VANUATU VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	366	1	454	- 88
Stroke	2	225	2	288	- 63
Diabetes Mellitus	3	164	3	127	+ 37
Lung Disease	4	87	5	108	- 22
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	81	4	124	- 44
Kidney Disease	6	80	7	70	+ 9
Hypertension	7	45	11	47	- 2
Liver Disease	8	42	9	51	- 10
Lung Cancers	9	40	23	15	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	10	39	12	45	- 5
Suicide	11	38	8	54	- 16
Asthma	12	32	13	45	- 13
Breast Cancer	13	29	26	13	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	29	21	18	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	15	27	10	48	- 21
Low Birth Weight	16	25	14	43	- 18
Stomach Cancer	17	24	40	6	+ 18
Measles	18	24	62	0	+ 24
Drownings	19	20	16	35	- 15
Other Injuries	20	20	17	30	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	18	6	80	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	18	35	8	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	17	15	35	- 18
Prostate Cancer	24	16	34	9	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	25	15	44	4	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	13	20	18	- 5
Falls	27	12	25	13	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	28	11	28	12	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	29	11	29	11	- 0
Liver Cancer	30	10	18	27	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	31	9	33	9	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	32	9	27	13	- 4
Lymphomas	33	9	45	3	+ 5
Violence	34	8	38	7	+ 2
Birth Trauma	35	8	19	20	- 11
Uterin Cancer	36	8	48	2	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	37	8	24	14	- 6
Bladder Cancer	38	7	49	2	+ 5
Oral Cancer	39	7	54	1	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	40	6	53	1	+ 5
Skin Disease	41	5	39	7	- 2
Leukemia	42	5	32	9	- 4
Malnutrition	43	4	31	10	- 6
Meningitis	44	4	36	8	- 4
Epilepsy	45	4	41	5	- 2
Alcohol	46	3	43	4	- 1
Skin Cancers	47	3	86	0	+ 3
Fires	48	3	42	4	- 1
Syphilis	49	3	37	8	- 5
Tuberculosis	50	3	22	16	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1	82	0	+ 1
Poisonings	52	1	47	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	53	1	55	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	54	1	52	1	- 0
Drug Use	55	1	56	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	56	1	50	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	57	1	51	1	- 1
Pertussis	58	0	30	10	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	0	58	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	60	0	57	0	- 0
Dengue	61	0	59	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	46	3	- 3
Diphtheria	63	0	60	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	61	0	- 0
War	65	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Samoa

Vanuatu

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.