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HEALTH PROFILE: Samoa

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    Samoa
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Samoa SAMOA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    Samoa SAMOA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    189.77
    33
    2. Stroke
    118.02
    45
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    82.64
    13
    4. Lung Disease
    47.54
    19
    5. Kidney Disease
    39.81
    23
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    39.32
    68
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    8. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    9. Hypertension
    23.76
    63
    10. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.13
    68
    12. Liver Disease
    18.98
    94
    13. Asthma
    17.01
    29
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.42
    93
    15. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    16. Suicide
    14.60
    30
    17. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    19. Diarrhoeal diseases
    8.39
    70
    20. Other Injuries
    8.08
    85
    21. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.61
    14
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
    24. Drownings
    7.42
    11
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6.92
    34
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    6.72
    14
    27. Falls
    6.17
    83
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.15
    83
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    5.11
    112
    30. Measles
    5.01
    14
    31. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    4.28
    81
    33. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    34. Low Birth Weight
    3.59
    116
    35. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    36. Violence
    3.39
    108
    37. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    38. Maternal Conditions
    3.11
    57
    39. Malnutrition
    2.76
    74
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    41. Skin Disease
    2.65
    34
    42. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    109
    44. Alcohol
    1.39
    90
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.25
    111
    46. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    47. Meningitis
    1.21
    73
    48. Fires
    1.12
    107
    49. Tuberculosis
    1.05
    126
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    Samoa SAMOA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    241
    21.56
    2. Stroke
    148
    13.24
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    108
    9.66
    4. Lung Disease
    57
    5.10
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    53
    4.74
    6. Kidney Disease
    52
    4.65
    7. Hypertension
    30
    2.68
    8. Liver Disease
    27
    2.42
    9. Lung Cancers
    26
    2.33
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    26
    2.33
    11. Suicide
    25
    2.24
    12. Asthma
    21
    1.88
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19
    1.70
    14. Breast Cancer
    19
    1.70
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    1.61
    16. Low Birth Weight
    16
    1.43
    17. Measles
    16
    1.43
    18. Stomach Cancer
    16
    1.43
    19. Other Injuries
    13
    1.16
    20. Drownings
    13
    1.16
    21. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12
    1.07
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12
    1.07
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11
    0.98
    24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    11
    0.98
    25. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.89
      Deaths %
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9
    0.81
    27. Falls
    8
    0.72
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    7
    0.63
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    7
    0.63
    30. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.63
    31. Lymphomas
    6
    0.54
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    6
    0.54
    33. Cervical Cancer
    6
    0.54
    34. Violence
    6
    0.54
    35. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.45
    36. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.45
    37. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.45
    38. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.45
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    4
    0.36
    40. Oral Cancer
    4
    0.36
    41. Leukemia
    3
    0.27
    42. Malnutrition
    3
    0.27
    43. Skin Disease
    3
    0.27
    44. Fires
    2
    0.18
    45. Meningitis
    2
    0.18
    46. Epilepsy
    2
    0.18
    47. Alcohol
    2
    0.18
    48. Syphilis
    2
    0.18
    49. Skin Cancers
    2
    0.18
    50. Tuberculosis
    2
    0.18
    Samoa SAMOA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    26.40
    20
    2. Prostate Cancer
    24.32
    48
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.56
    44
    4. Ovary Cancer
    14.84
    1
    5. Stomach Cancer
    12.23
    20
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.66
    93
    7. Cervical Cancer
    7.89
    94
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.58
    4
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.91
    99
    10. Lymphomas
    3.94
    122
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.56
    38
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    75
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.68
    124
    14. Leukemia
    2.10
    150
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.24
    130
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.72
    172
    Samoa SAMOA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    2.8
    129
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    35.9
    14.5
    53
    48
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    39.9
    55.0
    10
    7
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Samoa SAMOA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    Samoa SAMOA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    204,898
    174
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.04
    25
    Population 0-14
    29.3%
    74
    Population 15-64
    64.5%
    106
    Population 65 +
    6.2%
    104
    Birth Rate / 1000
    19.21
    72
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.37
    157
    Fertility Rate
    2.46
    70
    Infant Mortality
    18.75
    91
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    81
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.07
    17
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.05
    32
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.78
    100
    Net Migration
    -7.82
    182
    Population Growth
    0.61%
    133
    Literacy Total
    99.1%
    34
    Literacy Male
    99.0%
    39
    Literacy Female
    99.2%
    25
    Unemployment
    5.2%
    115
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    70.5
    118
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    62.1
    116
    GDP per Capita USD
    $6,300
    127

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    17,006
    31
    4/1/24
    Samoa COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Samoa causes.

     
     
    Samoa COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Samoa COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.