ARGENTINA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,139	1	48,765	+ 5,374
Stroke	2	33,311	4	22,878	+ 10,434
Diabetes Mellitus	3	24,237	9	6,838	+ 17,399
Lung Disease	4	12,812	3	23,234	- 10,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,939	2	40,986	- 29,047
Kidney Disease	6	11,812	5	13,588	- 1,776
Hypertension	7	6,712	11	5,799	+ 913
Liver Disease	8	6,157	16	4,029	+ 2,127
Lung Cancers	9	5,955	6	10,014	- 4,059
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,779	10	6,298	- 519
Suicide	11	5,566	18	3,747	+ 1,819
Asthma	12	4,674	47	403	+ 4,271
Breast Cancer	13	4,315	8	7,063	- 2,748
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,261	19	3,737	+ 524
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,959	26	2,419	+ 1,539
Low Birth Weight	16	3,683	28	2,183	+ 1,500
Stomach Cancer	17	3,598	20	3,523	+ 75
Measles	18	3,494	79	0	+ 3,494
Drownings	19	2,971	48	380	+ 2,591
Other Injuries	20	2,890	12	5,642	- 2,751
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,681	42	578	+ 2,103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,664	7	8,931	- 6,267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,553	56	139	+ 2,413
Prostate Cancer	24	2,393	15	4,507	- 2,114
Ovary Cancer	25	2,242	33	1,307	+ 935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,964	44	488	+ 1,476
Falls	27	1,774	43	506	+ 1,268
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,644	36	965	+ 679
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,616	13	5,495	- 3,879
Liver Cancer	30	1,518	30	2,045	- 527
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,355	17	3,987	- 2,632
Cervical Cancer	32	1,315	25	2,480	- 1,164
Lymphomas	33	1,257	24	2,708	- 1,451
Violence	34	1,249	23	2,712	- 1,463
Birth Trauma	35	1,220	49	373	+ 847
Uterin Cancer	36	1,190	37	944	+ 247
Maternal Conditions	37	1,182	53	279	+ 903
Bladder Cancer	38	1,074	31	1,675	- 601
Oral Cancer	39	985	35	1,073	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	40	833	14	4,607	- 3,773
Skin Disease	41	775	22	3,171	- 2,395
Leukemia	42	711	27	2,189	- 1,478
Malnutrition	43	635	38	929	- 295
Meningitis	44	543	51	316	+ 227
Epilepsy	45	524	50	332	+ 192
Alcohol	46	477	46	442	+ 35
Skin Cancers	47	440	34	1,073	- 632
Fires	48	403	52	280	+ 123
Syphilis	49	396	65	15	+ 382
Tuberculosis	50	391	41	655	- 264
Oesophagus Cancer	51	213	29	2,054	- 1,841
Poisonings	52	187	55	193	- 6
Other Neoplasms	53	148	21	3,224	- 3,076
Encephalitis	54	129	64	17	+ 112
Drug Use	55	122	39	826	- 704
Appendicitis	56	90	60	71	+ 19
Hepatitis B	57	74	62	56	+ 18
Pertussis	58	50	68	10	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	54	243	- 197
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	58	101	- 62
Dengue	61	29	80	0	+ 29
Tetanus	62	11	71	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	63	7	78	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	6	57	113	- 106
War	65	5	70	5	- 0
Ascariasis	66	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	67	12	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	32	1,481	- 1,481
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.