SAO TOME VS MOLDOVA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Moldova MOLDOVA SAO TOME Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 888 2 108 + 780
Stroke 2 365 3 92 + 273
Liver Disease 3 178 8 40 + 138
Hypertension 4 142 25 7 + 135
Lung Cancers 5 70 15 15 + 56
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 65 1 111 - 46
Colon-Rectum Cancers 7 64 32 4 + 60
Other Injuries 8 48 18 13 + 35
Lung Disease 9 47 7 41 + 6
Suicide 10 37 39 3 + 34
Breast Cancer 11 37 26 6 + 31
Stomach Cancer 12 32 16 14 + 19
Liver Cancer 13 32 22 9 + 22
Inflammatory/Heart 14 30 29 6 + 24
Pancreas Cancer 15 27 64 0 + 27
Diabetes Mellitus 16 25 17 13 + 12
Oral Cancer 17 23 65 0 + 23
Kidney Disease 18 19 5 44 - 25
Prostate Cancer 19 18 28 6 + 13
Road Traffic Accidents 20 18 4 60 - 42
Alcohol 21 14 46 1 + 13
Lymphomas 22 14 58 0 + 14
Poisonings 23 14 47 1 + 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease 24 14 42 3 + 11
Cervical Cancer 25 13 23 9 + 4
Tuberculosis 26 12 6 41 - 29
Congenital Anomalies 27 12 11 27 - 15
HIV/AIDS 28 12 82 0 + 12
Bladder Cancer 29 11 36 4 + 7
Drownings 30 11 35 4 + 7
Violence 31 10 19 12 - 2
Alzheimers & Dementia 32 10 20 12 - 2
Falls 33 9 14 15 - 6
Leukemia 34 9 49 1 + 7
Ovary Cancer 35 8 41 3 + 5
Skin Cancers 36 7 69 0 + 7
Uterin Cancer 37 7 70 0 + 7
Oesophagus Cancer 38 7 51 1 + 5
Low Birth Weight 39 6 9 31 - 25
Fires 40 4 52 1 + 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 4 33 4 + 0
Other Neoplasms 42 4 54 0 + 4
Drug Use 43 4 43 2 + 2
Epilepsy 44 3 38 3 - 0
Skin Disease 45 3 44 2 + 1
Endocrine Disorders 46 2 21 10 - 7
Birth Trauma 47 2 10 28 - 26
Asthma 48 2 13 22 - 21
Meningitis 49 1 31 5 - 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy 50 1 76 0 + 1
Appendicitis 51 1 55 0 + 0
Multiple Sclerosis 52 1 56 0 + 0
Oral conditions 53 0 77 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 54 0 30 5 - 5
Parkinson's Disease 55 0 34 4 - 4
Osteoarthritis 56 0 75 0 + 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis 57 0 57 0 + 0
Hepatitis B 58 0 48 1 - 1
Diarrhoeal diseases 59 0 12 24 - 24
Encephalitis 60 0 40 3 - 3
Otitis Media 61 0 81 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 62 0 61 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 63 0 60 0 - 0
Malnutrition 64 0 24 9 - 9
Schizophrenia 65 0 74 0 + 0
Anemia 66 0 71 0 + 0
War 67 0 63 0 + 0
Syphilis 68 0 37 3 - 3
Measles 69 0 50 1 - 1
Pertussis 70 0 27 6 - 6
Diphtheria 71 0 66 0 - 0
Tetanus 72 0 45 2 - 2
Chlamydia 73 0 67 0 - 0
Ascariasis 74 0 62 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 75 0 79 0 - 0
Dengue 76 0 68 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 77 0 78 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 78 0 83 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 80 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 80 0 59 0 - 0
Chagas disease 81 0 84 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 82 0 86 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 83 0 85 0 - 0
Malaria 84 0 53 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