MADAGASCAR VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,930	3	12,388	+ 21,542
Stroke	2	20,877	1	17,964	+ 2,913
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,190	16	3,278	+ 11,912
Lung Disease	4	8,030	14	3,957	+ 4,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,483	2	14,605	- 7,122
Kidney Disease	6	7,403	22	2,202	+ 5,201
Hypertension	7	4,206	8	6,208	- 2,002
Liver Disease	8	3,858	12	4,803	- 944
Lung Cancers	9	3,732	55	147	+ 3,585
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,622	7	7,880	- 4,258
Suicide	11	3,489	24	1,476	+ 2,013
Asthma	12	2,929	19	2,507	+ 422
Breast Cancer	13	2,704	37	629	+ 2,075
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,671	26	1,120	+ 1,550
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,481	15	3,380	- 899
Low Birth Weight	16	2,308	10	5,353	- 3,044
Stomach Cancer	17	2,255	47	368	+ 1,888
Measles	18	2,190	6	9,172	- 6,982
Drownings	19	1,862	31	825	+ 1,037
Other Injuries	20	1,811	21	2,359	- 548
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,680	5	11,085	- 9,405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,669	39	606	+ 1,064
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,600	38	627	+ 972
Prostate Cancer	24	1,500	29	996	+ 504
Ovary Cancer	25	1,405	57	135	+ 1,270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,231	42	495	+ 736
Falls	27	1,112	36	653	+ 459
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,030	49	266	+ 764
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,013	28	1,046	- 34
Liver Cancer	30	952	30	933	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	31	850	44	463	+ 387
Cervical Cancer	32	824	17	3,028	- 2,203
Lymphomas	33	788	34	675	+ 113
Violence	34	783	23	1,749	- 966
Birth Trauma	35	765	11	5,347	- 4,582
Uterin Cancer	36	746	59	95	+ 651
Maternal Conditions	37	741	18	2,776	- 2,035
Bladder Cancer	38	673	48	286	+ 387
Oral Cancer	39	617	32	697	- 80
Pancreas Cancer	40	522	61	80	+ 442
Skin Disease	41	486	51	187	+ 299
Leukemia	42	445	45	401	+ 44
Malnutrition	43	398	13	4,236	- 3,838
Meningitis	44	340	20	2,391	- 2,050
Epilepsy	45	328	46	385	- 56
Alcohol	46	299	53	161	+ 138
Skin Cancers	47	276	43	467	- 191
Fires	48	252	35	661	- 409
Syphilis	49	248	33	680	- 432
Tuberculosis	50	245	4	11,606	- 11,361
Oesophagus Cancer	51	134	27	1,080	- 947
Poisonings	52	117	40	571	- 453
Other Neoplasms	53	93	65	24	+ 69
Encephalitis	54	81	60	94	- 13
Drug Use	55	76	62	58	+ 18
Appendicitis	56	56	56	147	- 91
Hepatitis B	57	46	58	98	- 52
Pertussis	58	31	41	519	- 488
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	29	64	47	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	60	24	66	18	+ 7
Dengue	61	18	72	0	+ 18
Tetanus	62	7	52	186	- 179
Diphtheria	63	5	71	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	4	67	16	- 12
War	65	3	54	155	- 152
Ascariasis	66	2	70	5	- 3
Chlamydia	67	2	69	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	49	- 47
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	260	- 260
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.