SOMALIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,996	7	7,233	+ 7,763
Stroke	2	9,227	6	8,595	+ 632
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,714	16	2,888	+ 3,826
Lung Disease	4	3,549	19	2,442	+ 1,107
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,307	1	21,712	- 18,405
Kidney Disease	6	3,272	21	2,051	+ 1,221
Hypertension	7	1,859	18	2,643	- 784
Liver Disease	8	1,705	13	3,917	- 2,211
Lung Cancers	9	1,649	54	233	+ 1,417
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,601	11	4,231	- 2,630
Suicide	11	1,542	27	1,219	+ 323
Asthma	12	1,295	23	1,878	- 584
Breast Cancer	13	1,195	26	1,232	- 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,180	32	647	+ 533
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,097	15	3,410	- 2,314
Low Birth Weight	16	1,020	8	6,250	- 5,230
Stomach Cancer	17	997	49	310	+ 687
Measles	18	968	3	11,576	- 10,608
Drownings	19	823	25	1,272	- 449
Other Injuries	20	801	14	3,602	- 2,801
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	743	2	15,363	- 14,620
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	738	38	546	+ 192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	707	41	446	+ 261
Prostate Cancer	24	663	52	285	+ 378
Ovary Cancer	25	621	50	295	+ 326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	544	36	559	- 15
Falls	27	492	37	548	- 56
Parkinson's Disease	28	455	56	184	+ 271
Inflammatory/Heart	29	448	39	521	- 73
Liver Cancer	30	421	53	256	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	31	375	44	406	- 31
Cervical Cancer	32	364	28	883	- 519
Lymphomas	33	348	34	605	- 256
Violence	34	346	29	828	- 482
Birth Trauma	35	338	5	9,573	- 9,235
Uterin Cancer	36	330	64	78	+ 252
Maternal Conditions	37	327	12	4,127	- 3,799
Bladder Cancer	38	298	61	149	+ 148
Oral Cancer	39	273	46	328	- 55
Pancreas Cancer	40	231	62	108	+ 123
Skin Disease	41	215	58	151	+ 64
Leukemia	42	197	35	562	- 365
Malnutrition	43	176	10	4,825	- 4,649
Meningitis	44	150	9	5,381	- 5,231
Epilepsy	45	145	43	419	- 273
Alcohol	46	132	59	151	- 19
Skin Cancers	47	122	57	164	- 42
Fires	48	112	30	810	- 699
Syphilis	49	110	45	378	- 268
Tuberculosis	50	108	4	10,261	- 10,153
Oesophagus Cancer	51	59	40	516	- 457
Poisonings	52	52	31	758	- 706
Other Neoplasms	53	41	70	12	+ 29
Encephalitis	54	36	63	91	- 55
Drug Use	55	34	65	54	- 21
Appendicitis	56	25	55	188	- 163
Hepatitis B	57	21	48	315	- 294
Pertussis	58	14	20	2,054	- 2,040
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	13	66	35	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	60	11	71	8	+ 3
Dengue	61	8	73	1	+ 7
Tetanus	62	3	17	2,648	- 2,645
Diphtheria	63	2	60	150	- 148
Hepatitis C	64	2	67	34	- 33
War	65	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Ascariasis	66	1	69	30	- 29
Chlamydia	67	1	72	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	68	1	47	326	- 325
Otitis Media	69	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	33	610	- 610
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Malaria	76	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.