CHINA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,631,318	2	1,771,525	- 140,207
Stroke	2	1,003,739	1	2,043,210	- 1,039,472
Diabetes Mellitus	3	730,311	14	161,672	+ 568,639
Lung Disease	4	386,052	3	968,607	- 582,555
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	359,752	12	183,342	+ 176,410
Kidney Disease	6	355,914	11	192,302	+ 163,612
Hypertension	7	202,237	7	301,183	- 98,946
Liver Disease	8	185,510	15	145,603	+ 39,907
Lung Cancers	9	179,435	4	714,311	- 534,876
Road Traffic Accidents	10	174,120	8	250,272	- 76,152
Suicide	11	167,726	17	116,324	+ 51,402
Asthma	12	140,829	39	23,147	+ 117,682
Breast Cancer	13	130,008	19	92,757	+ 37,252
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	128,395	6	304,455	- 176,060
Congenital Anomalies	15	119,282	31	36,613	+ 82,670
Low Birth Weight	16	110,977	40	21,631	+ 89,345
Stomach Cancer	17	108,421	5	398,439	- 290,018
Measles	18	105,288	62	558	+ 104,731
Drownings	19	89,518	26	52,807	+ 36,711
Other Injuries	20	87,090	25	54,087	+ 33,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	80,792	50	8,719	+ 72,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	80,263	9	248,388	- 168,126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	76,913	21	65,350	+ 11,563
Prostate Cancer	24	72,113	28	51,056	+ 21,057
Ovary Cancer	25	67,557	35	28,078	+ 39,479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	59,170	30	37,723	+ 21,447
Falls	27	53,468	16	138,878	- 85,410
Parkinson's Disease	28	49,529	20	70,699	- 21,170
Inflammatory/Heart	29	48,688	33	29,954	+ 18,734
Liver Cancer	30	45,752	13	180,952	- 135,200
Endocrine Disorders	31	40,843	37	25,613	+ 15,231
Cervical Cancer	32	39,630	27	51,650	- 12,020
Lymphomas	33	37,880	23	57,838	- 19,958
Violence	34	37,630	47	11,115	+ 26,515
Birth Trauma	35	36,768	43	17,644	+ 19,124
Uterin Cancer	36	35,867	45	11,751	+ 24,115
Maternal Conditions	37	35,609	54	3,596	+ 32,013
Bladder Cancer	38	32,368	29	37,873	- 5,505
Oral Cancer	39	29,670	24	54,695	- 25,026
Pancreas Cancer	40	25,107	18	111,537	- 86,430
Skin Disease	41	23,357	52	5,222	+ 18,135
Leukemia	42	21,412	22	58,145	- 36,733
Malnutrition	43	19,120	44	12,995	+ 6,125
Meningitis	44	16,367	51	5,704	+ 10,664
Epilepsy	45	15,791	46	11,365	+ 4,426
Alcohol	46	14,360	42	19,071	- 4,711
Skin Cancers	47	13,269	41	19,669	- 6,401
Fires	48	12,136	48	10,498	+ 1,638
Syphilis	49	11,947	58	1,824	+ 10,123
Tuberculosis	50	11,784	32	34,802	- 23,018
Oesophagus Cancer	51	6,421	10	242,891	- 236,470
Poisonings	52	5,648	36	25,762	- 20,114
Other Neoplasms	53	4,468	53	4,374	+ 94
Encephalitis	54	3,899	55	2,796	+ 1,102
Drug Use	55	3,675	38	24,214	- 20,539
Appendicitis	56	2,698	60	1,468	+ 1,231
Hepatitis B	57	2,231	56	2,757	- 527
Pertussis	58	1,512	64	484	+ 1,028
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1,376	49	10,108	- 8,732
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,173	59	1,734	- 561
Dengue	61	861	70	12	+ 849
Tetanus	62	332	63	491	- 159
Diphtheria	63	224	71	11	+ 213
Hepatitis C	64	190	66	86	+ 104
War	65	142	61	900	- 758
Ascariasis	66	102	68	34	+ 68
Chlamydia	67	81	67	55	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	68	61	57	2,663	- 2,602
Otitis Media	69	7	69	15	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Samoa

China

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.