SAO TOME VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		SAO TOME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,005	2	108	+ 898
Stroke	2	731	3	92	+ 639
Hypertension	3	148	25	7	+ 141
Lung Cancers	4	119	15	15	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	5	114	29	6	+ 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	90	32	4	+ 85
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	82	20	12	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	8	66	17	13	+ 53
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	62	1	111	- 49
Breast Cancer	10	59	26	6	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	11	58	16	14	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	12	58	28	6	+ 52
Pancreas Cancer	13	54	64	0	+ 54
Suicide	14	48	39	3	+ 44
Liver Disease	15	45	8	40	+ 5
Other Injuries	16	45	18	13	+ 32
Kidney Disease	17	44	5	44	+ 0
Lung Disease	18	43	7	41	+ 2
Lymphomas	19	30	58	0	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	20	28	36	4	+ 24
Alcohol	21	28	46	1	+ 27
Oral Cancer	22	27	65	0	+ 27
Falls	23	25	14	15	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	24	24	41	3	+ 21
Leukemia	25	23	49	1	+ 22
Liver Cancer	26	19	22	9	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	27	19	4	60	- 41
Other Neoplasms	28	19	54	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	29	18	70	0	+ 18
Skin Cancers	30	18	69	0	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	18	42	3	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	32	16	51	1	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	33	16	23	9	+ 7
Drownings	34	16	35	4	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	35	16	34	4	+ 12
Fires	36	13	52	1	+ 12
Violence	37	12	19	12	- 0
Skin Disease	38	9	44	2	+ 8
HIV/AIDS	39	9	82	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	40	9	6	41	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	41	7	21	10	- 2
Hepatitis C	42	7	60	0	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	43	6	11	27	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	6	76	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	45	5	38	3	+ 2
Asthma	46	5	13	22	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5	33	4	+ 1
Drug Use	48	5	43	2	+ 3
Poisonings	49	3	47	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	50	3	56	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	57	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	2	31	5	- 3
Anemia	53	2	71	0	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	2	12	24	- 22
Birth Trauma	55	1	10	28	- 26
Low Birth Weight	56	1	9	31	- 29
Schizophrenia	57	1	74	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	58	1	75	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	55	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	1	30	5	- 5
Oral conditions	61	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	48	1	- 1
Malnutrition	64	0	24	9	- 9
Syphilis	65	0	37	3	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	66	0	+ 0
War	68	0	63	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	40	3	- 3
Pertussis	70	0	27	6	- 6
Tetanus	71	0	45	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	50	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	67	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	85	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	86	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	53	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	62	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

Latvia

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.