AFGHANISTAN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,919	4	14,649	+ 5,270
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,330	1	40,195	- 20,864
Stroke	3	16,493	3	19,060	- 2,567
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,768	11	6,033	+ 4,735
Kidney Disease	5	7,862	10	6,590	+ 1,272
Tuberculosis	6	7,402	7	9,839	- 2,437
Lung Disease	7	7,359	15	4,650	+ 2,709
Liver Disease	8	7,262	16	4,600	+ 2,663
Low Birth Weight	9	5,478	5	12,631	- 7,153
Birth Trauma	10	5,013	6	10,723	- 5,709
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,848	14	5,001	- 152
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	4,289	13	5,555	- 1,266
Asthma	13	3,983	17	3,403	+ 580
Falls	14	2,754	37	905	+ 1,849
Lung Cancers	15	2,620	32	1,076	+ 1,544
Stomach Cancer	16	2,440	26	1,501	+ 939
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,350	12	5,750	- 3,400
Other Injuries	18	2,323	18	3,241	- 918
Violence	19	2,176	19	3,217	- 1,041
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,164	23	1,765	+ 399
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,712	28	1,364	+ 348
Liver Cancer	22	1,702	40	657	+ 1,045
Cervical Cancer	23	1,602	44	541	+ 1,061
Malnutrition	24	1,601	43	589	+ 1,012
Hypertension	25	1,241	8	7,995	- 6,754
Breast Cancer	26	1,074	22	1,822	- 748
Pertussis	27	1,051	21	2,107	- 1,056
Prostate Cancer	28	1,046	55	258	+ 789
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,004	45	527	+ 478
Maternal Conditions	30	950	9	7,807	- 6,857
Meningitis	31	906	20	2,626	- 1,720
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	762	39	741	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	758	33	1,041	- 283
Parkinson's Disease	34	718	41	628	+ 90
Drownings	35	717	34	996	- 279
Bladder Cancer	36	695	54	272	+ 423
Syphilis	37	611	60	94	+ 517
Epilepsy	38	595	35	993	- 398
Suicide	39	572	24	1,573	- 1,001
Encephalitis	40	563	31	1,190	- 627
Ovary Cancer	41	528	48	369	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	465	25	1,505	- 1,040
Drug Use	43	314	51	328	- 15
Skin Disease	44	293	61	94	+ 199
Tetanus	45	283	30	1,254	- 972
Alcohol	46	260	58	150	+ 110
Poisonings	47	259	47	384	- 125
Hepatitis B	48	251	38	863	- 613
Leukemia	49	245	42	610	- 365
Measles	50	244	49	350	- 106
Oesophagus Cancer	51	199	29	1,314	- 1,115
Fires	52	125	50	348	- 223
Malaria	53	81	57	185	- 104
Other Neoplasms	54	66	63	29	+ 38
Appendicitis	55	41	52	298	- 257
Multiple Sclerosis	56	34	62	84	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	33	65	25	+ 7
Lymphomas	58	26	36	946	- 920
Schistosomiasis	59	20	79	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	60	18	64	28	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	15	68	9	+ 6
Ascariasis	62	13	66	17	- 4
War	63	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	56	229	- 226
Oral Cancer	65	3	27	1,467	- 1,465
Diphtheria	66	3	67	16	- 14
Chlamydia	67	3	69	1	+ 1
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	59	145	- 144
Uterin Cancer	70	0	53	289	- 289
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	46	464	- 464
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	70	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Sao Tome

Afghanistan

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.