JAPAN VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,932	1	163,905	- 21,973
Stroke	2	87,330	2	121,823	- 34,493
Diabetes Mellitus	3	63,540	29	5,433	+ 58,108
Lung Disease	4	33,588	5	78,169	- 44,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,300	3	107,899	- 76,599
Kidney Disease	6	30,966	9	44,779	- 13,813
Hypertension	7	17,595	28	6,673	+ 10,922
Liver Disease	8	16,140	17	14,195	+ 1,945
Lung Cancers	9	15,612	4	79,688	- 64,077
Road Traffic Accidents	10	15,149	31	4,566	+ 10,583
Suicide	11	14,593	13	19,466	- 4,873
Asthma	12	12,253	42	1,922	+ 10,330
Breast Cancer	13	11,311	15	15,805	- 4,493
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	11,171	7	56,937	- 45,766
Congenital Anomalies	15	10,378	40	2,473	+ 7,905
Low Birth Weight	16	9,655	55	202	+ 9,453
Stomach Cancer	17	9,433	8	50,433	- 41,000
Measles	18	9,161	75	0	+ 9,161
Drownings	19	7,788	25	8,409	- 620
Other Injuries	20	7,577	12	22,068	- 14,491
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	7,029	37	2,731	+ 4,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	6,983	6	57,340	- 50,357
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	6,692	39	2,555	+ 4,137
Prostate Cancer	24	6,274	19	13,515	- 7,241
Ovary Cancer	25	5,878	30	5,061	+ 816
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,148	35	2,922	+ 2,226
Falls	27	4,652	23	9,736	- 5,084
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,309	18	14,007	- 9,698
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,236	27	8,232	- 3,996
Liver Cancer	30	3,981	11	29,384	- 25,404
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,554	21	11,486	- 7,933
Cervical Cancer	32	3,448	32	3,799	- 351
Lymphomas	33	3,296	14	19,273	- 15,977
Violence	34	3,274	53	266	+ 3,008
Birth Trauma	35	3,199	61	104	+ 3,095
Uterin Cancer	36	3,121	33	3,461	- 340
Maternal Conditions	37	3,098	64	39	+ 3,060
Bladder Cancer	38	2,816	22	9,936	- 7,120
Oral Cancer	39	2,581	26	8,333	- 5,752
Pancreas Cancer	40	2,184	10	37,027	- 34,843
Skin Disease	41	2,032	36	2,806	- 774
Leukemia	42	1,863	24	9,607	- 7,744
Malnutrition	43	1,664	43	1,910	- 246
Meningitis	44	1,424	52	308	+ 1,116
Epilepsy	45	1,374	45	1,558	- 185
Alcohol	46	1,249	51	576	+ 674
Skin Cancers	47	1,154	44	1,843	- 688
Fires	48	1,056	48	1,007	+ 49
Syphilis	49	1,039	65	16	+ 1,024
Tuberculosis	50	1,025	34	3,459	- 2,433
Oesophagus Cancer	51	559	20	12,316	- 11,757
Poisonings	52	491	54	255	+ 237
Other Neoplasms	53	389	16	15,120	- 14,731
Encephalitis	54	339	69	5	+ 335
Drug Use	55	320	50	732	- 412
Appendicitis	56	235	58	126	+ 109
Hepatitis B	57	194	46	1,423	- 1,229
Pertussis	58	132	71	1	+ 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	120	38	2,618	- 2,498
Multiple Sclerosis	60	102	59	108	- 6
Dengue	61	75	83	0	+ 75
Tetanus	62	29	67	9	+ 20
Diphtheria	63	19	74	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	17	41	2,220	- 2,203
War	65	12	66	15	- 2
Ascariasis	66	9	82	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	67	7	80	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	5	57	159	- 154
Otitis Media	69	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	63	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.