NIGERIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	272,739	7	61,374	+ 211,365
Stroke	2	167,814	8	57,744	+ 110,071
Diabetes Mellitus	3	122,100	18	22,497	+ 99,604
Lung Disease	4	64,544	22	12,569	+ 51,975
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	60,147	1	207,281	- 147,134
Kidney Disease	6	59,505	20	18,189	+ 41,316
Hypertension	7	33,812	24	10,692	+ 23,120
Liver Disease	8	31,015	13	38,326	- 7,310
Lung Cancers	9	30,000	57	1,295	+ 28,704
Road Traffic Accidents	10	29,111	12	41,693	- 12,582
Suicide	11	28,042	30	7,019	+ 21,023
Asthma	12	23,545	27	8,192	+ 15,353
Breast Cancer	13	21,736	23	11,884	+ 9,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	21,466	31	6,786	+ 14,681
Congenital Anomalies	15	19,943	9	49,696	- 29,754
Low Birth Weight	16	18,554	6	95,959	- 77,405
Stomach Cancer	17	18,127	50	2,129	+ 15,998
Measles	18	17,603	14	29,439	- 11,836
Drownings	19	14,966	32	6,584	+ 8,382
Other Injuries	20	14,561	17	22,696	- 8,135
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	13,507	2	144,724	- 131,217
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	13,419	43	4,152	+ 9,267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	12,859	52	1,946	+ 10,913
Prostate Cancer	24	12,057	35	5,914	+ 6,142
Ovary Cancer	25	11,295	49	2,133	+ 9,162
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	9,893	37	5,846	+ 4,047
Falls	27	8,939	28	7,528	+ 1,411
Parkinson's Disease	28	8,281	46	2,473	+ 5,808
Inflammatory/Heart	29	8,140	42	4,826	+ 3,314
Liver Cancer	30	7,649	39	5,289	+ 2,360
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,829	21	15,799	- 8,970
Cervical Cancer	32	6,626	25	10,574	- 3,948
Lymphomas	33	6,333	40	5,202	+ 1,132
Violence	34	6,291	19	18,407	- 12,116
Birth Trauma	35	6,147	5	100,186	- 94,039
Uterin Cancer	36	5,997	62	679	+ 5,318
Maternal Conditions	37	5,953	15	23,540	- 17,586
Bladder Cancer	38	5,412	63	670	+ 4,742
Oral Cancer	39	4,960	48	2,238	+ 2,722
Pancreas Cancer	40	4,198	51	1,975	+ 2,223
Skin Disease	41	3,905	56	1,468	+ 2,437
Leukemia	42	3,580	47	2,257	+ 1,323
Malnutrition	43	3,197	36	5,896	- 2,699
Meningitis	44	2,736	11	43,651	- 40,915
Epilepsy	45	2,640	41	5,001	- 2,361
Alcohol	46	2,401	58	1,031	+ 1,370
Skin Cancers	47	2,218	53	1,933	+ 285
Fires	48	2,029	29	7,132	- 5,102
Syphilis	49	1,997	38	5,449	- 3,452
Tuberculosis	50	1,970	3	127,335	- 125,365
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,073	64	560	+ 513
Poisonings	52	944	33	6,570	- 5,626
Other Neoplasms	53	747	66	290	+ 457
Encephalitis	54	652	59	937	- 285
Drug Use	55	614	34	6,273	- 5,659
Appendicitis	56	451	60	760	- 309
Hepatitis B	57	373	55	1,488	- 1,115
Pertussis	58	253	16	23,282	- 23,029
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	230	69	165	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	60	196	68	179	+ 17
Dengue	61	144	73	2	+ 142
Tetanus	62	56	26	8,355	- 8,299
Diphtheria	63	37	44	3,800	- 3,762
Hepatitis C	64	32	65	304	- 272
War	65	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Ascariasis	66	17	61	685	- 668
Chlamydia	67	14	71	14	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	10	67	259	- 249
Otitis Media	69	1	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	77	0	78	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.