SAMOA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	221	1	241	- 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	159	5	53	+ 106
Stroke	3	141	2	148	- 7
Kidney Disease	4	91	6	52	+ 38
Hypertension	5	89	7	30	+ 59
Liver Disease	6	67	8	27	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	7	54	3	108	- 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	53	22	12	+ 41
Lung Disease	9	48	4	57	- 9
Prostate Cancer	10	43	24	11	+ 32
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	40	14	19	+ 21
Lung Cancers	12	39	9	26	+ 12
Breast Cancer	13	31	13	19	+ 12
Violence	14	31	34	6	+ 25
Oral Cancer	15	28	39	4	+ 24
Drownings	16	25	19	13	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	17	23	10	26	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	18	21	29	7	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	19	19	32	6	+ 13
Lymphomas	20	18	33	6	+ 12
Suicide	21	17	11	25	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	22	16	40	4	+ 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	15	26	9	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	24	15	15	18	- 3
Stomach Cancer	25	15	17	16	- 1
Leukemia	26	13	42	3	+ 10
Asthma	27	13	12	21	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	28	13	28	7	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	13	21	12	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	30	13	31	6	+ 7
Liver Cancer	31	12	30	7	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	32	12	51	1	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	33	12	16	16	- 4
Falls	34	12	27	8	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	35	11	25	10	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	36	9	38	5	+ 5
Other Injuries	37	9	20	13	- 4
Meningitis	38	5	44	2	+ 3
Birth Trauma	39	4	35	5	- 2
Skin Disease	40	4	41	3	+ 0
Fires	41	4	48	2	+ 2
Malnutrition	42	4	43	3	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	43	4	36	5	- 2
Skin Cancers	44	3	47	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	45	2	37	5	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	2	23	11	- 10
Drug Use	47	2	55	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	48	2	54	1	+ 1
Alcohol	49	1	46	2	- 1
Epilepsy	50	1	45	2	- 1
Poisonings	51	1	52	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	52	1	56	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	53	1	53	1	+ 0
Pertussis	54	1	58	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	55	1	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	0	57	0	+ 0
Syphilis	57	0	49	2	- 1
Dengue	58	0	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	0	59	0	- 0
Tetanus	60	0	62	0	+ 0
War	61	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	66	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	66	0	50	2	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	18	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Seychelles

Samoa

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.