LIBERIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,264	7	1,885	+ 4,379
Stroke	2	3,854	11	1,578	+ 2,276
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,804	15	650	+ 2,154
Lung Disease	4	1,482	26	294	+ 1,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,381	2	2,693	- 1,311
Kidney Disease	6	1,367	16	609	+ 758
Hypertension	7	777	23	371	+ 406
Liver Disease	8	712	13	858	- 146
Lung Cancers	9	689	44	66	+ 623
Road Traffic Accidents	10	669	5	1,920	- 1,252
Suicide	11	644	30	220	+ 424
Asthma	12	541	31	200	+ 341
Breast Cancer	13	499	27	246	+ 254
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	493	29	235	+ 258
Congenital Anomalies	15	458	14	833	- 375
Low Birth Weight	16	426	8	1,652	- 1,226
Stomach Cancer	17	416	37	122	+ 295
Measles	18	404	3	2,554	- 2,150
Drownings	19	344	35	127	+ 217
Other Injuries	20	334	22	380	- 46
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	310	10	1,592	- 1,282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	308	40	90	+ 219
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	295	49	50	+ 245
Prostate Cancer	24	277	25	297	- 20
Ovary Cancer	25	259	47	50	+ 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	227	36	126	+ 101
Falls	27	205	33	155	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	28	190	43	72	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	29	187	38	115	+ 72
Liver Cancer	30	176	20	439	- 264
Endocrine Disorders	31	157	28	245	- 89
Cervical Cancer	32	152	19	474	- 321
Lymphomas	33	145	39	93	+ 52
Violence	34	144	18	477	- 332
Birth Trauma	35	141	9	1,601	- 1,460
Uterin Cancer	36	138	55	28	+ 109
Maternal Conditions	37	137	12	870	- 733
Bladder Cancer	38	124	59	19	+ 105
Oral Cancer	39	114	48	50	+ 64
Pancreas Cancer	40	96	53	38	+ 59
Skin Disease	41	90	51	41	+ 48
Leukemia	42	82	58	23	+ 59
Malnutrition	43	73	24	353	- 280
Meningitis	44	63	17	552	- 489
Epilepsy	45	61	42	81	- 20
Alcohol	46	55	57	25	+ 30
Skin Cancers	47	51	46	51	- 0
Fires	48	47	34	153	- 107
Syphilis	49	46	21	394	- 348
Tuberculosis	50	45	1	2,766	- 2,721
Oesophagus Cancer	51	25	60	16	+ 9
Poisonings	52	22	41	82	- 60
Other Neoplasms	53	17	62	6	+ 12
Encephalitis	54	15	56	27	- 13
Drug Use	55	14	50	42	- 28
Appendicitis	56	10	61	12	- 2
Hepatitis B	57	9	52	39	- 30
Pertussis	58	6	32	197	- 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	5	64	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	63	4	+ 0
Dengue	61	3	72	0	+ 3
Tetanus	62	1	54	31	- 30
Diphtheria	63	1	68	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	4	- 3
War	65	1	70	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	67	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	6	1,919	- 1,919
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	51	- 51
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 LIBERIA

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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.