NETHERLANDS VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,474	2	17,601	+ 2,874
Stroke	2	12,598	4	9,707	+ 2,891
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,166	14	2,386	+ 6,780
Lung Disease	4	4,845	5	9,567	- 4,722
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,515	7	4,946	- 431
Kidney Disease	6	4,467	12	2,530	+ 1,937
Hypertension	7	2,538	29	818	+ 1,720
Liver Disease	8	2,328	28	936	+ 1,393
Lung Cancers	9	2,252	3	10,980	- 8,728
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,185	31	681	+ 1,504
Suicide	11	2,105	17	2,025	+ 80
Asthma	12	1,768	46	165	+ 1,602
Breast Cancer	13	1,632	9	3,535	- 1,903
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,611	1	18,148	- 16,537
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,497	35	544	+ 953
Low Birth Weight	16	1,393	45	167	+ 1,225
Stomach Cancer	17	1,361	22	1,361	- 0
Measles	18	1,321	73	0	+ 1,321
Drownings	19	1,124	49	98	+ 1,026
Other Injuries	20	1,093	19	1,648	- 555
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,014	33	584	+ 430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,007	6	5,829	- 4,822
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	965	41	238	+ 728
Prostate Cancer	24	905	10	3,265	- 2,360
Ovary Cancer	25	848	25	1,067	- 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	743	47	130	+ 612
Falls	27	671	8	4,131	- 3,460
Parkinson's Disease	28	622	16	2,120	- 1,498
Inflammatory/Heart	29	611	23	1,201	- 590
Liver Cancer	30	574	24	1,163	- 589
Endocrine Disorders	31	513	26	1,055	- 542
Cervical Cancer	32	497	39	266	+ 231
Lymphomas	33	475	13	2,511	- 2,036
Violence	34	472	48	107	+ 365
Birth Trauma	35	461	52	74	+ 388
Uterin Cancer	36	450	34	566	- 116
Maternal Conditions	37	447	65	8	+ 439
Bladder Cancer	38	406	21	1,471	- 1,065
Oral Cancer	39	372	30	768	- 395
Pancreas Cancer	40	315	11	2,995	- 2,680
Skin Disease	41	293	36	295	- 2
Leukemia	42	269	20	1,578	- 1,310
Malnutrition	43	240	63	12	+ 228
Meningitis	44	205	51	78	+ 127
Epilepsy	45	198	38	289	- 91
Alcohol	46	180	32	612	- 432
Skin Cancers	47	167	27	1,024	- 858
Fires	48	152	53	49	+ 103
Syphilis	49	150	69	1	+ 149
Tuberculosis	50	148	56	29	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	51	81	15	2,145	- 2,065
Poisonings	52	71	61	17	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	53	56	18	1,831	- 1,775
Encephalitis	54	49	68	1	+ 48
Drug Use	55	46	42	231	- 185
Appendicitis	56	34	58	26	+ 8
Hepatitis B	57	28	62	14	+ 14
Pertussis	58	19	67	1	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	17	44	214	- 197
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	37	295	- 280
Dengue	61	11	81	0	+ 11
Tetanus	62	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	63	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	60	20	- 18
War	65	2	66	2	- 0
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	57	28	- 27
Otitis Media	69	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	55	33	- 33
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Samoa

Netherlands

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.