SAMOA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	288	1	241	+ 47
Stroke	2	214	2	148	+ 66
Diabetes Mellitus	3	134	3	108	+ 26
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	80	5	53	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	5	73	24	11	+ 62
Hypertension	6	72	7	30	+ 42
Violence	7	67	34	6	+ 62
Lung Disease	8	52	4	57	- 5
Kidney Disease	9	45	6	52	- 7
Breast Cancer	10	43	13	19	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	11	39	73	0	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	12	29	31	6	+ 23
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	25	22	12	+ 13
Skin Disease	14	24	41	3	+ 21
Other Injuries	15	24	20	13	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	16	21	29	7	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	17	19	15	18	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	18	19	17	16	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	19	18	36	5	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	20	18	40	4	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	21	18	32	6	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	22	17	10	26	- 9
Liver Cancer	23	17	30	7	+ 10
Lung Cancers	24	17	9	26	- 10
Drownings	25	16	19	13	+ 3
Lymphomas	26	15	33	6	+ 10
Oral Cancer	27	13	39	4	+ 9
Falls	28	13	27	8	+ 5
Leukemia	29	12	42	3	+ 9
Liver Disease	30	12	8	27	- 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	12	26	9	+ 3
Anemia	32	12	83	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	33	10	25	10	- 0
Low Birth Weight	34	9	16	16	- 8
Asthma	35	8	12	21	- 13
Oesophagus Cancer	36	8	51	1	+ 7
Malnutrition	37	7	43	3	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	6	23	11	- 5
Fires	39	6	48	2	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	40	4	53	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	41	4	45	2	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	4	14	19	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	4	21	12	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	44	4	28	7	- 3
Bladder Cancer	45	4	38	5	- 1
Tuberculosis	46	4	50	2	+ 2
Alcohol	47	3	46	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	48	3	35	5	- 3
Skin Cancers	49	3	47	2	+ 1
Drug Use	50	3	55	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2	80	0	+ 2
Suicide	52	2	11	25	- 23
Maternal Conditions	53	2	37	5	- 3
Otitis Media	54	2	69	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	55	1	56	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1	59	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	1	81	0	+ 1
War	58	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	0	49	2	- 2
Poisonings	60	0	52	1	- 1
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	67	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	57	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	44	2	- 2
Encephalitis	72	0	54	1	- 1
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	58	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	18	16	- 16
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	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.