TANZANIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	77,718	9	13,215	+ 64,504
Stroke	2	47,819	7	16,894	+ 30,926
Diabetes Mellitus	3	34,793	15	6,247	+ 28,546
Lung Disease	4	18,392	22	3,051	+ 15,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,139	2	26,028	- 8,889
Kidney Disease	6	16,956	19	4,547	+ 12,409
Hypertension	7	9,635	17	5,209	+ 4,426
Liver Disease	8	8,838	13	6,586	+ 2,252
Lung Cancers	9	8,549	61	159	+ 8,390
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,295	5	18,054	- 9,758
Suicide	11	7,991	24	2,474	+ 5,516
Asthma	12	6,709	30	1,700	+ 5,009
Breast Cancer	13	6,194	37	1,285	+ 4,909
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	6,117	27	2,048	+ 4,069
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,683	11	9,791	- 4,108
Low Birth Weight	16	5,287	10	12,173	- 6,886
Stomach Cancer	17	5,165	39	1,190	+ 3,975
Measles	18	5,016	55	295	+ 4,721
Drownings	19	4,265	32	1,642	+ 2,623
Other Injuries	20	4,149	20	4,270	- 121
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	3,849	6	17,587	- 13,738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,824	33	1,567	+ 2,257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	3,664	50	401	+ 3,264
Prostate Cancer	24	3,436	28	1,819	+ 1,616
Ovary Cancer	25	3,218	53	337	+ 2,882
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,819	46	462	+ 2,357
Falls	27	2,547	34	1,533	+ 1,014
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,360	45	513	+ 1,846
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,320	38	1,227	+ 1,092
Liver Cancer	30	2,180	36	1,413	+ 766
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,946	29	1,778	+ 168
Cervical Cancer	32	1,888	14	6,424	- 4,536
Lymphomas	33	1,805	41	805	+ 999
Violence	34	1,793	18	4,713	- 2,920
Birth Trauma	35	1,752	8	15,086	- 13,334
Uterin Cancer	36	1,709	57	218	+ 1,491
Maternal Conditions	37	1,696	12	6,835	- 5,139
Bladder Cancer	38	1,542	44	667	+ 875
Oral Cancer	39	1,414	31	1,646	- 232
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,196	62	158	+ 1,038
Skin Disease	41	1,113	52	359	+ 753
Leukemia	42	1,020	47	416	+ 604
Malnutrition	43	911	16	5,574	- 4,664
Meningitis	44	780	21	3,188	- 2,409
Epilepsy	45	752	43	707	+ 45
Alcohol	46	684	56	270	+ 414
Skin Cancers	47	632	42	744	- 112
Fires	48	578	35	1,424	- 846
Syphilis	49	569	26	2,115	- 1,546
Tuberculosis	50	561	4	20,269	- 19,708
Oesophagus Cancer	51	306	25	2,247	- 1,941
Poisonings	52	269	40	1,170	- 901
Other Neoplasms	53	213	64	58	+ 155
Encephalitis	54	186	59	199	- 13
Drug Use	55	175	48	404	- 229
Appendicitis	56	129	58	218	- 89
Hepatitis B	57	106	60	168	- 62
Pertussis	58	72	23	2,774	- 2,702
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	66	63	81	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	56	68	27	+ 29
Dengue	61	41	73	2	+ 39
Tetanus	62	16	49	402	- 386
Diphtheria	63	11	70	11	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	9	66	40	- 31
War	65	7	67	30	- 23
Ascariasis	66	5	65	56	- 51
Chlamydia	67	4	71	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	68	3	54	299	- 296
Otitis Media	69	0	69	17	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	27,402	- 27,402
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	371	- 371
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	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 TANZANIA

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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.