BRAZIL VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	253,505	1	165,788	+ 87,717
Stroke	2	155,980	2	123,207	+ 32,773
Diabetes Mellitus	3	113,490	5	59,608	+ 53,882
Lung Disease	4	59,992	6	59,373	+ 619
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	55,905	3	94,705	- 38,800
Kidney Disease	6	55,309	7	37,690	+ 17,618
Hypertension	7	31,427	11	28,822	+ 2,605
Liver Disease	8	28,828	13	21,422	+ 7,406
Lung Cancers	9	27,884	9	31,659	- 3,775
Road Traffic Accidents	10	27,058	8	33,871	- 6,813
Suicide	11	26,064	20	14,540	+ 11,524
Asthma	12	21,885	48	2,595	+ 19,290
Breast Cancer	13	20,203	14	20,759	- 556
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	19,952	10	30,717	- 10,764
Congenital Anomalies	15	18,536	23	12,317	+ 6,219
Low Birth Weight	16	17,246	33	6,881	+ 10,365
Stomach Cancer	17	16,848	17	17,992	- 1,144
Measles	18	16,362	81	4	+ 16,358
Drownings	19	13,911	39	4,937	+ 8,974
Other Injuries	20	13,534	21	13,807	- 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	12,555	35	5,659	+ 6,896
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	12,473	12	23,161	- 10,689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	11,952	51	2,193	+ 9,759
Prostate Cancer	24	11,206	15	19,001	- 7,794
Ovary Cancer	25	10,498	43	4,355	+ 6,143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	9,195	44	4,258	+ 4,937
Falls	27	8,309	16	18,847	- 10,538
Parkinson's Disease	28	7,697	41	4,770	+ 2,926
Inflammatory/Heart	29	7,566	18	17,508	- 9,942
Liver Cancer	30	7,110	25	11,514	- 4,405
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,347	19	16,927	- 10,580
Cervical Cancer	32	6,158	29	9,511	- 3,352
Lymphomas	33	5,887	27	10,376	- 4,489
Violence	34	5,848	4	68,779	- 62,932
Birth Trauma	35	5,714	45	3,777	+ 1,937
Uterin Cancer	36	5,574	47	2,780	+ 2,793
Maternal Conditions	37	5,534	53	1,507	+ 4,027
Bladder Cancer	38	5,030	36	5,306	- 276
Oral Cancer	39	4,611	28	9,951	- 5,341
Pancreas Cancer	40	3,902	24	11,999	- 8,097
Skin Disease	41	3,630	31	7,179	- 3,549
Leukemia	42	3,327	30	8,531	- 5,204
Malnutrition	43	2,971	34	6,695	- 3,724
Meningitis	44	2,543	54	1,359	+ 1,185
Epilepsy	45	2,454	46	3,263	- 809
Alcohol	46	2,232	32	7,121	- 4,889
Skin Cancers	47	2,062	38	5,032	- 2,970
Fires	48	1,886	58	1,028	+ 858
Syphilis	49	1,856	68	223	+ 1,634
Tuberculosis	50	1,831	40	4,895	- 3,064
Oesophagus Cancer	51	998	26	10,466	- 9,468
Poisonings	52	878	66	317	+ 561
Other Neoplasms	53	694	42	4,665	- 3,970
Encephalitis	54	606	72	65	+ 541
Drug Use	55	571	49	2,467	- 1,896
Appendicitis	56	419	57	1,067	- 648
Hepatitis B	57	347	59	775	- 428
Pertussis	58	235	75	30	+ 205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	214	61	596	- 383
Multiple Sclerosis	60	182	64	356	- 174
Dengue	61	134	76	14	+ 120
Tetanus	62	52	71	88	- 36
Diphtheria	63	35	79	7	+ 28
Hepatitis C	64	30	52	1,955	- 1,925
War	65	22	56	1,090	- 1,068
Ascariasis	66	16	78	7	+ 8
Chlamydia	67	13	80	5	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	9	67	260	- 250
Otitis Media	69	1	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Samoa

Brazil

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.