SAMOA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	253	1	241	+ 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	170	14	19	+ 151
Stroke	3	92	2	148	- 56
Lung Cancers	4	83	9	26	+ 56
Lung Disease	5	68	4	57	+ 11
Hypertension	6	58	7	30	+ 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	47	22	12	+ 35
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	46	5	53	- 7
Falls	9	45	27	8	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	10	37	24	11	+ 27
Breast Cancer	11	37	13	19	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	12	35	40	4	+ 31
Kidney Disease	13	30	6	52	- 23
Suicide	14	29	11	25	+ 5
Lymphomas	15	27	33	6	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	16	24	29	7	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	17	24	3	108	- 84
Parkinson's Disease	18	20	28	7	+ 13
Liver Cancer	19	19	30	7	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	20	16	53	1	+ 15
Liver Disease	21	16	8	27	- 11
Leukemia	22	16	42	3	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	23	16	38	5	+ 11
Stomach Cancer	24	14	17	16	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	25	14	31	6	+ 8
Oral Cancer	26	12	39	4	+ 7
Skin Cancers	27	12	47	2	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	28	12	51	1	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	29	11	25	10	+ 1
Other Injuries	30	10	20	13	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	31	7	15	18	- 10
Alcohol	32	5	46	2	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	33	5	36	5	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	34	5	10	26	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4	21	12	- 8
Drug Use	36	4	55	1	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	37	4	81	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	38	4	60	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	39	4	45	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	40	3	41	3	- 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3	26	9	- 6
Cervical Cancer	42	2	32	6	- 3
Low Birth Weight	43	2	16	16	- 14
Anemia	44	2	83	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	45	2	85	0	+ 2
Asthma	46	2	12	21	- 19
Malnutrition	47	2	43	3	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	2	23	11	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2	59	0	+ 1
Drownings	50	1	19	13	- 12
Violence	51	1	34	6	- 5
Birth Trauma	52	1	35	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	80	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	54	1	73	0	+ 1
Fires	55	1	48	2	- 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	50	2	- 1
Meningitis	57	0	44	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	58	0	64	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	59	0	56	0	- 0
Poisonings	60	0	52	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	57	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	37	5	- 5
Syphilis	65	0	49	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	65	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	54	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	18	16	- 16
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

Switzerland

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.