UNITED KINGDOM VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	78,867	2	71,728	+ 7,139
Stroke	2	48,526	4	37,626	+ 10,900
Diabetes Mellitus	3	35,307	17	5,842	+ 29,465
Lung Disease	4	18,664	6	32,896	- 14,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,392	3	40,540	- 23,148
Kidney Disease	6	17,207	18	5,471	+ 11,736
Hypertension	7	9,777	23	5,208	+ 4,569
Liver Disease	8	8,969	14	7,666	+ 1,303
Lung Cancers	9	8,675	5	35,715	- 27,040
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,418	33	2,169	+ 6,249
Suicide	11	8,109	20	5,325	+ 2,784
Asthma	12	6,808	41	1,302	+ 5,506
Breast Cancer	13	6,285	9	12,718	- 6,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	6,207	1	98,135	- 91,927
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,767	35	2,127	+ 3,640
Low Birth Weight	16	5,365	40	1,313	+ 4,052
Stomach Cancer	17	5,242	24	4,999	+ 243
Measles	18	5,090	75	0	+ 5,090
Drownings	19	4,328	49	301	+ 4,027
Other Injuries	20	4,210	19	5,464	- 1,254
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	3,906	38	1,599	+ 2,307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,880	7	18,446	- 14,566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	3,718	45	876	+ 2,842
Prostate Cancer	24	3,486	8	13,289	- 9,803
Ovary Cancer	25	3,266	25	4,019	- 753
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,861	36	2,090	+ 771
Falls	27	2,585	15	7,618	- 5,033
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,394	13	8,573	- 6,178
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,354	29	3,126	- 773
Liver Cancer	30	2,212	21	5,237	- 3,025
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,975	28	3,297	- 1,322
Cervical Cancer	32	1,916	43	1,099	+ 817
Lymphomas	33	1,831	10	9,350	- 7,519
Violence	34	1,819	46	868	+ 952
Birth Trauma	35	1,778	54	190	+ 1,588
Uterin Cancer	36	1,734	32	2,346	- 612
Maternal Conditions	37	1,722	64	47	+ 1,675
Bladder Cancer	38	1,565	16	6,133	- 4,569
Oral Cancer	39	1,434	30	3,109	- 1,674
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,214	11	8,995	- 7,782
Skin Disease	41	1,129	34	2,134	- 1,005
Leukemia	42	1,035	22	5,211	- 4,176
Malnutrition	43	924	58	116	+ 809
Meningitis	44	791	52	232	+ 559
Epilepsy	45	763	42	1,193	- 430
Alcohol	46	694	39	1,555	- 860
Skin Cancers	47	641	27	3,727	- 3,086
Fires	48	587	48	334	+ 252
Syphilis	49	578	62	49	+ 529
Tuberculosis	50	570	47	351	+ 218
Oesophagus Cancer	51	310	12	8,727	- 8,416
Poisonings	52	273	53	221	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	53	216	26	3,986	- 3,770
Encephalitis	54	188	68	6	+ 183
Drug Use	55	178	31	2,824	- 2,647
Appendicitis	56	130	59	105	+ 25
Hepatitis B	57	108	65	40	+ 68
Pertussis	58	73	69	3	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	67	44	1,014	- 947
Multiple Sclerosis	60	57	37	1,856	- 1,799
Dengue	61	42	73	0	+ 41
Tetanus	62	16	72	0	+ 16
Diphtheria	63	11	74	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	9	51	267	- 258
War	65	7	67	10	- 3
Ascariasis	66	5	80	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	4	79	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	48	- 45
Otitis Media	69	0	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	55	188	- 188
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Samoa

United Kingdom

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.