Samoa - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 14.13
2010 12.01
2015 11.04
2019 10.37

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 9.39
2010 8.05
2015 7.97
2019 7.88

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 76.48
2010 79.94
2015 81.00
2019 81.75

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Samoa was 29.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.20 in 2011, while its lowest value was 29.20 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 29.60
2001 29.60
2002 29.50
2003 29.50
2004 29.40
2005 29.50
2006 29.50
2007 29.60
2008 29.70
2009 29.50
2010 30.00
2011 30.20
2012 30.10
2013 29.90
2014 29.90
2015 29.80
2016 29.70
2017 29.50
2018 29.40
2019 29.20

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Samoa was 33.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 37.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.10 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 37.60
2001 37.40
2002 37.10
2003 36.90
2004 36.60
2005 36.40
2006 36.20
2007 35.80
2008 35.40
2009 34.50
2010 34.70
2011 34.40
2012 34.20
2013 33.80
2014 33.90
2015 33.80
2016 33.60
2017 33.40
2018 33.30
2019 33.10

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Samoa was 31.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.20 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 33.70
2001 33.60
2002 33.40
2003 33.30
2004 33.10
2005 33.00
2006 32.90
2007 32.70
2008 32.60
2009 32.00
2010 32.40
2011 32.30
2012 32.20
2013 31.90
2014 31.90
2015 31.80
2016 31.70
2017 31.50
2018 31.40
2019 31.20

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 58.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 116.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 85.00

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Samoa was 0.400 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.600 in 2004 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.600
2001 0.600
2002 0.600
2003 0.600
2004 0.600
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.500
2008 0.500
2009 0.500
2010 0.500
2011 0.500
2012 0.500
2013 0.500
2014 0.500
2015 0.500
2016 0.500
2017 0.500
2018 0.500
2019 0.400

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Samoa was 0.200 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.300 in 2009 and a minimum value of 0.200 in 2005.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.300
2001 0.300
2002 0.300
2003 0.300
2004 0.300
2005 0.200
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.300
2010 0.200
2011 0.200
2012 0.200
2013 0.200
2014 0.200
2015 0.200
2016 0.200
2017 0.200
2018 0.200
2019 0.200

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Samoa was 0.600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.600 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 0.900
2001 0.900
2002 0.900
2003 0.900
2004 0.800
2005 0.800
2006 0.800
2007 0.800
2008 0.800
2009 0.700
2010 0.800
2011 0.700
2012 0.700
2013 0.700
2014 0.700
2015 0.700
2016 0.700
2017 0.700
2018 0.700
2019 0.600

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Samoa was 6.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.80 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6.00 in 2009.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 6.50
2001 6.60
2002 6.40
2003 6.40
2004 6.20
2005 6.30
2006 6.40
2007 6.50
2008 6.60
2009 6.00
2010 6.80
2011 6.80
2012 6.80
2013 6.60
2014 6.80
2015 6.70
2016 6.80
2017 6.60
2018 6.80
2019 6.70

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Samoa was 18.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.70 in 2009.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 20.30
2001 20.20
2002 19.90
2003 19.60
2004 18.90
2005 19.10
2006 19.20
2007 18.90
2008 18.70
2009 15.70
2010 18.40
2011 18.30
2012 18.30
2013 17.30
2014 18.30
2015 18.20
2016 18.40
2017 18.10
2018 18.10
2019 18.00

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Samoa was 12.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.70 in 2001 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 2009.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 13.70
2001 13.70
2002 13.40
2003 13.20
2004 12.80
2005 12.90
2006 13.00
2007 12.90
2008 12.80
2009 11.00
2010 12.80
2011 12.80
2012 12.70
2013 12.10
2014 12.80
2015 12.70
2016 12.80
2017 12.60
2018 12.60
2019 12.60

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Samoa was 13.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.80 in 2009 and a minimum value of 11.30 in 2016.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 14.90
2001 13.70
2002 13.60
2003 13.50
2004 15.10
2005 12.80
2006 12.70
2007 12.60
2008 13.10
2009 29.80
2010 12.90
2011 12.80
2012 12.70
2013 18.40
2014 11.40
2015 11.40
2016 11.30
2017 13.00
2018 12.90
2019 13.00

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 1.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors