CAPE VERDE VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	303	3	236	+ 67
Coronary Heart Disease	2	294	1	457	- 163
Stroke	3	251	2	272	- 20
Road Traffic Accidents	4	164	4	147	+ 17
Kidney Disease	5	120	7	85	+ 35
Tuberculosis	6	113	28	23	+ 89
Lung Disease	7	112	12	58	+ 54
Liver Disease	8	111	6	101	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	9	83	20	37	+ 47
Birth Trauma	10	76	35	15	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	11	74	19	38	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	65	18	41	+ 24
Asthma	13	61	29	23	+ 37
Falls	14	42	26	27	+ 15
Lung Cancers	15	40	16	44	- 4
Stomach Cancer	16	37	11	67	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	17	36	5	112	- 76
Other Injuries	18	35	22	33	+ 2
Violence	19	33	8	73	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	33	10	68	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	21	26	42	9	+ 17
Liver Cancer	22	26	14	49	- 23
Cervical Cancer	23	24	23	27	- 3
Malnutrition	24	24	43	8	+ 17
Hypertension	25	19	15	49	- 30
Breast Cancer	26	16	27	24	- 8
Pertussis	27	16	61	0	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	28	16	13	52	- 36
Inflammatory/Heart	29	15	37	14	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	30	14	47	5	+ 10
Meningitis	31	14	36	14	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	12	30	21	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	12	45	5	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	34	11	32	20	- 9
Drownings	35	11	25	27	- 16
Bladder Cancer	36	11	46	5	+ 6
Syphilis	37	9	50	3	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	9	34	16	- 7
Suicide	39	9	9	71	- 62
Encephalitis	40	9	49	4	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	8	51	3	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	7	40	10	- 3
Drug Use	43	5	38	14	- 9
Skin Disease	44	4	44	6	- 1
Tetanus	45	4	59	1	+ 4
Alcohol	46	4	48	4	- 0
Poisonings	47	4	53	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	48	4	52	3	+ 1
Leukemia	49	4	41	10	- 6
Measles	50	4	68	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	51	3	17	42	- 38
Fires	52	2	39	13	- 12
Malaria	53	1	77	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	54	1	56	2	- 1
Appendicitis	55	1	60	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	57	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	58	1	- 0
Lymphomas	58	0	33	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	59	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	0	65	0	+ 0
War	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	24	27	- 27
Oral Cancer	65	0	31	20	- 20
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	54	2	- 2
Uterin Cancer	70	0	55	2	- 2
Anemia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	69	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	21	34	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Sao Tome

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.