GHANA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,173	1	16,262	+ 911
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,665	3	14,103	+ 2,562
Stroke	3	14,219	2	15,163	- 944
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,284	7	7,808	+ 1,476
Kidney Disease	5	6,778	13	4,161	+ 2,617
Tuberculosis	6	6,381	6	10,214	- 3,833
Lung Disease	7	6,344	15	3,120	+ 3,224
Liver Disease	8	6,261	11	6,053	+ 208
Low Birth Weight	9	4,722	8	6,662	- 1,939
Birth Trauma	10	4,322	10	6,194	- 1,872
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,180	14	3,935	+ 244
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,698	9	6,538	- 2,840
Asthma	13	3,434	23	1,979	+ 1,455
Falls	14	2,375	30	1,168	+ 1,207
Lung Cancers	15	2,259	55	237	+ 2,022
Stomach Cancer	16	2,103	33	870	+ 1,233
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,026	12	5,929	- 3,903
Other Injuries	18	2,003	18	2,433	- 430
Violence	19	1,876	27	1,857	+ 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,866	29	1,294	+ 572
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,476	24	1,965	- 489
Liver Cancer	22	1,468	17	2,851	- 1,384
Cervical Cancer	23	1,381	20	2,161	- 780
Malnutrition	24	1,380	26	1,868	- 488
Hypertension	25	1,070	19	2,231	- 1,160
Breast Cancer	26	926	25	1,937	- 1,011
Pertussis	27	906	35	744	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	28	902	31	1,031	- 129
Inflammatory/Heart	29	866	28	1,615	- 749
Maternal Conditions	30	819	22	1,991	- 1,172
Meningitis	31	781	16	2,983	- 2,202
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	657	34	803	- 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	653	52	256	+ 397
Parkinson's Disease	34	619	43	387	+ 232
Drownings	35	618	36	740	- 122
Bladder Cancer	36	599	53	245	+ 354
Syphilis	37	527	41	483	+ 44
Epilepsy	38	513	47	329	+ 184
Suicide	39	493	21	1,993	- 1,500
Encephalitis	40	485	44	357	+ 128
Ovary Cancer	41	455	38	698	- 243
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	401	48	321	+ 80
Drug Use	43	270	39	630	- 360
Skin Disease	44	252	50	264	- 12
Tetanus	45	244	56	220	+ 24
Alcohol	46	224	54	244	- 20
Poisonings	47	223	40	522	- 298
Hepatitis B	48	216	62	101	+ 115
Leukemia	49	211	45	340	- 129
Measles	50	211	60	135	+ 75
Oesophagus Cancer	51	172	49	285	- 114
Fires	52	108	37	729	- 622
Malaria	53	70	5	11,162	- 11,092
Other Neoplasms	54	57	63	48	+ 9
Appendicitis	55	35	59	146	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	56	29	61	113	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	28	67	16	+ 12
Lymphomas	58	22	32	875	- 853
Schistosomiasis	59	17	51	257	- 240
Hepatitis C	60	15	65	28	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	13	66	16	- 3
Ascariasis	62	11	68	12	- 1
War	63	4	64	29	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	46	334	- 331
Oral Cancer	65	2	42	483	- 480
Diphtheria	66	2	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	67	2	70	3	- 1
Dengue	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	58	214	- 213
Uterin Cancer	70	0	57	219	- 219
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.