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Sweden
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sweden and Sao Tome 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.

Sao Tome
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
Sweden Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      Sweden SWEDEN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.2
    74.9
    73.0
    3
    3
    3
     
    49.3
    52.3
    50.8
    92
    93
    91
    1970
    72.2
    77.2
    74.6
    1
    2
    1
     
    54.2
    57.2
    55.7
    96
    95
    95
    1980
    72.8
    78.9
    75.7
    2
    3
    3
     
    58.2
    61.0
    59.6
    104
    110
    107
    1990
    74.8
    80.4
    77.5
    4
    6
    2
     
    60.9
    63.7
    62.2
    116
    120
    119
    2000
    77.3
    81.9
    79.6
    3
    7
    4
     
    60.8
    64.4
    62.6
    123
    126
    127
    2010
    79.5
    83.5
    81.5
    6
    11
    9
     
    64.3
    68.1
    66.2
    124
    129
    128
    2019
    80.8
    84.0
    82.4
    8
    18
    13
     
    68.8
    72.0
    70.4
    115
    123
    120
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    84.0
    8
    18
    68.8
    72.0
    115
    123
    Age 5
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    71.2
    74.0
    104
    124
    Age 10
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    20
    71.4
    74.2
    104
    124
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.2
    9
    21
    71.6
    74.4
    103
    125
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.3
    10
    21
    71.9
    74.5
    102
    126
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.3
    9
    21
    72.2
    74.7
    104
    126
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.4
    8
    20
    72.5
    74.9
    107
    126
    Age 35
    81.8
    84.5
    7
    20
    72.8
    75.2
    107
    129
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.6
    8
    20
    73.2
    75.5
    110
    129
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.7
    8
    20
    73.7
    76.0
    113
    132
    Age 50
    82.4
    84.9
    10
    22
    74.4
    76.7
    116
    136
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.2
    11
    24
    75.4
    77.5
    122
    142
    Age 60
    83.3
    85.6
    14
    25
    76.7
    78.6
    126
    142
    Age 65
    84.1
    86.2
    16
    26
    78.4
    80.0
    132
    145
    Age 70
    85.2
    87.0
    17
    27
    80.6
    81.7
    133
    145
    Age 75
    86.5
    88.0
    25
    30
    83.2
    83.9
    134
    151
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.3
    36
    35
    86.1
    86.5
    131
    157
    Age 85
    90.3
    91.0
    59
    54
    89.3
    89.6
    146
    162
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.98
    161
    133.60
    64
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    30.96
    10
    17.73
    86
    3. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    18.78
    70
    4. Stroke
    19.81
    170
    107.87
    61
    5. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    13.51
    84
    6. Lung Disease
    14.83
    144
    50.70
    16
    7. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    10.59
    153
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    4.11
    165
    9. Suicide
    12.37
    47
    2.20
    176
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.29
    165
    99.50
    24
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    0.01
    182
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.85
    159
    14.76
    128
    13. Hypertension
    5.32
    154
    7.94
    145
    14. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    0.07
    183
    15. Kidney Disease
    5.07
    167
    46.72
    13
    16. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    4.99
    68
    17. Other Injuries
    4.92
    134
    7.20
    97
    18. Drug Use
    4.10
    18
    1.30
    84
    19. Liver Disease
    3.99
    170
    38.72
    28
    20. Falls
    3.92
    127
    14.27
    7
    21. Other Neoplasms
    3.65
    24
    0.47
    91
    22. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    1.16
    167
    23. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    9.21
    34
    24. Parkinson's Disease
    3.12
    140
    5.57
    31
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    3.09
    106
    6.27
    48
    26. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    0.00
    179
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.78
    162
    6.30
    79
    28. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    11.50
    27
    29. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    3.77
    32
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.58
    150
    5.37
    78
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.57
    174
    42.59
    17
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    0.00
    183
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.96
    156
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    14.88
    57
    35. Alcohol
    2.09
    58
    1.23
    102
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    0.01
    182
    37. Violence
    1.22
    143
    6.18
    77
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.08
