KENYA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,101	9	11,972	+ 55,129
Stroke	2	41,287	4	15,895	+ 25,392
Diabetes Mellitus	3	30,040	14	5,651	+ 24,389
Lung Disease	4	15,880	20	4,280	+ 11,599
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,798	1	22,571	- 7,774
Kidney Disease	6	14,640	16	4,464	+ 10,176
Hypertension	7	8,319	17	4,418	+ 3,901
Liver Disease	8	7,631	7	13,405	- 5,774
Lung Cancers	9	7,381	47	669	+ 6,712
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,162	6	14,883	- 7,721
Suicide	11	6,899	23	3,214	+ 3,685
Asthma	12	5,793	26	2,300	+ 3,493
Breast Cancer	13	5,348	25	2,658	+ 2,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,281	31	1,827	+ 3,454
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,906	12	6,115	- 1,209
Low Birth Weight	16	4,565	11	9,562	- 4,997
Stomach Cancer	17	4,460	28	2,010	+ 2,450
Measles	18	4,331	63	103	+ 4,228
Drownings	19	3,682	39	1,200	+ 2,482
Other Injuries	20	3,582	19	4,336	- 753
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	3,323	5	15,420	- 12,097
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,301	32	1,477	+ 1,824
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	3,164	53	408	+ 2,756
Prostate Cancer	24	2,966	37	1,292	+ 1,674
Ovary Cancer	25	2,779	45	795	+ 1,984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,434	41	1,089	+ 1,345
Falls	27	2,199	33	1,465	+ 734
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,037	50	470	+ 1,567
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,003	40	1,121	+ 881
Liver Cancer	30	1,882	34	1,351	+ 531
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,680	44	831	+ 849
Cervical Cancer	32	1,630	22	3,389	- 1,759
Lymphomas	33	1,558	29	1,931	- 373
Violence	34	1,548	24	2,942	- 1,395
Birth Trauma	35	1,512	10	9,957	- 8,445
Uterin Cancer	36	1,475	56	323	+ 1,153
Maternal Conditions	37	1,465	13	5,651	- 4,187
Bladder Cancer	38	1,331	57	318	+ 1,014
Oral Cancer	39	1,220	30	1,842	- 622
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,033	46	716	+ 317
Skin Disease	41	961	51	455	+ 506
Leukemia	42	881	35	1,327	- 447
Malnutrition	43	786	21	4,212	- 3,426
Meningitis	44	673	15	5,364	- 4,690
Epilepsy	45	650	43	832	- 183
Alcohol	46	591	55	355	+ 235
Skin Cancers	47	546	48	638	- 92
Fires	48	499	36	1,316	- 817
Syphilis	49	491	52	449	+ 42
Tuberculosis	50	485	3	19,655	- 19,171
Oesophagus Cancer	51	264	18	4,373	- 4,108
Poisonings	52	232	38	1,269	- 1,036
Other Neoplasms	53	184	67	60	+ 124
Encephalitis	54	160	60	189	- 29
Drug Use	55	151	62	113	+ 38
Appendicitis	56	111	58	240	- 129
Hepatitis B	57	92	49	522	- 430
Pertussis	58	62	42	1,014	- 951
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	57	66	84	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	60	48	68	39	+ 10
Dengue	61	35	73	0	+ 35
Tetanus	62	14	27	2,129	- 2,115
Diphtheria	63	9	69	13	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	8	61	152	- 145
War	65	6	65	89	- 83
Ascariasis	66	4	71	9	- 5
Chlamydia	67	3	70	10	- 7
Upper Respiratory	68	3	64	95	- 92
Otitis Media	69	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	76	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.