	56	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	60	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	59	0	- 0
Tetanus	61	0	62	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	49	2	- 2
War	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	18	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Malaysia

Samoa

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.