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Samoa
COUNTRY #1
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SAMOA VS NEW GUINEA

Compare Samoa and New Guinea 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.

New Guinea
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
267,390
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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New Guinea Population Pyramid
14,204,060
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Samoa SAMOA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
       
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
  
37.8
39.7
38.7
151
154
152
1970
52.0
58.6
55.2
105
91
96
  
42.8
44.7
43.7
149
151
149
1980
57.0
63.6
60.2
112
95
104
  
49.5
53.8
51.6
141
137
138
1990
62.1
68.7
65.3
110
100
109
  
52.3
57.8
55.0
151
144
144
2000
67.2
73.7
70.2
92
81
92
  
56.7
61.3
58.9
139
133
136
2010
69.6
76.1
72.6
93
84
92
  
59.5
64.3
61.8
148
142
145
2019
69.2
71.8
70.5
111
124
118
  
63.4
67.4
65.3
145
149
148
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
69.2
71.8
111
124
63.4
67.4
145
149
Age
69.2
71.8
111
124
63.4
67.4
145
149
Age 5
70.1
72.6
121
135
66.6
70.2
154
157
Age 10
70.2
72.7
122
137
66.9
70.5
157
159
Age 15
70.3
72.8
124
139
67.1
70.7
160
161
Age 20
70.6
73.0
123
139
67.5
70.9
160
161
Age 25
71.1
73.3
122
140
68.0
71.3
161
161
Age 30
71.6
73.6
120
141
68.5
71.8
161
162
Age 35
72.2
73.9
121
144
69.1
72.3
161
162
Age 40
72.8
74.4
120
147
69.9
73.1
164
162
Age 45
73.6
75.1
116
148
70.9
73.9
162
163
Age 50
74.6
75.9
111
149
72.1
75.0
161
163
Age 55
75.8
77.0
108
149
73.6
76.2
161
164
Age 60
77.4
78.3
105
149
75.4
77.6
159
163
Age 65
79.2
79.9
101
147
77.5
79.3
157
163
Age 70
81.4
81.8
99
142
80.0
81.3
154
161
Age 75
83.8
84.1
92
141
82.9
83.8
148
157
Age 80
86.6
86.7
93
142
86.0
86.6
146
156
Age 85
89.8
89.8
99
152
89.4
89.8
143
146
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
189.77
33
152.96
47
2. Stroke
118.02
45
118.90
43
3. Diabetes Mellitus
82.64
13
96.77
10
4. Lung Disease
47.54
19
122.46
2
5. Kidney Disease
39.81
23
13.07
128
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
39.32
68
41.97
66
7. Breast Cancer
26.40
20
28.94
13
8. Prostate Cancer
24.32
48
21.28
54
9. Hypertension
23.76
63
25.98
53
10. Lung Cancers
21.56
44
13.71
82
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.13
68
14.47
138
12. Liver Disease
18.98
94
10.10
127
13. Asthma
17.01
29
47.57
2
14. Road Traffic Accidents
15.42
93
14.45
99
15. Ovary Cancer
14.84
1
5.99
34
16. Suicide
14.60
30
3.57
157
17. Stomach Cancer
12.23
20
10.61
36
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.66
93
10.80
64
19. Diarrhoeal diseases
8.39
70
48.64
36
20. Other Injuries
8.08
85
8.96
77
21. Cervical Cancer
7.89
94
21.97
33
22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
7.61
14
17.27
3
23. Uterin Cancer
7.58
4
3.18
48
24. Drownings
7.42
11
2.58
85
25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.92
34
6.32
40
26. Parkinson's Disease
6.72
14
6.12
20
27. Falls
6.17
83
13.87
8
28. Inflammatory/Heart
5.15
83
4.35
97
29. Congenital Anomalies
5.11
112
6.28
80
30. Measles
5.01
14
1.94
24
31. Liver Cancer
4.91
99
12.14
22
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.28
81
2.76
123
33. Lymphomas
