SAMOA VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,632	1	241	+ 1,392
Stroke	2	468	2	148	+ 320
Liver Disease	3	89	8	27	+ 62
Lung Cancers	4	88	9	26	+ 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	83	14	19	+ 64
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	79	22	12	+ 67
Inflammatory/Heart	7	71	29	7	+ 64
Lung Disease	8	56	4	57	- 1
Suicide	9	56	11	25	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	10	47	17	16	+ 31
Breast Cancer	11	47	13	19	+ 28
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	40	5	53	- 13
HIV/AIDS	13	34	73	0	+ 34
Pancreas Cancer	14	34	40	4	+ 30
Alcohol	15	33	46	2	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	16	28	24	11	+ 17
Oral Cancer	17	26	39	4	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	18	26	10	26	+ 1
Other Injuries	19	25	20	13	+ 12
Tuberculosis	20	19	50	2	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	21	18	28	7	+ 11
Falls	22	17	27	8	+ 9
Violence	23	16	34	6	+ 11
Lymphomas	24	15	33	6	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	25	15	25	10	+ 5
Leukemia	26	15	42	3	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	27	14	38	5	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	28	14	32	6	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	29	14	36	5	+ 9
Drownings	30	14	19	13	+ 0
Diabetes Mellitus	31	13	3	108	- 94
Liver Cancer	32	13	30	7	+ 6
Kidney Disease	33	13	6	52	- 40
Skin Cancers	34	12	47	2	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	35	12	51	1	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	26	9	+ 1
Fires	37	10	48	2	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	38	8	15	18	- 9
Drug Use	39	7	55	1	+ 6
Poisonings	40	7	52	1	+ 6
Hypertension	41	6	7	30	- 24
Low Birth Weight	42	5	16	16	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	23	11	- 7
Epilepsy	44	2	45	2	+ 0
Endocrine Disorders	45	2	31	6	- 4
Encephalitis	46	2	54	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	47	2	60	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	48	2	41	3	- 2
War	49	2	65	0	+ 2
Meningitis	50	2	44	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	51	1	35	5	- 4
Asthma	52	1	12	21	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	1	21	12	- 11
Other Neoplasms	54	1	53	1	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1	59	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	0	56	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	57	0	37	5	- 5
Malnutrition	58	0	43	3	- 3
Hepatitis B	59	0	57	0	- 0
Measles	60	0	18	16	- 15
Upper Respiratory	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	0	49	2	- 2
Tetanus	65	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	66	0	58	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	69	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	61	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	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.