CANADA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,693	1	40,063	+ 4,629
Stroke	2	27,499	5	14,159	+ 13,340
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,008	9	5,718	+ 14,290
Lung Disease	4	10,577	4	14,212	- 3,636
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,856	7	7,431	+ 2,425
Kidney Disease	6	9,751	14	4,578	+ 5,173
Hypertension	7	5,541	22	2,563	+ 2,978
Liver Disease	8	5,082	17	3,624	+ 1,459
Lung Cancers	9	4,916	3	20,937	- 16,021
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,770	28	1,998	+ 2,773
Suicide	11	4,595	15	4,417	+ 178
Asthma	12	3,858	49	262	+ 3,596
Breast Cancer	13	3,562	8	5,910	- 2,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,518	2	30,970	- 27,452
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,268	35	1,081	+ 2,187
Low Birth Weight	16	3,040	42	553	+ 2,487
Stomach Cancer	17	2,970	26	2,177	+ 793
Measles	18	2,885	74	0	+ 2,885
Drownings	19	2,452	48	283	+ 2,169
Other Injuries	20	2,386	24	2,392	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,213	36	840	+ 1,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,199	6	9,651	- 7,452
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,107	39	636	+ 1,471
Prostate Cancer	24	1,976	13	4,711	- 2,735
Ovary Cancer	25	1,851	29	1,902	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,621	43	442	+ 1,179
Falls	27	1,465	12	4,829	- 3,364
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,357	18	3,359	- 2,002
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,334	27	2,060	- 726
Liver Cancer	30	1,253	20	3,113	- 1,859
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,119	19	3,233	- 2,114
Cervical Cancer	32	1,086	41	578	+ 508
Lymphomas	33	1,038	10	5,146	- 4,108
Violence	34	1,031	40	605	+ 426
Birth Trauma	35	1,007	50	193	+ 814
Uterin Cancer	36	983	34	1,183	- 200
Maternal Conditions	37	976	64	45	+ 930
Bladder Cancer	38	887	23	2,521	- 1,634
Oral Cancer	39	813	32	1,592	- 779
Pancreas Cancer	40	688	11	5,057	- 4,370
Skin Disease	41	640	38	679	- 39
Leukemia	42	587	21	3,098	- 2,512
Malnutrition	43	524	51	192	+ 331
Meningitis	44	448	59	68	+ 380
Epilepsy	45	433	44	384	+ 49
Alcohol	46	393	33	1,491	- 1,097
Skin Cancers	47	364	30	1,756	- 1,393
Fires	48	332	52	192	+ 140
Syphilis	49	327	67	5	+ 322
Tuberculosis	50	323	58	97	+ 225
Oesophagus Cancer	51	176	25	2,230	- 2,054
Poisonings	52	155	56	121	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	53	122	31	1,679	- 1,556
Encephalitis	54	107	68	3	+ 104
Drug Use	55	101	16	3,686	- 3,585
Appendicitis	56	74	62	49	+ 25
Hepatitis B	57	61	60	66	- 5
Pertussis	58	41	69	1	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	38	47	322	- 285
Multiple Sclerosis	60	32	37	692	- 660
Dengue	61	24	72	0	+ 23
Tetanus	62	9	71	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	63	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	5	45	363	- 358
War	65	4	65	21	- 17
Ascariasis	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	2	83	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	47	- 45
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	53	163	- 163
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Samoa

Canada

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.