GUATEMALA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,030	1	9,825	+ 11,206
Stroke	2	12,940	6	4,849	+ 8,091
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,415	3	6,932	+ 2,483
Lung Disease	4	4,977	13	1,901	+ 3,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,638	2	9,245	- 4,607
Kidney Disease	6	4,588	4	6,277	- 1,688
Hypertension	7	2,607	26	679	+ 1,928
Liver Disease	8	2,392	5	5,684	- 3,293
Lung Cancers	9	2,313	35	391	+ 1,922
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,245	8	4,026	- 1,782
Suicide	11	2,162	22	1,039	+ 1,123
Asthma	12	1,816	36	335	+ 1,481
Breast Cancer	13	1,676	28	495	+ 1,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,655	12	1,957	- 302
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,538	18	1,517	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	16	1,431	16	1,658	- 228
Stomach Cancer	17	1,398	17	1,570	- 173
Measles	18	1,357	72	0	+ 1,357
Drownings	19	1,154	32	463	+ 691
Other Injuries	20	1,123	10	2,466	- 1,343
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,042	9	2,617	- 1,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,035	31	464	+ 571
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	992	54	62	+ 930
Prostate Cancer	24	930	24	846	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	25	871	50	133	+ 738
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	763	23	1,029	- 267
Falls	27	689	20	1,371	- 682
Parkinson's Disease	28	639	34	393	+ 246
Inflammatory/Heart	29	628	44	225	+ 402
Liver Cancer	30	590	15	1,765	- 1,175
Endocrine Disorders	31	527	29	486	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	32	511	25	808	- 297
Lymphomas	33	488	43	229	+ 259
Violence	34	485	7	4,411	- 3,926
Birth Trauma	35	474	19	1,466	- 992
Uterin Cancer	36	462	59	27	+ 435
Maternal Conditions	37	459	30	468	- 9
Bladder Cancer	38	417	55	57	+ 360
Oral Cancer	39	382	49	142	+ 240
Pancreas Cancer	40	324	38	282	+ 42
Skin Disease	41	301	42	232	+ 69
Leukemia	42	276	27	601	- 325
Malnutrition	43	246	11	1,981	- 1,734
Meningitis	44	211	41	271	- 60
Epilepsy	45	204	33	463	- 259
Alcohol	46	185	14	1,799	- 1,614
Skin Cancers	47	171	46	195	- 24
Fires	48	156	45	207	- 51
Syphilis	49	154	64	3	+ 151
Tuberculosis	50	152	37	301	- 150
Oesophagus Cancer	51	83	48	144	- 61
Poisonings	52	73	39	275	- 202
Other Neoplasms	53	58	56	42	+ 16
Encephalitis	54	50	51	104	- 53
Drug Use	55	47	40	272	- 224
Appendicitis	56	35	47	164	- 129
Hepatitis B	57	29	65	2	+ 26
Pertussis	58	19	53	70	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	18	52	82	- 64
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	60	21	- 6
Dengue	61	11	58	33	- 21
Tetanus	62	4	62	10	- 6
Diphtheria	63	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	66	2	+ 0
War	65	2	68	2	- 0
Ascariasis	66	1	63	7	- 6
Chlamydia	67	1	67	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	57	34	- 33
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	21	1,173	- 1,173
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Samoa

Guatemala

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.