SAMOA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	348	5	53	+ 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	246	21	12	+ 235
Measles	3	186	18	16	+ 170
Tuberculosis	4	165	50	2	+ 163
Birth Trauma	5	154	35	5	+ 148
Stroke	6	138	2	148	- 10
Coronary Heart Disease	7	116	1	241	- 125
Low Birth Weight	8	100	16	16	+ 84
Meningitis	9	86	44	2	+ 84
Malnutrition	10	77	43	3	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	11	68	10	26	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	12	66	37	5	+ 61
Liver Disease	13	63	8	27	+ 35
Other Injuries	14	58	20	13	+ 45
Congenital Anomalies	15	55	15	18	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	16	46	3	108	- 61
Tetanus	17	42	62	0	+ 42
Hypertension	18	42	7	30	+ 13
Lung Disease	19	39	4	57	- 18
Pertussis	20	33	58	0	+ 33
Kidney Disease	21	33	6	52	- 20
Malaria	22	31	76	0	+ 31
Asthma	23	30	12	21	+ 9
War	24	21	65	0	+ 21
Drownings	25	20	19	13	+ 7
Breast Cancer	26	20	13	19	+ 1
Suicide	27	20	11	25	- 5
Cervical Cancer	28	14	32	6	+ 8
Violence	29	13	34	6	+ 8
Fires	30	13	48	2	+ 11
Poisonings	31	12	52	1	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	10	14	19	- 9
HIV/AIDS	33	10	73	0	+ 10
Lymphomas	34	10	33	6	+ 4
Leukemia	35	9	42	3	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	9	26	9	+ 0
Falls	37	9	27	8	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	9	22	12	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	39	8	29	7	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	40	8	51	1	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	7	23	11	- 4
Schistosomiasis	42	7	74	0	+ 7
Epilepsy	43	7	45	2	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	44	7	31	6	+ 0
Syphilis	45	6	49	2	+ 4
Oral Cancer	46	5	39	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	47	5	68	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	48	5	57	0	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	49	5	17	16	- 11
Ovary Cancer	50	5	25	10	- 5
Leishmaniasis	51	5	75	0	+ 5
Prostate Cancer	52	5	24	11	- 6
Liver Cancer	53	4	30	7	- 3
Lung Cancers	54	4	9	26	- 23
Appendicitis	55	3	56	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	56	3	28	7	- 4
Skin Cancers	57	3	47	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	58	2	41	3	- 1
Alcohol	59	2	46	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	60	2	63	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	61	2	38	5	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	2	40	4	- 2
Encephalitis	63	1	54	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	1	36	5	- 4
Drug Use	65	1	55	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	59	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	60	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

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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.