MEXICO VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	150,616	1	116,238	+ 34,378
Stroke	2	92,673	4	39,790	+ 52,883
Diabetes Mellitus	3	67,428	2	86,110	- 18,682
Lung Disease	4	35,643	7	29,123	+ 6,520
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	33,215	8	24,816	+ 8,399
Kidney Disease	6	32,861	3	44,622	- 11,761
Hypertension	7	18,672	9	17,806	+ 866
Liver Disease	8	17,128	6	29,838	- 12,710
Lung Cancers	9	16,567	17	7,349	+ 9,218
Road Traffic Accidents	10	16,076	10	16,303	- 227
Suicide	11	15,486	22	6,772	+ 8,714
Asthma	12	13,002	47	1,342	+ 11,660
Breast Cancer	13	12,003	16	7,380	+ 4,624
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	11,854	30	3,447	+ 8,408
Congenital Anomalies	15	11,013	13	10,457	+ 556
Low Birth Weight	16	10,246	18	7,163	+ 3,084
Stomach Cancer	17	10,010	19	6,939	+ 3,072
Measles	18	9,721	80	0	+ 9,721
Drownings	19	8,265	42	1,799	+ 6,466
Other Injuries	20	8,041	11	12,175	- 4,134
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	7,459	29	3,476	+ 3,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	7,410	20	6,871	+ 540
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	7,101	52	859	+ 6,242
Prostate Cancer	24	6,658	15	7,494	- 836
Ovary Cancer	25	6,237	34	2,649	+ 3,588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5,463	33	2,734	+ 2,729
Falls	27	4,937	35	2,628	+ 2,309
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,573	43	1,567	+ 3,006
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,495	41	1,866	+ 2,629
Liver Cancer	30	4,224	21	6,817	- 2,593
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,771	12	11,310	- 7,539
Cervical Cancer	32	3,659	26	4,787	- 1,128
Lymphomas	33	3,497	24	4,961	- 1,464
Violence	34	3,474	5	32,450	- 28,976
Birth Trauma	35	3,395	36	2,552	+ 843
Uterin Cancer	36	3,311	50	902	+ 2,410
Maternal Conditions	37	3,288	54	750	+ 2,538
Bladder Cancer	38	2,988	48	1,272	+ 1,716
Oral Cancer	39	2,739	46	1,355	+ 1,384
Pancreas Cancer	40	2,318	27	4,510	- 2,192
Skin Disease	41	2,157	31	3,029	- 872
Leukemia	42	1,977	25	4,830	- 2,853
Malnutrition	43	1,765	14	7,552	- 5,786
Meningitis	44	1,511	58	357	+ 1,154
Epilepsy	45	1,458	39	1,912	- 454
Alcohol	46	1,326	32	2,945	- 1,620
Skin Cancers	47	1,225	40	1,909	- 684
Fires	48	1,121	56	604	+ 517
Syphilis	49	1,103	73	5	+ 1,098
Tuberculosis	50	1,088	38	1,943	- 855
Oesophagus Cancer	51	593	49	1,252	- 659
Poisonings	52	521	57	531	- 9
Other Neoplasms	53	413	23	6,204	- 5,792
Encephalitis	54	360	62	140	+ 220
Drug Use	55	339	44	1,470	- 1,131
Appendicitis	56	249	53	774	- 525
Hepatitis B	57	206	61	210	- 4
Pertussis	58	140	70	21	+ 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	127	45	1,415	- 1,288
Multiple Sclerosis	60	108	60	295	- 187
Dengue	61	80	67	30	+ 49
Tetanus	62	31	71	10	+ 21
Diphtheria	63	21	79	0	+ 21
Hepatitis C	64	18	55	625	- 608
War	65	13	66	112	- 99
Ascariasis	66	9	72	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	8	77	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	6	64	127	- 121
Otitis Media	69	1	68	29	- 28
Leprosy	70	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	28	4,128	- 4,128
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Samoa

Mexico

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.