COLOMBIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,127	1	43,066	+ 14,061
Stroke	2	35,150	3	16,573	+ 18,577
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,575	11	5,028	+ 20,546
Lung Disease	4	13,519	4	15,928	- 2,409
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,598	5	10,773	+ 1,825
Kidney Disease	6	12,464	7	6,834	+ 5,630
Hypertension	7	7,082	8	6,400	+ 683
Liver Disease	8	6,496	19	2,426	+ 4,070
Lung Cancers	9	6,284	10	5,250	+ 1,033
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,097	6	7,765	- 1,667
Suicide	11	5,874	26	1,965	+ 3,909
Asthma	12	4,932	54	191	+ 4,740
Breast Cancer	13	4,553	13	3,669	+ 883
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,496	22	2,157	+ 2,339
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,177	16	2,963	+ 1,215
Low Birth Weight	16	3,886	23	2,095	+ 1,791
Stomach Cancer	17	3,797	9	6,112	- 2,315
Measles	18	3,687	78	0	+ 3,687
Drownings	19	3,135	40	689	+ 2,446
Other Injuries	20	3,050	28	1,592	+ 1,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,829	38	747	+ 2,082
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,811	12	4,371	- 1,560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,693	63	38	+ 2,656
Prostate Cancer	24	2,525	14	3,584	- 1,059
Ovary Cancer	25	2,366	33	1,122	+ 1,244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,072	39	698	+ 1,374
Falls	27	1,872	29	1,518	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,734	47	383	+ 1,351
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,705	31	1,329	+ 376
Liver Cancer	30	1,602	24	2,065	- 463
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,430	30	1,367	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	32	1,388	20	2,266	- 878
Lymphomas	33	1,327	18	2,603	- 1,276
Violence	34	1,318	2	19,268	- 17,950
Birth Trauma	35	1,288	41	648	+ 639
Uterin Cancer	36	1,256	45	423	+ 833
Maternal Conditions	37	1,247	46	394	+ 853
Bladder Cancer	38	1,133	42	609	+ 525
Oral Cancer	39	1,039	37	807	+ 232
Pancreas Cancer	40	879	25	2,022	- 1,143
Skin Disease	41	818	34	1,102	- 284
Leukemia	42	750	21	2,208	- 1,458
Malnutrition	43	670	27	1,878	- 1,209
Meningitis	44	573	50	244	+ 329
Epilepsy	45	553	43	597	- 44
Alcohol	46	503	68	23	+ 480
Skin Cancers	47	465	35	1,028	- 564
Fires	48	425	56	127	+ 298
Syphilis	49	418	65	30	+ 388
Tuberculosis	50	413	32	1,272	- 859
Oesophagus Cancer	51	225	36	835	- 610
Poisonings	52	198	61	61	+ 137
Other Neoplasms	53	156	15	3,205	- 3,048
Encephalitis	54	137	64	38	+ 99
Drug Use	55	129	44	492	- 363
Appendicitis	56	94	52	213	- 118
Hepatitis B	57	78	62	50	+ 28
Pertussis	58	53	69	18	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	48	51	242	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	60	62	- 21
Dengue	61	30	55	133	- 103
Tetanus	62	12	71	14	- 2
Diphtheria	63	8	80	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	7	59	65	- 58
War	65	5	49	260	- 255
Ascariasis	66	4	76	5	- 1
Chlamydia	67	3	81	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	27	- 25
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.