DJIBOUTI VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,146	1	687	+ 459
Stroke	2	705	2	680	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	3	513	7	284	+ 229
Lung Disease	4	271	16	120	+ 151
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	253	3	671	- 418
Kidney Disease	6	250	13	186	+ 64
Hypertension	7	142	12	211	- 69
Liver Disease	8	130	6	295	- 164
Lung Cancers	9	126	42	20	+ 106
Road Traffic Accidents	10	122	11	229	- 106
Suicide	11	118	19	94	+ 24
Asthma	12	99	22	68	+ 31
Breast Cancer	13	91	20	91	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	90	21	90	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	15	84	18	113	- 29
Low Birth Weight	16	78	8	251	- 173
Stomach Cancer	17	76	50	14	+ 62
Measles	18	74	66	2	+ 72
Drownings	19	63	35	28	+ 34
Other Injuries	20	61	10	233	- 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	57	4	364	- 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	56	32	38	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	54	48	15	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	24	51	44	17	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	25	47	40	23	+ 24
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	42	34	32	+ 10
Falls	27	38	26	45	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	28	35	41	23	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	29	34	28	45	- 11
Liver Cancer	30	32	43	19	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	31	29	38	25	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	32	28	29	40	- 12
Lymphomas	33	27	30	40	- 14
Violence	34	26	24	64	- 38
Birth Trauma	35	26	15	166	- 140
Uterin Cancer	36	25	60	4	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	37	25	31	40	- 15
Bladder Cancer	38	23	47	15	+ 7
Oral Cancer	39	21	45	17	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	40	18	58	6	+ 12
Skin Disease	41	16	55	12	+ 4
Leukemia	42	15	27	45	- 30
Malnutrition	43	13	14	170	- 156
Meningitis	44	12	17	117	- 105
Epilepsy	45	11	37	26	- 15
Alcohol	46	10	49	15	- 5
Skin Cancers	47	9	53	12	- 3
Fires	48	9	33	33	- 24
Syphilis	49	8	52	13	- 4
Tuberculosis	50	8	9	243	- 234
Oesophagus Cancer	51	5	36	27	- 22
Poisonings	52	4	39	25	- 21
Other Neoplasms	53	3	65	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	3	59	5	- 2
Drug Use	55	3	54	12	- 10
Appendicitis	56	2	57	6	- 4
Hepatitis B	57	2	56	8	- 7
Pertussis	58	1	25	50	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1	62	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	67	2	- 1
Dengue	61	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	62	0	46	16	- 16
Diphtheria	63	0	69	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	68	1	- 1
War	65	0	63	3	- 3
Ascariasis	66	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	70	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	5	348	- 348
Schistosomiasis	74	0	64	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	14	- 14
Malaria	76	0	23	66	- 66
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

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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.