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Samoa
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Samoa and Fiji health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Fiji
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Samoa Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Fiji FIJI
      Samoa SAMOA   Fiji FIJI
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
     
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    1970
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
     
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    1980
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
     
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    1990
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
     
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    2000
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
     
    65.2
    70.3
    67.7
    102
    110
    105
    2010
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
     
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    2019
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
     
    65.9
    70.3
    68.0
    131
    131
    133
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Fiji FIJI
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    65.9
    70.3
    131
    131
    Age 5
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    67.9
    72.0
    141
    139
    Age 10
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    68.0
    72.1
    146
    142
    Age 15
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    68.2
    72.3
    146
    144
    Age 20
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    68.4
    72.5
    146
    146
    Age 25
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    68.8
    72.7
    146
    147
    Age 30
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    69.2
    73.0
    148
    147
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    69.6
    73.3
    152
    151
    Age 40
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    70.1
    73.7
    158
    156
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    70.8
    74.3
    164
    159
    Age 50
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    71.8
    75.0
    165
    161
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    73.2
    76.1
    167
    166
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    74.9
    77.5
    167
    165
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    77.0
    79.3
    169
    162
    Age 70
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    79.4
    81.4
    171
    157
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    82.1
    83.9
    175
    146
    Age 80
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    85.1
    86.6
    174
    152
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    88.4
    89.7
    178
    154
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Fiji FIJI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    189.77
    33
    229.26
    21
    2. Stroke
    118.02
    45
    96.45
    75
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.64
    13
    243.61
    1
    4. Lung Disease
    47.54
    19
    24.76
    80
    5. Kidney Disease
    39.81
    23
    43.25
    17
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.32
    68
    32.87
    80
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    41.41
    2
    8. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    15.69
    93
    9. Hypertension
    23.76
    63
    27.17
    51
    10. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    6.89
    123
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.13
    68
    15.70
    127
    12. Liver Disease
    18.98
    94
    10.90
    120
    13. Asthma
    17.01
    29
    38.33
    5
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.42
    93
    14.33
    100
    15. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    7.28
    14
    16. Suicide
    14.60
    30
    9.51
    78
    17. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    3.19
    150
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    7.43
    113
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.39
    70
    16.40
    62
    20. Other Injuries
    8.08
    85
    9.37
    72
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    21.82
    34
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.61
    14
    8.19
    12
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    4.99
    17
    24. Drownings
    7.42
    11
    6.65
    15
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.92
    34
    5.41
    53
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    6.72
    14
    8.32
    5
    27. Falls
    6.17
    83
    4.37
    117
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.15
    83
    6.47
    57
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.11
    112
    11.65
    3
    30. Measles
    5.01
    14
    0.03
    68
    31. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    9.03
    38
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.28
    81
    3.84
    84
    33. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    3.38
    137
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    116
    6.04
    78
    35. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    1.04
    156
    36. Violence
    3.39
    108
    2.26
    125
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    1.90
    140
    38. Maternal Conditions
    3.11
    57
    0.98
    85
    39. Malnutrition
    2.76
    74
    2.71
    77
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    3.05
    110
    41. Skin Disease
    2.65
    34
    3.06
    26
    42. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    3.99
    72
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    109
    1.89
    75
    44. Alcohol
    1.39
    90
    0.21
    172
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.25
    111
    2.70
    85
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    0.26
    170
    47. Meningitis
    1.21
    73
    1.89
    63
    48. Fires
    1.12
    107
    3.39
    38
    49. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    126
    5.68
    82
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    2.55
    88
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Samoa SAMOA   Fiji FIJI
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    241
    21.56
    1,481
    22.17
    2. Stroke
    148
    13.24
    583
    8.73
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    9.66
    1,628
    24.37
    4. Lung Disease
    57
    5.10
    141
    2.11
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    53
    4.74
    228
    3.41
    6. Kidney Disease
    52
    4.65
    277
    4.15
    7. Hypertension
    30
    2.68
    170
    2.55
    8. Liver Disease
    27
    2.42
    82
    1.23
    9. Lung Cancers
    26
    2.33
    48
    0.72
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    26
    2.33
    120
    1.80
    11. Suicide
    25
    2.24
    80
    1.20
    12. Asthma
    21
    1.88
    226
    3.38
    13. Breast Cancer
    19
    1.70
    162
    2.43
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    1.70
    63
    0.94
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    1.61
    129
    1.93
    16. Measles
    16
    1.43
    0
    0.00
    17. Low Birth Weight
    16
    1.43
    86
    1.29
    18. Stomach Cancer
    16
    1.43
    23
    0.34
    19. Drownings
    13
    1.16
    60
    0.90
    20. Other Injuries
    13
    1.16
    77
    1.15
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12
    1.07
    96
    1.44
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12
    1.07
    45
    0.67
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.98
    41
    0.61
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.98
    62
    0.93
    25. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.89
    29
    0.43
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9
    0.81
    34
    0.51
    27. Falls
    8
    0.72
    27
    0.40
    28. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.63
    68
    1.02
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.63
    40
    0.60
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.63
    45
    0.67
    31. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.54
    86
    1.29
    32. Lymphomas
    6
    0.54
    27
    0.40
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.54
    28
    0.42
    34. Violence
    6
    0.54
    19
    0.28
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.45
    9
    0.13
    36. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.45
    36
    0.54
    37. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.45
    20
    0.30
    38. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.45
    8
    0.12
    39. Oral Cancer
    4
    0.36
    13
    0.19
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.36
    21
    0.31
    41. Malnutrition
    3
    0.27
    14
    0.21
    42. Leukemia
    3
    0.27
    31
    0.46
    43. Skin Disease
    3
    0.27
    19
    0.28
    44. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.18
    39
    0.58
    45. Syphilis
    2
    0.18
    11
    0.16
    46. Meningitis
    2
    0.18
    17
    0.25
    47. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.18
    1
    0.01
    48. Alcohol
    2
    0.18
    2
    0.03
    49. Epilepsy
    2
    0.18
    16
    0.24
    50. Fires
    2
    0.18
    28
    0.42
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Samoa SAMOA   Fiji FIJI
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    41.41
    2
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    15.69
    93
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    6.89
    123
    4. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    7.28
    14
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    3.19
    150
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    7.43
    113
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    21.82
    34
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    4.99
    17
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    9.03
    38
    10. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    3.38
    137
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    1.04
    156
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    1.90
    140
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    3.05
    110
    14. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    3.99
    72
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    0.26
    170
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    2.55
    88
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.