BARBADOS VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	151	4	221	- 70
Coronary Heart Disease	2	147	2	358	- 211
Stroke	3	125	1	384	- 259
Road Traffic Accidents	4	82	25	23	+ 58
Kidney Disease	5	60	10	92	- 33
Tuberculosis	6	56	60	1	+ 55
Lung Disease	7	56	12	74	- 18
Liver Disease	8	55	26	23	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	9	42	42	5	+ 36
Birth Trauma	10	38	43	5	+ 33
Congenital Anomalies	11	37	29	18	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	33	40	7	+ 26
Asthma	13	30	35	13	+ 17
Falls	14	21	41	7	+ 14
Lung Cancers	15	20	16	43	- 23
Stomach Cancer	16	18	22	28	- 9
Diabetes Mellitus	17	18	3	260	- 242
Other Injuries	18	18	11	79	- 61
Violence	19	16	19	32	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	16	7	114	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	21	13	9	93	- 80
Liver Cancer	22	13	33	14	- 1
Cervical Cancer	23	12	23	28	- 15
Malnutrition	24	12	49	2	+ 10
Hypertension	25	9	13	72	- 63
Breast Cancer	26	8	8	95	- 87
Pertussis	27	8	67	0	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	28	8	5	165	- 157
Inflammatory/Heart	29	8	17	39	- 31
Maternal Conditions	30	7	56	1	+ 6
Meningitis	31	7	45	4	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	6	6	115	- 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	6	55	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	34	5	31	16	- 11
Drownings	35	5	57	1	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	36	5	39	9	- 4
Syphilis	37	5	64	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	5	38	9	- 5
Suicide	39	4	51	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	40	4	82	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	41	4	32	16	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	4	34	14	- 11
Drug Use	43	2	53	1	+ 1
Skin Disease	44	2	14	62	- 60
Tetanus	45	2	70	0	+ 2
Alcohol	46	2	46	4	- 2
Poisonings	47	2	48	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	48	2	52	2	+ 0
Leukemia	49	2	20	29	- 27
Measles	50	2	68	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	51	2	36	12	- 10
Fires	52	1	62	1	+ 0
Malaria	53	1	76	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	54	1	24	26	- 25
Appendicitis	55	0	65	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	56	0	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	0	44	5	- 4
Lymphomas	58	0	15	51	- 51
Schistosomiasis	59	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	62	0	75	0	+ 0
War	63	0	66	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	18	39	- 39
Oral Cancer	65	0	28	18	- 18
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	54	1	- 1
Skin Cancers	69	0	47	4	- 4
Uterin Cancer	70	0	27	21	- 21
Anemia	71	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	59	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	75	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	30	17	- 17
Oral conditions	77	0	63	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	21	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.