SAO TOME VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		SAO TOME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	185	82	0	+ 185
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	102	1	111	- 9
Stroke	3	85	3	92	- 6
Malaria	4	85	53	0	+ 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	67	12	24	+ 44
Tuberculosis	6	64	6	41	+ 23
Birth Trauma	7	54	10	28	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	8	52	9	31	+ 22
Liver Disease	9	48	8	40	+ 8
Coronary Heart Disease	10	48	2	108	- 60
Road Traffic Accidents	11	39	4	60	- 21
Congenital Anomalies	12	34	11	27	+ 7
Hypertension	13	28	25	7	+ 21
Diabetes Mellitus	14	26	17	13	+ 13
Malnutrition	15	25	24	9	+ 16
Meningitis	16	21	31	5	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	17	19	23	9	+ 10
Kidney Disease	18	19	5	44	- 25
Other Injuries	19	19	18	13	+ 6
Suicide	20	14	39	3	+ 11
Lung Disease	21	14	7	41	- 27
Maternal Conditions	22	13	30	5	+ 7
Violence	23	12	19	12	+ 0
Syphilis	24	10	37	3	+ 6
Pertussis	25	8	27	6	+ 2
Asthma	26	8	13	22	- 14
Drownings	27	7	35	4	+ 3
Falls	28	6	14	15	- 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	6	20	12	- 6
Prostate Cancer	30	6	28	6	+ 0
Lymphomas	31	6	58	0	+ 6
Fires	32	6	52	1	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	33	5	29	6	- 0
Poisonings	34	5	47	1	+ 3
Breast Cancer	35	4	26	6	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4	51	1	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	37	4	21	10	- 6
Epilepsy	38	4	38	3	+ 0
Leukemia	39	3	49	1	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3	42	3	+ 0
Lung Cancers	41	2	15	15	- 12
Stomach Cancer	42	2	16	14	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2	32	4	- 2
Tetanus	44	2	45	2	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2	33	4	- 2
Liver Cancer	46	2	22	9	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	47	2	34	4	- 2
Oral Cancer	48	2	65	0	+ 2
Alcohol	49	2	46	1	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	50	1	36	4	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	1	59	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	52	1	44	2	- 0
Drug Use	53	1	43	2	- 0
Skin Cancers	54	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	1	48	1	- 0
Appendicitis	56	1	55	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	1	41	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	58	1	86	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	40	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	1	61	0	+ 1
Measles	61	1	50	1	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	0	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	65	0	54	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	60	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	56	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	62	0	+ 0
War	69	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	68	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.