POLAND VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,637	1	117,700	- 73,063
Stroke	2	27,465	2	32,693	- 5,229
Diabetes Mellitus	3	19,983	8	8,947	+ 11,036
Lung Disease	4	10,563	6	13,677	- 3,113
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,844	4	19,998	- 10,155
Kidney Disease	6	9,739	20	4,065	+ 5,674
Hypertension	7	5,534	15	4,937	+ 597
Liver Disease	8	5,076	10	7,912	- 2,836
Lung Cancers	9	4,910	3	25,781	- 20,871
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,764	22	3,555	+ 1,210
Suicide	11	4,589	18	4,282	+ 307
Asthma	12	3,853	43	540	+ 3,313
Breast Cancer	13	3,557	9	7,967	- 4,409
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,513	21	3,701	- 188
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,264	36	916	+ 2,348
Low Birth Weight	16	3,037	42	579	+ 2,458
Stomach Cancer	17	2,967	12	5,910	- 2,944
Measles	18	2,881	72	0	+ 2,881
Drownings	19	2,449	39	636	+ 1,813
Other Injuries	20	2,383	28	2,527	- 144
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,211	37	839	+ 1,372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,196	5	14,610	- 12,414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,105	40	612	+ 1,493
Prostate Cancer	24	1,973	11	6,489	- 4,516
Ovary Cancer	25	1,849	27	2,929	- 1,080
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,619	26	3,091	- 1,472
Falls	27	1,463	16	4,712	- 3,249
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,355	34	1,500	- 145
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,332	23	3,495	- 2,162
Liver Cancer	30	1,252	29	2,290	- 1,038
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,118	38	831	+ 287
Cervical Cancer	32	1,084	32	1,907	- 822
Lymphomas	33	1,036	19	4,141	- 3,105
Violence	34	1,030	49	294	+ 736
Birth Trauma	35	1,006	57	52	+ 954
Uterin Cancer	36	981	30	2,163	- 1,181
Maternal Conditions	37	974	63	10	+ 965
Bladder Cancer	38	886	17	4,700	- 3,815
Oral Cancer	39	812	25	3,377	- 2,565
Pancreas Cancer	40	687	13	5,430	- 4,743
Skin Disease	41	639	46	469	+ 170
Leukemia	42	586	24	3,456	- 2,870
Malnutrition	43	523	50	291	+ 233
Meningitis	44	448	53	171	+ 277
Epilepsy	45	432	35	1,145	- 713
Alcohol	46	393	14	5,238	- 4,845
Skin Cancers	47	363	31	2,155	- 1,792
Fires	48	332	45	474	- 142
Syphilis	49	327	69	0	+ 326
Tuberculosis	50	322	41	597	- 274
Oesophagus Cancer	51	176	33	1,803	- 1,627
Poisonings	52	155	51	205	- 50
Other Neoplasms	53	122	7	9,256	- 9,134
Encephalitis	54	107	64	6	+ 100
Drug Use	55	101	48	321	- 220
Appendicitis	56	74	55	69	+ 5
Hepatitis B	57	61	56	52	+ 9
Pertussis	58	41	71	0	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	38	47	369	- 331
Multiple Sclerosis	60	32	44	502	- 470
Dengue	61	24	84	0	+ 24
Tetanus	62	9	67	2	+ 7
Diphtheria	63	6	70	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	5	52	188	- 183
War	65	4	66	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	60	19	- 17
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	54	115	- 115
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Samoa

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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.