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Causes of death across Samoa are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Samoa.
Highlights of Samoa BMI and Diet Compositions
Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
- As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Samoa gets their caloric supply from :
- Carbohydrates : 68.01%
68.01% - Fat : 64.41%
64.41% - Animal protein : 10.86%
10.86% - Plant protein : 6.45%
6.45% - 49.72% increase in caloric supply : Currently Samoa gets 2960/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1977/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
- Oils & Fats, Meat and Cereals & Grains are three major diet compositions in Samoa
- Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Samoa
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Samoa average intake is 66.71 grams
- Bananas, Pineapples and Apples are three major Fruit Types Intake in Samoa
- National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Samoa average Fruit intake is 551.37grams
- In Samoa, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
- 75.10% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
- Average Male BMI in Samoa is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')
| Rank | Cereals | kcal/capita/day |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | 450 |
| 2 | Rice | 62 |
| 3 | Maize | 3 |
| 4 | Oats | 1 |
| 5 | Rye | 0 |
| Rank | Type | kilocalories per person per day |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oils & Fats | 869 |
| 2 | Meat | 609 |
| 3 | Cereals & Grains | 519 |
| 4 | Starchy Roots | 286 |
| 5 | Sugar | 260 |
| 6 | Fruits & Vegetables | 255 |
| 7 | Dairy & Eggs | 87 |
| 8 | Other | 50 |
| 9 | Alcoholic Beverages | 25 |
| 10 | Pulses | 0 |
Major Cause of Death
Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Samoa with 439 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 36% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease and Cancers were the highest types of death causes in Samoa.
- We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 557 deaths (year 2016).
- 44.9% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
- Cancers, Cardiovascular disease and Lower respiratory infections are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
- Cardiovascular disease, Cancers and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
- Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases and Cancers are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
- Overall, it's observed that 39% of people aging over 50 years die because of Cardiovascular diseases.
Major Risk Factors of Death
- Three Major factors of death in Samoa are High blood sugar, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood pressure. Every year around 3 people die due to High blood sugar.
- Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
- Household air pollution and Secondhand smoke are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
- High body-mass index (obesity), High blood sugar and High blood pressure are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
- High body-mass index (obesity), High blood sugar and High blood pressure are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
- High blood sugar is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.
Cancer Analysis
0.24% of Samoa population was suffering from cancer i.e. 304 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Breast cancer (Count : 17) and Stomach cancer was also concerning with 13 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Stomach cancer have 13% of survival chance.Samoa was really successful in diagnosing Kidney cancerThyroid cancer where 88% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 134 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 95 were suffering from Breast cancer out of which 17 people were dead. This means 17.89% death rate of people suffering from Breast cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Samoa and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :
- 0.24 % of Samoa population is suffering from cancer
- Highest number of deaths were registered due to Breast cancer
- Kidney cancerThyroid cancer was most cured cancer in Samoa
- Breast cancer got lowest survival rate
Tables (Appendix)
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths | % of Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia | 50 | 4.13% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 439 | 36.27% |
| Kidney disease | 71 | 5.87% |
| Respiratory disease | 69 | 5.7% |
| Liver disease | 24 | 1.98% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 206 | 17.02% |
| Digestive disease | 23 | 1.9% |
| Hepatitis | 1 | 0.08% |
| Cancers | 133 | 10.99% |
| Parkinson's disease | 3 | 0.25% |
| Fire | 3 | 0.25% |
| Malaria | 0 | 0% |
| Drowning | 13 | 1.07% |
| Homicide | 8 | 0.66% |
| HIV/AIDS | 6 | 0.5% |
| Drug disorder | 1 | 0.08% |
| Tuberculosis | 5 | 0.41% |
| Road incidents | 20 | 1.65% |
| Maternal deaths | 2 | 0.17% |
| Neonatal deaths | 22 | 1.82% |
| Alcohol disorder | 1 | 0.08% |
| Natural disasters | 0 | 0% |
| Diarrheal diseases | 6 | 0.5% |
| Neonatal deaths | 22 | 1.82% |
| Digestive disease | 23 | 1.9% |
| Liver disease | 24 | 1.99% |
| Dementia | 50 | 4.14% |
| Lower respiratory infections | 64.8091266039 | 5.36% |
| Respiratory disease | 69 | 5.71% |
| Kidney disease | 71 | 5.88% |
| Cancers | 133 | 11.01% |
| Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease | 206 | 17.05% |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 439 | 36.33% |