ZAMBIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,961	10	4,432	+ 19,529
Stroke	2	14,743	3	7,948	+ 6,795
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,727	14	2,395	+ 8,332
Lung Disease	4	5,670	21	1,273	+ 4,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,284	2	9,517	- 4,233
Kidney Disease	6	5,228	18	1,760	+ 3,467
Hypertension	7	2,970	13	2,616	+ 354
Liver Disease	8	2,725	9	4,501	- 1,776
Lung Cancers	9	2,636	41	226	+ 2,410
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,558	11	3,654	- 1,096
Suicide	11	2,464	20	1,303	+ 1,161
Asthma	12	2,069	26	741	+ 1,328
Breast Cancer	13	1,910	35	366	+ 1,544
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,886	29	590	+ 1,296
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,752	12	3,146	- 1,394
Low Birth Weight	16	1,630	8	4,857	- 3,227
Stomach Cancer	17	1,593	42	206	+ 1,386
Measles	18	1,546	61	48	+ 1,498
Drownings	19	1,315	27	689	+ 626
Other Injuries	20	1,279	19	1,729	- 449
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,187	5	6,275	- 5,089
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,179	43	203	+ 976
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,130	45	190	+ 940
Prostate Cancer	24	1,059	30	561	+ 498
Ovary Cancer	25	992	57	82	+ 910
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	869	40	246	+ 624
Falls	27	785	28	596	+ 189
Parkinson's Disease	28	727	47	164	+ 564
Inflammatory/Heart	29	715	33	501	+ 214
Liver Cancer	30	672	46	177	+ 495
Endocrine Disorders	31	600	37	354	+ 246
Cervical Cancer	32	582	17	1,799	- 1,216
Lymphomas	33	556	31	548	+ 9
Violence	34	553	23	1,153	- 600
Birth Trauma	35	540	7	5,062	- 4,522
Uterin Cancer	36	527	64	30	+ 497
Maternal Conditions	37	523	22	1,188	- 665
Bladder Cancer	38	475	50	132	+ 344
Oral Cancer	39	436	48	155	+ 281
Pancreas Cancer	40	369	62	42	+ 326
Skin Disease	41	343	52	126	+ 217
Leukemia	42	314	39	261	+ 53
Malnutrition	43	281	15	2,303	- 2,022
Meningitis	44	240	16	1,976	- 1,736
Epilepsy	45	232	38	332	- 100
Alcohol	46	211	49	140	+ 71
Skin Cancers	47	195	54	108	+ 87
Fires	48	178	32	546	- 368
Syphilis	49	175	24	885	- 709
Tuberculosis	50	173	6	5,941	- 5,768
Oesophagus Cancer	51	94	36	359	- 264
Poisonings	52	83	34	456	- 373
Other Neoplasms	53	66	65	20	+ 46
Encephalitis	54	57	59	70	- 13
Drug Use	55	54	53	122	- 68
Appendicitis	56	40	56	84	- 44
Hepatitis B	57	33	55	104	- 71
Pertussis	58	22	25	743	- 720
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	20	63	30	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	60	17	67	13	+ 4
Dengue	61	13	74	1	+ 12
Tetanus	62	5	44	190	- 185
Diphtheria	63	3	73	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	18	- 15
War	65	2	69	6	- 4
Ascariasis	66	1	68	9	- 7
Chlamydia	67	1	71	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	60	68	- 67
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.