SAO TOME VS DJIBOUTI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Djibouti DJIBOUTI SAO TOME Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 154 2 108 + 47
Stroke 2 153 3 92 + 61
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 151 1 111 + 40
Diarrhoeal diseases 4 82 12 24 + 58
HIV/AIDS 5 78 82 0 + 78
Liver Disease 6 66 8 40 + 26
Diabetes Mellitus 7 64 17 13 + 51
Low Birth Weight 8 56 9 31 + 26
Tuberculosis 9 55 6 41 + 13
Other Injuries 10 52 18 13 + 39
Road Traffic Accidents 11 51 4 60 - 9
Hypertension 12 47 25 7 + 40
Kidney Disease 13 42 5 44 - 2
Malnutrition 14 38 24 9 + 29
Birth Trauma 15 37 10 28 + 9
Lung Disease 16 27 7 41 - 14
Meningitis 17 26 31 5 + 21
Congenital Anomalies 18 25 11 27 - 2
Suicide 19 21 39 3 + 18
Breast Cancer 20 20 26 6 + 14
Alzheimers & Dementia 21 20 20 12 + 8
Asthma 22 15 13 22 - 7
Malaria 23 15 53 0 + 14
Violence 24 14 19 12 + 2
Pertussis 25 11 27 6 + 5
Falls 26 10 14 15 - 5
Leukemia 27 10 49 1 + 9
Inflammatory/Heart 28 10 29 6 + 5
Cervical Cancer 29 9 23 9 + 0
Lymphomas 30 9 58 0 + 9
Maternal Conditions 31 9 30 5 + 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers 32 8 32 4 + 4
Fires 33 7 52 1 + 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease 34 7 42 3 + 5
Drownings 35 6 35 4 + 2
Oesophagus Cancer 36 6 51 1 + 5
Epilepsy 37 6 38 3 + 2
Endocrine Disorders 38 6 21 10 - 4
Poisonings 39 6 47 1 + 4
Ovary Cancer 40 5 41 3 + 2
Parkinson's Disease 41 5 34 4 + 1
Lung Cancers 42 4 15 15 - 10
Liver Cancer 43 4 22 9 - 5
Prostate Cancer 44 4 28 6 - 2
Oral Cancer 45 4 65 0 + 4
Tetanus 46 4 45 2 + 2
Bladder Cancer 47 3 36 4 - 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease 48 3 33 4 - 1
Alcohol 49 3 46 1 + 2
Stomach Cancer 50 3 16 14 - 10
Leishmaniasis 51 3 86 0 + 3
Syphilis 52 3 37 3 - 1
Skin Cancers 53 3 69 0 + 3
Drug Use 54 3 43 2 + 1
Skin Disease 55 3 44 2 + 1
Hepatitis B 56 2 48 1 + 1
Appendicitis 57 1 55 0 + 1
Pancreas Cancer 58 1 64 0 + 1
Encephalitis 59 1 40 3 - 2
Uterin Cancer 60 1 70 0 + 1
Upper Respiratory 61 1 61 0 + 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 62 1 57 0 + 1
War 63 1 63 0 + 1
Schistosomiasis 64 1 59 0 + 0
Other Neoplasms 65 1 54 0 + 0
Measles 66 0 50 1 - 1
Multiple Sclerosis 67 0 56 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 68 0 60 0 + 0
Diphtheria 69 0 66 0 + 0
Chlamydia 70 0 67 0 + 0
Ascariasis 71 0 62 0 + 0
Otitis Media 72 0 81 0 + 0
Dengue 73 0 68 0 + 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 79 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 75 0 78 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 76 0 83 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 84 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 78 0 85 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 80 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 80 0 76 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 81 0 75 0 - 0
Oral conditions 82 0 77 0 - 0
Depression 83 0 73 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 84 0 74 0 - 0
Anemia 85 0 71 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 86 0 72 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.globallifeexpectancy.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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020