AUSTRALIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,838	1	21,548	+ 9,290
Stroke	2	18,974	3	10,331	+ 8,643
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,806	7	4,471	+ 9,334
Lung Disease	4	7,298	5	8,487	- 1,190
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,801	8	4,446	+ 2,355
Kidney Disease	6	6,728	12	3,139	+ 3,589
Hypertension	7	3,823	23	1,631	+ 2,192
Liver Disease	8	3,507	26	1,421	+ 2,085
Lung Cancers	9	3,392	4	8,769	- 5,377
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,292	29	1,245	+ 2,047
Suicide	11	3,171	11	3,150	+ 21
Asthma	12	2,662	36	455	+ 2,207
Breast Cancer	13	2,458	10	3,405	- 948
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,427	2	15,588	- 13,161
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,255	33	711	+ 1,544
Low Birth Weight	16	2,098	43	248	+ 1,850
Stomach Cancer	17	2,050	27	1,288	+ 762
Measles	18	1,990	78	0	+ 1,990
Drownings	19	1,692	47	177	+ 1,515
Other Injuries	20	1,646	22	1,642	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,527	40	296	+ 1,232
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,517	6	6,209	- 4,692
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,454	38	379	+ 1,075
Prostate Cancer	24	1,363	9	3,766	- 2,403
Ovary Cancer	25	1,277	31	1,003	+ 275
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,119	42	276	+ 843
Falls	27	1,011	14	3,116	- 2,105
Parkinson's Disease	28	936	19	2,036	- 1,100
Inflammatory/Heart	29	920	24	1,571	- 651
Liver Cancer	30	865	20	2,036	- 1,171
Endocrine Disorders	31	772	16	2,328	- 1,556
Cervical Cancer	32	749	39	342	+ 408
Lymphomas	33	716	15	3,039	- 2,323
Violence	34	711	44	243	+ 468
Birth Trauma	35	695	50	140	+ 555
Uterin Cancer	36	678	35	524	+ 154
Maternal Conditions	37	673	63	20	+ 653
Bladder Cancer	38	612	30	1,187	- 575
Oral Cancer	39	561	32	972	- 411
Pancreas Cancer	40	475	13	3,118	- 2,643
Skin Disease	41	442	34	594	- 153
Leukemia	42	405	18	2,126	- 1,721
Malnutrition	43	361	51	117	+ 245
Meningitis	44	309	60	37	+ 272
Epilepsy	45	299	41	285	+ 14
Alcohol	46	271	37	380	- 108
Skin Cancers	47	251	17	2,319	- 2,068
Fires	48	229	55	55	+ 175
Syphilis	49	226	67	3	+ 223
Tuberculosis	50	223	56	53	+ 170
Oesophagus Cancer	51	121	25	1,494	- 1,372
Poisonings	52	107	61	35	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	53	84	28	1,252	- 1,168
Encephalitis	54	74	68	3	+ 71
Drug Use	55	69	21	1,783	- 1,713
Appendicitis	56	51	62	26	+ 25
Hepatitis B	57	42	58	41	+ 1
Pertussis	58	29	69	1	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	26	45	229	- 203
Multiple Sclerosis	60	22	46	188	- 166
Dengue	61	16	72	0	+ 16
Tetanus	62	6	70	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	63	4	71	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	48	173	- 169
War	65	3	65	8	- 5
Ascariasis	66	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	2	77	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	64	17	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	57	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Samoa

Australia

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.