SPAIN VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,468	1	51,684	+ 2,784
Stroke	2	33,514	3	29,004	+ 4,510
Diabetes Mellitus	3	24,384	10	7,773	+ 16,611
Lung Disease	4	12,890	5	18,926	- 6,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,012	7	13,717	- 1,705
Kidney Disease	6	11,884	8	9,725	+ 2,159
Hypertension	7	6,753	9	9,115	- 2,362
Liver Disease	8	6,194	23	4,231	+ 1,963
Lung Cancers	9	5,991	4	22,131	- 16,139
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,814	31	1,829	+ 3,984
Suicide	11	5,600	25	3,609	+ 1,991
Asthma	12	4,702	35	1,133	+ 3,569
Breast Cancer	13	4,341	11	7,067	- 2,727
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,287	2	42,339	- 38,052
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,983	38	863	+ 3,120
Low Birth Weight	16	3,705	52	253	+ 3,453
Stomach Cancer	17	3,620	14	5,796	- 2,176
Measles	18	3,515	81	0	+ 3,515
Drownings	19	2,989	45	446	+ 2,543
Other Injuries	20	2,908	15	5,536	- 2,628
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,698	36	1,064	+ 1,634
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,680	6	16,957	- 14,278
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	2,568	33	1,612	+ 956
Prostate Cancer	24	2,408	13	6,420	- 4,012
Ovary Cancer	25	2,256	28	2,026	+ 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,976	44	475	+ 1,500
Falls	27	1,785	26	3,246	- 1,461
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,654	20	4,943	- 3,289
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,626	19	4,984	- 3,358
Liver Cancer	30	1,528	18	5,098	- 3,571
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,364	21	4,863	- 3,500
Cervical Cancer	32	1,323	39	855	+ 468
Lymphomas	33	1,265	16	5,335	- 4,070
Violence	34	1,256	51	262	+ 995
Birth Trauma	35	1,228	60	113	+ 1,115
Uterin Cancer	36	1,198	34	1,612	- 414
Maternal Conditions	37	1,189	64	14	+ 1,175
Bladder Cancer	38	1,081	17	5,222	- 4,142
Oral Cancer	39	991	27	2,583	- 1,592
Pancreas Cancer	40	838	12	6,752	- 5,914
Skin Disease	41	780	30	1,840	- 1,061
Leukemia	42	715	24	3,772	- 3,057
Malnutrition	43	638	47	302	+ 336
Meningitis	44	546	59	129	+ 418
Epilepsy	45	527	40	824	- 297
Alcohol	46	479	46	333	+ 146
Skin Cancers	47	443	32	1,803	- 1,360
Fires	48	405	55	185	+ 221
Syphilis	49	399	67	9	+ 390
Tuberculosis	50	393	50	270	+ 123
Oesophagus Cancer	51	214	29	2,011	- 1,797
Poisonings	52	189	57	170	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	53	149	22	4,748	- 4,599
Encephalitis	54	130	70	4	+ 126
Drug Use	55	123	41	776	- 654
Appendicitis	56	90	61	79	+ 11
Hepatitis B	57	74	58	162	- 88
Pertussis	58	50	73	2	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	46	48	294	- 248
Multiple Sclerosis	60	39	49	287	- 248
Dengue	61	29	77	0	+ 29
Tetanus	62	11	72	2	+ 9
Diphtheria	63	7	76	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	6	42	652	- 646
War	65	5	68	6	- 1
Ascariasis	66	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	62	47	- 45
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	43	538	- 538
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.