PHILIPPINES VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	136,258	1	129,955	+ 6,303
Stroke	2	83,839	3	74,167	+ 9,672
Diabetes Mellitus	3	61,000	7	32,260	+ 28,740
Lung Disease	4	32,246	6	32,559	- 314
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	30,049	2	93,807	- 63,758
Kidney Disease	6	29,728	4	39,380	- 9,652
Hypertension	7	16,892	5	34,500	- 17,608
Liver Disease	8	15,495	20	7,076	+ 8,419
Lung Cancers	9	14,988	13	10,296	+ 4,692
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,544	10	13,017	+ 1,527
Suicide	11	14,010	35	2,325	+ 11,684
Asthma	12	11,763	11	11,404	+ 359
Breast Cancer	13	10,859	15	9,802	+ 1,057
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	10,724	39	2,010	+ 8,714
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,963	17	8,051	+ 1,912
Low Birth Weight	16	9,269	14	10,141	- 871
Stomach Cancer	17	9,056	41	1,868	+ 7,188
Measles	18	8,794	48	894	+ 7,901
Drownings	19	7,477	27	3,881	+ 3,596
Other Injuries	20	7,274	31	3,536	+ 3,739
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	6,748	22	6,189	+ 560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	6,704	16	8,063	- 1,359
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	6,424	42	1,807	+ 4,618
Prostate Cancer	24	6,023	26	4,149	+ 1,874
Ovary Cancer	25	5,643	40	1,994	+ 3,649
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,942	21	6,865	- 1,923
Falls	27	4,466	28	3,861	+ 605
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,137	55	594	+ 3,543
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,067	30	3,545	+ 522
Liver Cancer	30	3,822	19	7,663	- 3,842
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,411	12	10,464	- 7,052
Cervical Cancer	32	3,310	33	3,076	+ 235
Lymphomas	33	3,164	36	2,279	+ 885
Violence	34	3,143	9	14,835	- 11,692
Birth Trauma	35	3,071	18	7,960	- 4,889
Uterin Cancer	36	2,996	50	761	+ 2,235
Maternal Conditions	37	2,974	38	2,042	+ 933
Bladder Cancer	38	2,704	58	569	+ 2,134
Oral Cancer	39	2,478	34	2,916	- 438
Pancreas Cancer	40	2,097	37	2,121	- 24
Skin Disease	41	1,951	25	4,229	- 2,278
Leukemia	42	1,788	29	3,596	- 1,808
Malnutrition	43	1,597	24	4,311	- 2,714
Meningitis	44	1,367	47	1,041	+ 326
Epilepsy	45	1,319	45	1,120	+ 199
Alcohol	46	1,199	60	401	+ 799
Skin Cancers	47	1,108	61	368	+ 740
Fires	48	1,014	54	600	+ 414
Syphilis	49	998	44	1,157	- 159
Tuberculosis	50	984	8	27,061	- 26,076
Oesophagus Cancer	51	536	53	672	- 136
Poisonings	52	472	65	226	+ 246
Other Neoplasms	53	373	23	5,146	- 4,773
Encephalitis	54	326	67	185	+ 141
Drug Use	55	307	52	695	- 388
Appendicitis	56	225	63	276	- 50
Hepatitis B	57	186	56	590	- 403
Pertussis	58	126	43	1,760	- 1,634
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	115	62	323	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	60	98	72	31	+ 67
Dengue	61	72	46	1,060	- 988
Tetanus	62	28	59	521	- 493
Diphtheria	63	19	75	14	+ 5
Hepatitis C	64	16	81	0	+ 16
War	65	12	49	817	- 805
Ascariasis	66	8	76	13	- 5
Chlamydia	67	7	78	4	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	5	70	39	- 33
Otitis Media	69	1	74	23	- 22
Leprosy	70	0	71	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	71	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	66	204	- 204
Schistosomiasis	74	0	64	233	- 233
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	69	94	- 94
Chagas disease	77	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Anemia	83	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	85	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Samoa

Philippines

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.