BHUTAN VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,019	1	702	+ 317
Stroke	2	627	3	360	+ 267
Diabetes Mellitus	3	456	7	164	+ 292
Lung Disease	4	241	2	524	- 283
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	225	4	177	+ 48
Kidney Disease	6	222	8	149	+ 74
Hypertension	7	126	16	77	+ 50
Liver Disease	8	116	6	166	- 50
Lung Cancers	9	112	21	44	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	10	109	10	123	- 15
Suicide	11	105	26	35	+ 70
Asthma	12	88	15	78	+ 10
Breast Cancer	13	81	43	8	+ 73
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	80	13	105	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	15	75	20	50	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	16	69	14	79	- 10
Stomach Cancer	17	68	11	118	- 50
Measles	18	66	58	2	+ 64
Drownings	19	56	32	20	+ 36
Other Injuries	20	54	24	43	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	50	5	169	- 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	50	31	24	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	48	17	68	- 20
Prostate Cancer	24	45	55	3	+ 42
Ovary Cancer	25	42	37	14	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	37	25	39	- 2
Falls	27	33	12	111	- 78
Parkinson's Disease	28	31	28	31	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	29	30	45	8	+ 23
Liver Cancer	30	29	27	35	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	31	26	39	11	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	32	25	29	30	- 6
Lymphomas	33	24	52	5	+ 19
Violence	34	24	35	18	+ 5
Birth Trauma	35	23	19	51	- 28
Uterin Cancer	36	22	71	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	37	22	42	9	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	38	20	48	6	+ 14
Oral Cancer	39	19	23	43	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	40	16	33	20	- 4
Skin Disease	41	15	46	7	+ 7
Leukemia	42	13	34	19	- 5
Malnutrition	43	12	54	3	+ 8
Meningitis	44	10	36	17	- 7
Epilepsy	45	10	38	14	- 4
Alcohol	46	9	49	6	+ 3
Skin Cancers	47	8	41	9	- 1
Fires	48	8	44	8	- 0
Syphilis	49	7	40	11	- 3
Tuberculosis	50	7	9	138	- 130
Oesophagus Cancer	51	4	22	44	- 40
Poisonings	52	4	59	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	53	3	57	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	2	30	28	- 26
Drug Use	55	2	47	7	- 5
Appendicitis	56	2	51	5	- 3
Hepatitis B	57	1	53	4	- 3
Pertussis	58	1	63	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1	50	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	62	1	- 0
Dengue	61	1	56	3	- 3
Tetanus	62	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	1	- 1
War	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	67	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	18	58	- 58
Schistosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.