SAO TOME VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		SAO TOME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	563	2	108	+ 456
Hypertension	2	506	25	7	+ 499
Stroke	3	209	3	92	+ 117
Lung Cancers	4	123	15	15	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	99	32	4	+ 94
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	65	1	111	- 46
Liver Disease	7	62	8	40	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	8	56	28	6	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	9	54	16	14	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	10	50	64	0	+ 50
Breast Cancer	11	49	26	6	+ 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	43	20	12	+ 31
Lung Disease	13	43	7	41	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	14	41	29	6	+ 35
Lymphomas	15	40	58	0	+ 40
Suicide	16	37	39	3	+ 34
Kidney Disease	17	33	5	44	- 11
Alcohol	18	28	46	1	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	19	27	17	13	+ 14
Other Injuries	20	26	18	13	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	21	24	36	4	+ 20
Leukemia	22	24	49	1	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	23	23	54	0	+ 23
Falls	24	22	14	15	+ 7
Oral Cancer	25	21	65	0	+ 21
Liver Cancer	26	20	22	9	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	27	18	51	1	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	28	16	41	3	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	29	15	34	4	+ 11
Skin Cancers	30	15	69	0	+ 15
Drug Use	31	14	43	2	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	32	13	23	9	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	33	12	21	10	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	34	11	70	0	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	35	11	4	60	- 49
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	42	3	+ 8
Epilepsy	37	8	38	3	+ 5
Fires	38	8	52	1	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	39	8	82	0	+ 8
Drownings	40	6	35	4	+ 2
Skin Disease	41	5	44	2	+ 4
Violence	42	5	19	12	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	43	5	11	27	- 22
Asthma	44	5	13	22	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	4	33	4	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	3	57	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	47	3	6	41	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	48	3	56	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	2	76	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	50	2	75	0	+ 2
Anemia	51	2	71	0	+ 2
Poisonings	52	2	47	1	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	2	12	24	- 22
Meningitis	54	1	31	5	- 4
Low Birth Weight	55	1	9	31	- 29
Schizophrenia	56	1	74	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	10	28	- 27
Hepatitis C	58	1	60	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	0	55	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	60	0	77	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	61	0	30	5	- 5
Syphilis	62	0	37	3	- 3
Encephalitis	63	0	40	3	- 3
War	64	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	48	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	0	- 0
Otitis Media	67	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	86	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	53	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	0	- 0
Malnutrition	79	0	24	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	45	2	- 2
Diphtheria	82	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	27	6	- 6
Measles	84	0	50	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAO TOME

Estonia

Sao Tome

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.