IRAN VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,824	1	93,308	+ 8,516
Stroke	2	62,652	2	36,730	+ 25,922
Diabetes Mellitus	3	45,585	5	13,910	+ 31,675
Lung Disease	4	24,097	7	11,409	+ 12,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	22,455	8	11,243	+ 11,212
Kidney Disease	6	22,216	6	11,810	+ 10,405
Hypertension	7	12,623	4	16,415	- 3,792
Liver Disease	8	11,579	12	6,637	+ 4,942
Lung Cancers	9	11,200	11	6,784	+ 4,416
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,868	3	17,803	- 6,935
Suicide	11	10,469	16	4,334	+ 6,135
Asthma	12	8,790	22	3,360	+ 5,430
Breast Cancer	13	8,115	19	3,736	+ 4,379
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	8,014	9	11,046	- 3,032
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,445	14	4,844	+ 2,602
Low Birth Weight	16	6,927	13	4,861	+ 2,066
Stomach Cancer	17	6,767	10	9,822	- 3,054
Measles	18	6,572	68	2	+ 6,569
Drownings	19	5,588	40	930	+ 4,657
Other Injuries	20	5,436	17	4,048	+ 1,388
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	5,043	33	1,836	+ 3,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	5,010	15	4,575	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	4,801	38	996	+ 3,805
Prostate Cancer	24	4,501	21	3,583	+ 918
Ovary Cancer	25	4,217	39	937	+ 3,280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,693	37	1,246	+ 2,447
Falls	27	3,337	24	2,821	+ 516
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,091	26	2,545	+ 546
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,039	35	1,611	+ 1,428
Liver Cancer	30	2,856	20	3,714	- 859
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,549	32	2,092	+ 457
Cervical Cancer	32	2,474	48	501	+ 1,973
Lymphomas	33	2,364	23	2,882	- 517
Violence	34	2,349	27	2,535	- 186
Birth Trauma	35	2,295	25	2,735	- 440
Uterin Cancer	36	2,239	51	355	+ 1,884
Maternal Conditions	37	2,223	52	285	+ 1,938
Bladder Cancer	38	2,020	36	1,410	+ 611
Oral Cancer	39	1,852	45	655	+ 1,197
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,567	29	2,418	- 851
Skin Disease	41	1,458	55	237	+ 1,221
Leukemia	42	1,336	18	3,966	- 2,630
Malnutrition	43	1,193	56	157	+ 1,037
Meningitis	44	1,022	46	642	+ 380
Epilepsy	45	986	44	719	+ 267
Alcohol	46	896	53	253	+ 644
Skin Cancers	47	828	47	518	+ 310
Fires	48	758	34	1,823	- 1,065
Syphilis	49	746	61	52	+ 694
Tuberculosis	50	736	41	882	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	51	401	30	2,371	- 1,970
Poisonings	52	353	43	816	- 463
Other Neoplasms	53	279	58	112	+ 167
Encephalitis	54	243	54	246	- 3
Drug Use	55	229	31	2,242	- 2,013
Appendicitis	56	168	57	155	+ 14
Hepatitis B	57	139	49	425	- 286
Pertussis	58	94	60	75	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	86	59	80	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	73	50	405	- 332
Dengue	61	54	74	0	+ 54
Tetanus	62	21	62	37	- 16
Diphtheria	63	14	70	1	+ 13
Hepatitis C	64	12	69	1	+ 11
War	65	9	42	848	- 839
Ascariasis	66	6	67	3	+ 4
Chlamydia	67	5	65	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	4	63	16	- 12
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	28	2,521	- 2,521
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	75	0	64	8	- 8
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Samoa

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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.