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Sao Tome
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Sao Tome and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.3
    52.3
    50.8
    92
    93
    91
     
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    54.2
    57.2
    55.7
    96
    95
    95
     
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    58.2
    61.0
    59.6
    104
    110
    107
     
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    60.9
    63.7
    62.2
    116
    120
    119
     
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    60.8
    64.4
    62.6
    123
    126
    127
     
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    64.3
    68.1
    66.2
    124
    129
    128
     
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    68.8
    72.0
    70.4
    115
    123
    120
     
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    72.0
    115
    123
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.0
    104
    124
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    71.4
    74.2
    104
    124
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    71.6
    74.4
    103
    125
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.5
    102
    126
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.7
    104
    126
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.5
    74.9
    107
    126
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    72.8
    75.2
    107
    129
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.5
    110
    129
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.7
    76.0
    113
    132
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.4
    76.7
    116
    136
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.4
    77.5
    122
    142
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    76.7
    78.6
    126
    142
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.0
    132
    145
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.7
    133
    145
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.9
    134
    151
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.5
    131
    157
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.6
    146
    162
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.60
    64
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    107.87
    61
    80.50
    93
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.50
    24
    83.23
    40
    4. Lung Disease
    50.70
    16
    31.41
    47
    5. Kidney Disease
    46.72
    13
    35.72
    35
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.59
    17
    22.70
    61
    7. Liver Disease
    38.72
    28
    18.41
    95
    8. Tuberculosis
    30.26
    36
    39.83
    26
    9. Asthma
    24.13
    16
    13.63
    45
    10. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    35.20
    22
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.73
    86
    16.44
    118
    12. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    20.99
    37
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.76
    128
    74.67
    16
    14. Falls
    14.27
    7
    2.99
    150
    15. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    18.34
    64
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.46
    66
    33.37
    46
    17. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    3.68
    137
    18. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    18.21
    76
    19. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    5.46
    87
    20. Hypertension
    7.94
    145
    33.86
    36
    21. Other Injuries
    7.20
    97
    10.77
    57
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.30
    79
    6.23
    83
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    48
    11.70
    14
    24. Violence
    6.18
    77
    37.54
    8
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.99
    82
    7.16
    63
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    31
    3.36
    130
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    60
    3.36
    78
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.37
    78
    12.75
    17
    29. Malnutrition
    5.35
    50
    4.41
    56
    30. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    3.85
    115
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.25
    22
    2.04
    70
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    8.90
    89
    33. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    2.19
    83
    34. Meningitis
    3.20
    51
    6.74
    41
    35. Maternal Conditions
    2.97
    59
    2.65
    62
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    88
    4.52
    65
    37. Suicide
    2.20
    176
    23.49
    8
    38. Epilepsy
    2.19
    55
    3.28
    22
    39. Encephalitis
    1.71
    7
    0.43
    87
    40. Drownings
    1.67
    124
    4.06
    44
    41. Skin Disease
    1.66
    89
    2.91
    30
    42. Pertussis
    1.65
    50
    1.79
    48
    43. Drug Use
    1.30
    84
    1.52
    67
    44. Alcohol
    1.23
    102
    1.93
    61
    45. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    3.34
    108
    46. Hepatitis B
    1.12
    32
    0.28
    86
    47. Tetanus
    1.06
    24
    0.07
    91
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    8.50
    16
    49. Syphilis
    0.81
    46
    1.56
    17
    50. Poisonings
    0.75
    77
    1.62
    54
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    12.44
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108
    12.11
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Stroke
    92
    10.31
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    60
    6.73
    13,014
    2.86
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.93
    15,302
    3.37
    6. Tuberculosis
    41
    4.60
    21,965
    4.83
    7. Lung Disease
    41
    4.60
    11,895
    2.62
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    4.48
    9,013
    1.98
    9. Low Birth Weight
    31
    3.48
    6,250
    1.37
    10. Birth Trauma
    28
    3.14
    3,004
    0.66
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    27
    3.03
    4,351
    0.96
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    24
    2.69
    15,843
    3.49
    13. Asthma
    22
    2.47
    5,966
    1.31
    14. Lung Cancers
    15
    1.68
    7,705
    1.70
    15. Falls
    15
    1.68
    1,399
    0.31
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14
    1.57
    1,535
    0.34
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    13
    1.46
    30,188
    6.64
    18. Other Injuries
    13
    1.46
    6,014
    1.32
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12
    1.35
    4,676
    1.03
    20. Violence
    12
    1.35
    21,000
    4.62
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    10
    1.12
    5,890
    1.30
    22. Malnutrition
    9
    1.01
    2,381
    0.52
    23. Liver Cancer
    9
    1.01
    2,383
    0.52
    24. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.01
    5,555
    1.22
    25. Hypertension
    7
    0.78
    12,789
    2.81
    26. Pertussis
    6
    0.67
    1,142
    0.25
    27. Breast Cancer
    6
    0.67
    4,533
    1.00
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.67
    4,374
    0.96
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.67
    5,408
    1.19
    30. Meningitis
    5
    0.56
    3,660
    0.81
    31. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.56
    1,700
    0.37
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4
    0.45
    3,587
    0.79
    33. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.45
    829
    0.18
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4
    0.45
    1,077
    0.24
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.45
    1,015
    0.22
    36. Drownings
    4
    0.45
    2,403
    0.53
    37. Syphilis
    3
    0.34
    1,130
    0.25
    38. Encephalitis
    3
    0.34
    234
    0.05
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.34
    951
    0.21
    40. Epilepsy
    3
    0.34
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.34
    1,894
    0.42
    42. Suicide
    3
    0.34
    13,774
    3.03
    43. Tetanus
    2
    0.22
    38
    0.01
    44. Drug Use
    2
    0.22
    770
    0.17
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.22
    1,101
    0.24
    46. Measles
    1
    0.11
    270
    0.06
    47. Hepatitis B
    1
    0.11
    139
    0.03
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1
    0.11
    3,486
    0.77
    49. Leukemia
    1
    0.11
    1,464
    0.32
    50. Alcohol
    1
    0.11
    987
    0.22
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    35.20
    22
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    20.99
    37
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    18.34
    64
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    3.68
    137
    5. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    18.21
    76
    6. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    5.46
    87
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    3.85
    115
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    8.90
    89
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    2.19
    83
    10. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    3.34
    108
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    8.50
    16
    12. Lymphomas
    0.07
    183
    6.08
    39
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.01
    182
    4.98
    65
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.01
    182
    3.18
    80
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    179
    2.47
    53
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    183
    2.15
    99
    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.