BELGIUM VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,947	6	5,677	+ 269
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,771	1	15,281	- 9,510
Stroke	3	4,924	3	7,408	- 2,484
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,215	29	666	+ 2,549
Kidney Disease	5	2,347	8	2,952	- 605
Tuberculosis	6	2,210	54	46	+ 2,164
Lung Disease	7	2,197	5	6,438	- 4,241
Liver Disease	8	2,168	17	1,433	+ 735
Low Birth Weight	9	1,635	50	70	+ 1,566
Birth Trauma	10	1,497	53	47	+ 1,450
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,447	40	282	+ 1,166
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,281	33	418	+ 863
Asthma	13	1,189	46	128	+ 1,061
Falls	14	822	15	1,756	- 933
Lung Cancers	15	782	4	6,777	- 5,995
Stomach Cancer	16	728	26	863	- 135
Diabetes Mellitus	17	702	20	1,269	- 568
Other Injuries	18	694	11	2,006	- 1,313
Violence	19	650	44	149	+ 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	646	2	9,416	- 8,770
Endocrine Disorders	21	511	18	1,432	- 921
Liver Cancer	22	508	24	976	- 467
Cervical Cancer	23	478	41	243	+ 235
Malnutrition	24	478	38	291	+ 187
Hypertension	25	371	27	740	- 369
Breast Cancer	26	321	9	2,587	- 2,266
Pertussis	27	314	68	1	+ 313
Prostate Cancer	28	312	13	1,824	- 1,512
Inflammatory/Heart	29	300	23	1,060	- 761
Maternal Conditions	30	284	64	6	+ 278
Meningitis	31	270	58	28	+ 242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	227	7	3,329	- 3,101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	226	37	293	- 67
Parkinson's Disease	34	214	19	1,378	- 1,163
Drownings	35	214	47	79	+ 135
Bladder Cancer	36	208	22	1,078	- 871
Syphilis	37	183	70	0	+ 183
Epilepsy	38	178	36	348	- 170
Suicide	39	171	10	2,111	- 1,940
Encephalitis	40	168	66	1	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	41	158	30	653	- 495
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	139	42	213	- 74
Drug Use	43	94	39	287	- 194
Skin Disease	44	87	35	380	- 292
Tetanus	45	84	78	0	+ 84
Alcohol	46	78	32	500	- 422
Poisonings	47	77	55	41	+ 36
Hepatitis B	48	75	63	17	+ 58
Leukemia	49	73	21	1,199	- 1,126
Measles	50	73	79	0	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	51	59	25	898	- 839
Fires	52	37	48	75	- 38
Malaria	53	24	75	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	54	20	12	1,828	- 1,808
Appendicitis	55	12	62	17	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	56	10	45	147	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	10	49	73	- 63
Lymphomas	58	8	16	1,552	- 1,545
Schistosomiasis	59	6	76	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	60	5	52	53	- 48
Upper Respiratory	61	4	59	22	- 18
Ascariasis	62	4	82	0	+ 4
War	63	1	67	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	14	1,809	- 1,808
Oral Cancer	65	1	28	675	- 674
Diphtheria	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	31	522	- 522
Uterin Cancer	70	0	34	384	- 384
Anemia	71	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	56	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	75	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	77	0	61	19	- 19
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	65	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	82	0	57	36	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Sao Tome

Belgium

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.