VIET NAM VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,837	2	91,939	+ 29,898
Stroke	2	74,966	1	159,032	- 84,067
Diabetes Mellitus	3	54,544	4	33,860	+ 20,684
Lung Disease	4	28,833	3	35,875	- 7,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	26,869	7	27,836	- 968
Kidney Disease	6	26,582	8	25,251	+ 1,331
Hypertension	7	15,104	12	19,880	- 4,775
Liver Disease	8	13,855	10	23,900	- 10,045
Lung Cancers	9	13,401	11	21,294	- 7,893
Road Traffic Accidents	10	13,004	5	29,475	- 16,471
Suicide	11	12,527	18	7,249	+ 5,278
Asthma	12	10,518	17	8,150	+ 2,368
Breast Cancer	13	9,710	22	6,187	+ 3,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	9,589	6	29,307	- 19,718
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,909	21	7,064	+ 1,845
Low Birth Weight	16	8,288	19	7,132	+ 1,157
Stomach Cancer	17	8,098	14	15,134	- 7,036
Measles	18	7,864	37	1,780	+ 6,084
Drownings	19	6,686	26	5,097	+ 1,589
Other Injuries	20	6,504	23	5,539	+ 966
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	6,034	29	4,390	+ 1,644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	5,995	16	8,258	- 2,264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	5,744	38	1,708	+ 4,036
Prostate Cancer	24	5,386	35	1,911	+ 3,474
Ovary Cancer	25	5,046	47	864	+ 4,182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,419	43	957	+ 3,462
Falls	27	3,993	13	15,427	- 11,433
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,699	25	5,338	- 1,639
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,636	24	5,357	- 1,720
Liver Cancer	30	3,417	9	24,995	- 21,577
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,050	34	2,082	+ 968
Cervical Cancer	32	2,960	31	2,391	+ 568
Lymphomas	33	2,829	30	2,964	- 135
Violence	34	2,810	36	1,785	+ 1,025
Birth Trauma	35	2,746	32	2,340	+ 406
Uterin Cancer	36	2,679	42	1,159	+ 1,520
Maternal Conditions	37	2,660	49	773	+ 1,886
Bladder Cancer	38	2,417	45	896	+ 1,521
Oral Cancer	39	2,216	20	7,088	- 4,872
Pancreas Cancer	40	1,875	44	929	+ 946
Skin Disease	41	1,744	40	1,515	+ 229
Leukemia	42	1,599	28	4,899	- 3,300
Malnutrition	43	1,428	63	120	+ 1,308
Meningitis	44	1,222	51	624	+ 598
Epilepsy	45	1,179	53	583	+ 597
Alcohol	46	1,073	46	867	+ 206
Skin Cancers	47	991	54	467	+ 524
Fires	48	906	52	595	+ 312
Syphilis	49	892	56	328	+ 564
Tuberculosis	50	880	15	9,446	- 8,566
Oesophagus Cancer	51	480	33	2,265	- 1,785
Poisonings	52	422	48	832	- 410
Other Neoplasms	53	334	57	325	+ 9
Encephalitis	54	291	39	1,558	- 1,267
Drug Use	55	274	41	1,366	- 1,091
Appendicitis	56	202	60	201	+ 0
Hepatitis B	57	167	55	379	- 213
Pertussis	58	113	50	705	- 592
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	103	59	224	- 121
Multiple Sclerosis	60	88	61	135	- 48
Dengue	61	64	62	127	- 62
Tetanus	62	25	58	286	- 262
Diphtheria	63	17	69	3	+ 13
Hepatitis C	64	14	64	78	- 64
War	65	11	65	34	- 23
Ascariasis	66	8	68	9	- 1
Chlamydia	67	6	70	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	5	66	34	- 29
Otitis Media	69	1	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Samoa

Viet Nam

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.