USA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	393,951	1	504,904	- 110,953
Stroke	2	242,395	4	158,520	+ 83,875
Diabetes Mellitus	3	176,364	10	61,418	+ 114,946
Lung Disease	4	93,229	3	195,387	- 102,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	86,877	11	60,317	+ 26,560
Kidney Disease	6	85,951	6	85,861	+ 90
Hypertension	7	48,839	8	65,960	- 17,122
Liver Disease	8	44,799	16	43,402	+ 1,397
Lung Cancers	9	43,332	5	155,533	- 112,200
Road Traffic Accidents	10	42,049	17	41,694	+ 354
Suicide	11	40,505	12	53,099	- 12,594
Asthma	12	34,009	46	3,818	+ 30,191
Breast Cancer	13	31,396	13	48,671	- 17,275
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	31,006	2	287,198	- 256,192
Congenital Anomalies	15	28,806	34	11,762	+ 17,044
Low Birth Weight	16	26,800	39	6,924	+ 19,876
Stomach Cancer	17	26,183	33	13,077	+ 13,106
Measles	18	25,426	80	0	+ 25,426
Drownings	19	21,618	45	4,070	+ 17,548
Other Injuries	20	21,032	25	25,997	- 4,966
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	19,511	37	9,955	+ 9,556
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	19,383	9	61,827	- 42,444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	18,574	47	3,646	+ 14,928
Prostate Cancer	24	17,415	20	35,612	- 18,198
Ovary Cancer	25	16,314	31	14,591	+ 1,723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	14,289	48	3,461	+ 10,828
Falls	27	12,912	18	40,418	- 27,506
Parkinson's Disease	28	11,961	21	34,491	- 22,530
Inflammatory/Heart	29	11,758	22	32,529	- 20,771
Liver Cancer	30	11,049	23	27,064	- 16,016
Endocrine Disorders	31	9,863	14	46,985	- 37,122
Cervical Cancer	32	9,570	38	6,984	+ 2,586
Lymphomas	33	9,148	19	40,281	- 31,133
Violence	34	9,087	27	18,976	- 9,889
Birth Trauma	35	8,879	54	1,233	+ 7,646
Uterin Cancer	36	8,662	36	10,063	- 1,401
Maternal Conditions	37	8,599	56	779	+ 7,821
Bladder Cancer	38	7,817	26	19,622	- 11,805
Oral Cancer	39	7,165	35	11,555	- 4,390
Pancreas Cancer	40	6,063	15	44,293	- 38,230
Skin Disease	41	5,641	43	5,409	+ 232
Leukemia	42	5,171	24	26,966	- 21,795
Malnutrition	43	4,617	40	6,762	- 2,145
Meningitis	44	3,953	60	606	+ 3,347
Epilepsy	45	3,813	50	3,162	+ 651
Alcohol	46	3,468	30	14,659	- 11,192
Skin Cancers	47	3,204	32	14,311	- 11,107
Fires	48	2,931	49	3,183	- 252
Syphilis	49	2,885	66	49	+ 2,836
Tuberculosis	50	2,846	62	546	+ 2,299
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,551	28	17,829	- 16,279
Poisonings	52	1,364	53	1,674	- 310
Other Neoplasms	53	1,079	29	17,743	- 16,664
Encephalitis	54	941	68	25	+ 916
Drug Use	55	887	7	74,435	- 73,547
Appendicitis	56	652	63	424	+ 227
Hepatitis B	57	539	59	608	- 69
Pertussis	58	365	69	16	+ 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	332	52	2,461	- 2,128
Multiple Sclerosis	60	283	44	5,059	- 4,776
Dengue	61	208	76	0	+ 208
Tetanus	62	80	71	2	+ 78
Diphtheria	63	54	75	0	+ 54
Hepatitis C	64	46	41	5,684	- 5,638
War	65	34	55	1,198	- 1,163
Ascariasis	66	25	82	0	+ 25
Chlamydia	67	20	84	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	68	15	65	229	- 215
Otitis Media	69	2	67	34	- 32
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Samoa

United States

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.