SAO TOME VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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France FRANCE SAO TOME Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 207 2 108 + 99
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 174 20 12 + 162
Stroke 3 119 3 92 + 27
Lung Cancers 4 117 15 15 + 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 71 32 4 + 67
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 65 1 111 - 46
Lung Disease 7 60 7 41 + 19
Breast Cancer 8 51 26 6 + 45
Other Injuries 9 49 18 13 + 36
Pancreas Cancer 10 40 64 0 + 40
Kidney Disease 11 38 5 44 - 6
Diabetes Mellitus 12 36 17 13 + 23
Prostate Cancer 13 36 28 6 + 30
Lymphomas 14 33 58 0 + 33
Liver Cancer 15 31 22 9 + 22
Suicide 16 29 39 3 + 26
Other Neoplasms 17 29 54 0 + 28
Falls 18 27 14 15 + 12
Endocrine Disorders 19 26 21 10 + 17
Parkinson's Disease 20 25 34 4 + 21
Leukemia 21 24 49 1 + 23
Liver Disease 22 24 8 40 - 16
Hypertension 23 23 25 7 + 16
Bladder Cancer 24 21 36 4 + 18
Inflammatory/Heart 25 20 29 6 + 14
Stomach Cancer 26 18 16 14 + 4
Oral Cancer 27 15 65 0 + 15
Oesophagus Cancer 28 15 51 1 + 14
Malnutrition 29 14 24 9 + 5
Ovary Cancer 30 13 41 3 + 10
Road Traffic Accidents 31 11 4 60 - 49
Skin Cancers 32 11 69 0 + 11
Alcohol 33 10 46 1 + 9
Uterin Cancer 34 9 70 0 + 9
Congenital Anomalies 35 7 11 27 - 20
Drug Use 36 6 43 2 + 4
Epilepsy 37 6 38 3 + 3
Diarrhoeal diseases 38 6 12 24 - 18
Skin Disease 39 5 44 2 + 4
Cervical Cancer 40 5 23 9 - 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 5 33 4 + 0
Asthma 42 3 13 22 - 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease 43 3 42 3 + 1
Anemia 44 3 71 0 + 3
Drownings 45 3 35 4 - 1
Multiple Sclerosis 46 2 56 0 + 2
Low Birth Weight 47 2 9 31 - 28
Schizophrenia 48 2 74 0 + 2
Violence 49 2 19 12 - 10
Tuberculosis 50 1 6 41 - 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis 51 1 57 0 + 1
Hepatitis C 52 1 60 0 + 1
Fires 53 1 52 1 + 1
HIV/AIDS 54 1 82 0 + 1
Birth Trauma 55 1 10 28 - 27
Osteoarthritis 56 1 75 0 + 1
Poisonings 57 1 47 1 - 1
Meningitis 58 1 31 5 - 5
Hepatitis B 59 0 48 1 - 1
Oral conditions 60 0 77 0 + 0
Appendicitis 61 0 55 0 + 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 62 0 76 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 63 0 61 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 64 0 30 5 - 5
Otitis Media 65 0 81 0 + 0
Encephalitis 66 0 40 3 - 3
War 67 0 63 0 - 0
Syphilis 68 0 37 3 - 3
Pertussis 69 0 27 6 - 6
Tetanus 70 0 45 2 - 2
Schistosomiasis 71 0 59 0 - 0
Leprosy 72 0 80 0 + 0
Leishmaniasis 73 0 86 0 + 0
Iodine Deficiency 74 0 83 0 + 0
Diphtheria 75 0 66 0 - 0
Dengue 76 0 68 0 - 0
Measles 77 0 50 1 - 1
Chlamydia 78 0 67 0 - 0
Ascariasis 79 0 62 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 80 0 78 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 81 0 79 0 - 0
Malaria 82 0 53 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 83 0 85 0 - 0
Chagas disease 84 0 84 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 72 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 73 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