BELGIUM VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,799	1	15,281	- 1,482
Stroke	2	8,490	3	7,408	+ 1,083
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,177	20	1,269	+ 4,908
Lung Disease	4	3,265	5	6,438	- 3,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,043	6	5,677	- 2,634
Kidney Disease	6	3,011	8	2,952	+ 59
Hypertension	7	1,711	27	740	+ 971
Liver Disease	8	1,569	17	1,433	+ 136
Lung Cancers	9	1,518	4	6,777	- 5,259
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,473	29	666	+ 807
Suicide	11	1,419	10	2,111	- 692
Asthma	12	1,191	46	128	+ 1,064
Breast Cancer	13	1,100	9	2,587	- 1,487
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,086	2	9,416	- 8,330
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,009	40	282	+ 727
Low Birth Weight	16	939	50	70	+ 869
Stomach Cancer	17	917	26	863	+ 54
Measles	18	891	79	0	+ 891
Drownings	19	757	47	79	+ 679
Other Injuries	20	737	11	2,006	- 1,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	683	33	418	+ 266
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	679	7	3,329	- 2,650
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	651	37	293	+ 358
Prostate Cancer	24	610	13	1,824	- 1,214
Ovary Cancer	25	571	30	653	- 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	500	42	213	+ 288
Falls	27	452	15	1,756	- 1,303
Parkinson's Disease	28	419	19	1,378	- 959
Inflammatory/Heart	29	412	23	1,060	- 649
Liver Cancer	30	387	24	976	- 589
Endocrine Disorders	31	345	18	1,432	- 1,086
Cervical Cancer	32	335	41	243	+ 92
Lymphomas	33	320	16	1,552	- 1,232
Violence	34	318	44	149	+ 169
Birth Trauma	35	311	53	47	+ 264
Uterin Cancer	36	303	34	384	- 81
Maternal Conditions	37	301	64	6	+ 295
Bladder Cancer	38	274	22	1,078	- 805
Oral Cancer	39	251	28	675	- 424
Pancreas Cancer	40	212	14	1,809	- 1,597
Skin Disease	41	198	35	380	- 182
Leukemia	42	181	21	1,199	- 1,018
Malnutrition	43	162	38	291	- 129
Meningitis	44	138	58	28	+ 110
Epilepsy	45	134	36	348	- 214
Alcohol	46	121	32	500	- 378
Skin Cancers	47	112	31	522	- 410
Fires	48	103	48	75	+ 28
Syphilis	49	101	70	0	+ 101
Tuberculosis	50	100	54	46	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	51	54	25	898	- 844
Poisonings	52	48	55	41	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	53	38	12	1,828	- 1,790
Encephalitis	54	33	66	1	+ 32
Drug Use	55	31	39	287	- 256
Appendicitis	56	23	62	17	+ 6
Hepatitis B	57	19	63	17	+ 2
Pertussis	58	13	68	1	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	12	49	73	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	60	10	45	147	- 137
Dengue	61	7	83	0	+ 7
Tetanus	62	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	63	2	69	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	52	53	- 51
War	65	1	67	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	59	22	- 21
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	57	36	- 36
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Samoa

Belgium

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.