BELARUS VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,717	15	1,086	+ 3,631
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,578	1	53,186	- 48,608
Stroke	3	3,906	2	16,393	- 12,487
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,550	19	722	+ 1,828
Kidney Disease	5	1,862	26	480	+ 1,382
Tuberculosis	6	1,753	37	269	+ 1,484
Lung Disease	7	1,743	7	2,208	- 465
Liver Disease	8	1,720	8	2,078	- 358
Low Birth Weight	9	1,297	47	64	+ 1,233
Birth Trauma	10	1,187	52	25	+ 1,162
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,148	41	202	+ 946
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,016	57	13	+ 1,003
Asthma	13	943	44	122	+ 822
Falls	14	652	16	952	- 299
Lung Cancers	15	621	4	2,950	- 2,329
Stomach Cancer	16	578	10	1,690	- 1,112
Diabetes Mellitus	17	557	30	373	+ 184
Other Injuries	18	550	14	1,099	- 549
Violence	19	515	38	255	+ 260
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	513	3	3,530	- 3,018
Endocrine Disorders	21	405	43	141	+ 265
Liver Cancer	22	403	32	363	+ 40
Cervical Cancer	23	379	34	303	+ 76
Malnutrition	24	379	53	22	+ 357
Hypertension	25	294	31	367	- 73
Breast Cancer	26	254	12	1,230	- 976
Pertussis	27	249	65	0	+ 249
Prostate Cancer	28	248	17	936	- 688
Inflammatory/Heart	29	238	11	1,361	- 1,123
Maternal Conditions	30	225	60	2	+ 223
Meningitis	31	214	50	36	+ 178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	180	5	2,886	- 2,706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	179	39	239	- 60
Parkinson's Disease	34	170	21	621	- 451
Drownings	35	170	24	543	- 374
Bladder Cancer	36	165	35	295	- 131
Syphilis	37	145	63	1	+ 144
Epilepsy	38	141	45	116	+ 25
Suicide	39	135	9	2,004	- 1,869
Encephalitis	40	133	46	93	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	41	125	27	429	- 304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	110	40	235	- 125
Drug Use	43	74	29	389	- 315
Skin Disease	44	69	51	31	+ 39
Tetanus	45	67	64	0	+ 67
Alcohol	46	62	6	2,761	- 2,699
Poisonings	47	61	33	311	- 250
Hepatitis B	48	59	56	14	+ 46
Leukemia	49	58	23	554	- 496
Measles	50	58	68	0	+ 58
Oesophagus Cancer	51	47	25	493	- 446
Fires	52	30	22	620	- 591
Malaria	53	19	76	0	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	54	16	48	52	- 36
Appendicitis	55	10	54	20	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	56	8	49	42	- 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	8	55	15	- 7
Lymphomas	58	6	20	672	- 666
Schistosomiasis	59	5	74	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	4	62	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	4	58	5	- 1
Ascariasis	62	3	70	0	+ 3
War	63	1	59	3	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	13	1,171	- 1,170
Oral Cancer	65	1	18	901	- 900
Diphtheria	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	61	1	- 0
Dengue	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	36	272	- 271
Uterin Cancer	70	0	28	391	- 391
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	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	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	42	167	- 167
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

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.