    148
    2.84
    88
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    143
    12.46
    66
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.84
    15
    0.16
    113
    41. Drownings
    0.83
    156
    1.67
    124
    42. Epilepsy
    0.78
    158
    2.19
    55
    43. Skin Disease
    0.70
    124
    1.66
    89
    44. Low Birth Weight
    0.61
    178
    5.99
    82
    45. Asthma
    0.56
    158
    24.13
    16
    46. Anemia
    0.47
    24
    0.00
    152
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.43
    71
    0.23
    112
    48. Fires
    0.40
    154
    0.48
    142
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    167
    4.25
    22
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.38
    165
    5.51
    60
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sweden SWEDEN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,136
    19.91
    108
    12.11
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    10,917
    14.36
    12
    1.35
    3. Stroke
    6,035
    7.94
    92
    10.31
    4. Lung Disease
    4,344
    5.72
    41
    4.60
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,722
    4.90
    15
    1.68
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,049
    4.01
    4
    0.45
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,659
    3.50
    111
    12.44
    8. Prostate Cancer
    2,622
    3.45
    6
    0.67
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    1,849
    2.43
    0
    0.00
    10. Hypertension
    1,838
    2.42
    7
    0.78
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,834
    2.41
    13
    1.46
    12. Kidney Disease
    1,629
    2.14
    44
    4.93
    13. Breast Cancer
    1,582
    2.08
    6
    0.67
    14. Suicide
    1,479
    1.95
    3
    0.34
    15. Other Injuries
    1,374
    1.81
    13
    1.46
    16. Lymphomas
    1,357
    1.79
    0
    0.00
    17. Falls
    1,109
    1.46
    15
    1.68
    18. Other Neoplasms
    1,036
    1.36
    0
    0.00
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    943
    1.24
    4
    0.45
    20. Leukemia
    825
    1.09
    1
    0.11
    21. Bladder Cancer
    760
    1.00
    4
    0.45
    22. Liver Cancer
    752
    0.99
    9
    1.01
    23. Liver Disease
    723
    0.95
    40
    4.48
    24. Endocrine Disorders
    702
    0.92
    10
    1.12
    25. Skin Cancers
    650
    0.86
    0
    0.00
    26. Stomach Cancer
    612
    0.81
    14
    1.57
    27. Ovary Cancer
    553
    0.73
    3
    0.34
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    547
    0.72
    6
    0.67
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    538
    0.71
    1
    0.11
    30. Drug Use
    423
    0.56
    2
    0.22
    31. Oral Cancer
    379
    0.50
    0
    0.00
    32. Alcohol
    359
    0.47
    1
    0.11
    33. Uterin Cancer
    345
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    315
    0.41
    60
    6.73
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    308
    0.41
    27
    3.03
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    289
    0.38
    24
    2.69
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    277
    0.36
    3
    0.34
    38. Cervical Cancer
    228
    0.30
    9
    1.01
    39. Skin Disease
    220
    0.29
    2
    0.22
    40. Anemia
    175
    0.23
    0
    0.00
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    170
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    42. Asthma
    158
    0.21
    22
    2.47
    43. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    129
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    44. Epilepsy
    121
    0.16
    3
    0.34
    45. Malnutrition
    117
    0.15
    9
    1.01
    46. Drownings
    114
    0.15
    4
    0.45
    47. Violence
    113
    0.15
    12
    1.35
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    110
    0.14
    4
    0.45
    49. Fires
    65
    0.09
    1
    0.11
    50. Schizophrenia
    63
    0.08
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sweden SWEDEN   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.40
    64
    18.78
    70
    2. Lung Cancers
    16.11
    75
    13.51
    84
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.55
    127
    10.59
    153
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.51
    44
    4.11
    165
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.84
    25
    0.01
    182
    6. Lymphomas
    5.29
    73
    0.07
    183
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.06
    65
    4.99
    68
    8. Leukemia
    3.40
    103
    1.16
    167
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.36
    156
    9.21
    34
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.90
    35
    0.00
    179
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.75
    164
    11.50
    27
    12. Bladder Cancer
    2.74
    65
    3.77
    32
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    87
    0.00
    183
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.39
    93
    0.96
    156
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.28
    161
    14.88
    57
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.75
    146
    0.01
    182
    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.