SAMOA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	218	73	0	+ 218
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	109	5	53	+ 56
Tuberculosis	3	106	50	2	+ 104
Stroke	4	99	2	148	- 49
Coronary Heart Disease	5	91	1	241	- 150
Road Traffic Accidents	6	65	10	26	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	7	54	3	108	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	48	21	12	+ 36
Low Birth Weight	9	38	16	16	+ 22
Lung Disease	10	34	4	57	- 23
Violence	11	34	34	6	+ 28
Hypertension	12	32	7	30	+ 2
Birth Trauma	13	26	35	5	+ 20
Liver Disease	14	25	8	27	- 2
Kidney Disease	15	24	6	52	- 29
Congenital Anomalies	16	21	15	18	+ 3
Suicide	17	18	11	25	- 7
Malnutrition	18	17	43	3	+ 14
Other Injuries	19	15	20	13	+ 3
Asthma	20	15	12	21	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	13	14	19	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	22	12	29	7	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	23	10	32	6	+ 4
Breast Cancer	24	9	13	19	- 10
Maternal Conditions	25	8	37	5	+ 3
Drownings	26	8	19	13	- 5
Meningitis	27	8	44	2	+ 6
Fires	28	8	48	2	+ 6
Skin Cancers	29	8	47	2	+ 6
Oral Cancer	30	7	39	4	+ 3
Prostate Cancer	31	7	24	11	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6	26	9	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	33	5	31	6	- 1
Falls	34	5	27	8	- 3
Lung Cancers	35	4	9	26	- 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	4	22	12	- 8
Pertussis	37	4	58	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	4	45	2	+ 1
Poisonings	39	3	52	1	+ 3
Lymphomas	40	3	33	6	- 2
Liver Cancer	41	3	30	7	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	42	3	28	7	- 4
Syphilis	43	3	49	2	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2	23	11	- 9
Stomach Cancer	45	2	17	16	- 14
Drug Use	46	2	55	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	47	2	41	3	- 1
Alcohol	48	2	46	2	- 0
Leukemia	49	2	42	3	- 1
Ovary Cancer	50	2	25	10	- 8
Malaria	51	2	76	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	52	2	51	1	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	53	1	40	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	54	1	38	5	- 4
Schistosomiasis	55	1	74	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	56	1	36	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	59	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	56	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	59	1	54	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	60	1	53	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	0	60	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	18	16	- 15
Hepatitis C	66	0	64	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Namibia

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.