3.94
122
6.83
21
34. Low Birth Weight
3.59
116
8.64
49
35. Bladder Cancer
3.56
38
2.00
96
36. Violence
3.39
108
12.19
39
37. Oral Cancer
3.32
75
12.56
2
38. Maternal Conditions
3.11
57
4.88
50
39. Malnutrition
2.76
74
3.38
64
40. Pancreas Cancer
2.68
124
2.21
136
41. Skin Disease
2.65
34
2.76
33
42. Leukemia
2.10
150
4.25
57
43. Epilepsy
1.39
109
1.37
111
44. Alcohol
1.39
90
1.41
87
45. Birth Trauma
1.25
111
7.75
44
46. Skin Cancers
1.24
130
9.28
1
47. Meningitis
1.21
73
3.03
53
48. Fires
1.12
107
5.98
7
49. Tuberculosis
1.05
126
46.96
20
50. Oesophagus Cancer
0.72
172
4.59
38
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Samoa SAMOA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
241
21.56
6,835
12.17
2. Stroke
148
13.24
5,095
9.08
3. Diabetes Mellitus
108
9.66
4,533
8.07
4. Lung Disease
57
5.10
4,538
8.08
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
53
4.74
2,595
4.62
6. Kidney Disease
52
4.65
687
1.22
7. Hypertension
30
2.68
1,096
1.95
8. Liver Disease
27
2.42
624
1.11
9. Lung Cancers
26
2.33
622
1.11
10. Road Traffic Accidents
26
2.33
1,105
1.97
11. Suicide
25
2.24
259
0.46
12. Asthma
21
1.88
1,842
3.28
13. Breast Cancer
19
1.70
764
1.36
14. Alzheimers & Dementia
19
1.70
343
0.61
15. Congenital Anomalies
18
1.61
951
1.69
16. Measles
16
1.43
238
0.42
17. Low Birth Weight
16
1.43
1,661
2.96
18. Stomach Cancer
16
1.43
447
0.80
19. Drownings
13
1.16
240
0.43
20. Other Injuries
13
1.16
647
1.15
21. Diarrhoeal diseases
12
1.07
2,295
4.09
22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12
1.07
445
0.79
23. Prostate Cancer
11
0.98
285
0.51
24. Rheumatic Heart Disease
11
0.98
1,072
1.91
25. Ovary Cancer
10
0.89
179
0.32
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
9
0.81
301
0.54
27. Falls
8
0.72
502
0.89
28. Liver Cancer
7
0.63
644
1.15
29. Parkinson's Disease
7
0.63
185
0.33
30. Inflammatory/Heart
7
0.63
229
0.41
31. Cervical Cancer
6
0.54
665
1.18
32. Lymphomas
6
0.54
353
0.63
33. Endocrine Disorders
6
0.54
153
0.27
34. Violence
6
0.54
969
1.73
35. Maternal Conditions
5
0.45
421
0.75
36. Birth Trauma
5
0.45
1,504
2.68
37. Uterin Cancer
5
0.45
81
0.14
38. Bladder Cancer
5
0.45
82
0.15
39. Oral Cancer
4
0.36
580
1.03
40. Pancreas Cancer
4
0.36
107
0.19
41. Malnutrition
3
0.27
134
0.24
42. Leukemia
3
0.27
253
0.45
43. Skin Disease
3
0.27
126
0.22
44. Tuberculosis
2
0.18
3,969
7.07
45. Syphilis
2
0.18
234
0.42
46. Meningitis
2
0.18
324
0.58
47. Skin Cancers
2
0.18
417
0.74
48. Alcohol
2
0.18
93
0.17
49. Epilepsy
2
0.18
111
0.20
50. Fires
2
0.18
488
0.87
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Samoa SAMOA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
26.40
20
28.94
13
2. Prostate Cancer
24.32
48
21.28
54
3. Lung Cancers
21.56
44
13.71
82
4. Ovary Cancer
14.84
1
5.99
34
5. Stomach Cancer
12.23
20
10.61
36
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.66
93
10.80
64
7. Cervical Cancer
7.89
94
21.97
33
8. Uterin Cancer
7.58
4
3.18
48
9. Liver Cancer
4.91
99
12.14
22
10. Lymphomas
3.94
122
6.83
21
11. Bladder Cancer
3.56
38
2.00
96
12. Oral Cancer
3.32
75
12.56
2
13. Pancreas Cancer
2.68
124
2.21
136
14. Leukemia
2.10
150
4.25
57
15. Skin Cancers
1.24
130
9.28
1
16. Oesophagus Cancer
0.72
172
4.59
38
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.