SAMOA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	181	4	57	+ 124
Coronary Heart Disease	2	132	1	241	- 109
Tuberculosis	3	111	50	2	+ 109
Stroke	4	87	2	148	- 61
Liver Disease	5	43	8	27	+ 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	42	5	53	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	41	21	12	+ 29
Asthma	8	40	12	21	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	9	31	10	26	+ 6
Kidney Disease	10	29	6	52	- 24
Low Birth Weight	11	26	16	16	+ 9
Lung Cancers	12	24	9	26	- 2
Falls	13	22	27	8	+ 14
Diabetes Mellitus	14	20	3	108	- 88
Birth Trauma	15	18	35	5	+ 13
Suicide	16	17	11	25	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	16	23	11	+ 4
Hypertension	18	14	7	30	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	14	14	19	- 5
Cervical Cancer	20	13	32	6	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	21	13	15	18	- 5
Other Injuries	22	11	20	13	- 2
Drownings	23	10	19	13	- 3
Oral Cancer	24	9	39	4	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	25	9	17	16	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	8	22	12	- 4
Breast Cancer	27	7	13	19	- 12
Maternal Conditions	28	7	37	5	+ 1
Encephalitis	29	6	54	1	+ 5
Epilepsy	30	6	45	2	+ 4
Malnutrition	31	6	43	3	+ 3
Lymphomas	32	5	33	6	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	33	5	28	7	- 2
HIV/AIDS	34	5	73	0	+ 5
Violence	35	5	34	6	- 1
Leukemia	36	4	42	3	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	37	4	25	10	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	38	3	51	1	+ 2
Poisonings	39	3	52	1	+ 2
Pertussis	40	3	58	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	41	3	40	4	- 1
Skin Cancers	42	3	47	2	+ 1
Meningitis	43	3	44	2	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	44	2	38	5	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	45	2	31	6	- 4
Liver Cancer	46	2	30	7	- 5
Appendicitis	47	1	56	0	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	48	1	29	7	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	1	26	9	- 7
Fires	50	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1	59	0	+ 1
Alcohol	52	1	46	2	- 1
Tetanus	53	1	62	0	+ 1
Syphilis	54	1	49	2	- 1
Dengue	55	1	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	57	0	+ 0
Drug Use	57	1	55	1	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	58	1	24	11	- 10
Measles	59	0	18	16	- 15
Uterin Cancer	60	0	36	5	- 5
Other Neoplasms	61	0	53	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	62	0	75	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	0	+ 0
War	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	67	0	41	3	- 3
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
Malaria	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.