BENIN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,297	1	10,205	- 2,908
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,081	5	5,397	+ 1,684
Stroke	3	6,042	4	5,855	+ 187
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,945	8	3,162	+ 782
Kidney Disease	5	2,880	13	1,929	+ 951
Tuberculosis	6	2,711	23	919	+ 1,793
Lung Disease	7	2,696	17	1,220	+ 1,476
Liver Disease	8	2,660	9	2,447	+ 214
Low Birth Weight	9	2,007	6	4,908	- 2,901
Birth Trauma	10	1,836	7	3,950	- 2,113
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,776	10	2,265	- 489
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,571	3	6,830	- 5,259
Asthma	13	1,459	24	891	+ 568
Falls	14	1,009	32	543	+ 466
Lung Cancers	15	960	59	66	+ 893
Stomach Cancer	16	894	38	361	+ 533
Diabetes Mellitus	17	861	14	1,912	- 1,051
Other Injuries	18	851	15	1,532	- 681
Violence	19	797	28	726	+ 71
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	793	29	715	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	21	627	16	1,454	- 827
Liver Cancer	22	624	40	322	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	23	587	30	669	- 82
Malnutrition	24	587	21	928	- 341
Hypertension	25	455	19	1,088	- 634
Breast Cancer	26	394	27	784	- 391
Pertussis	27	385	18	1,168	- 783
Prostate Cancer	28	383	25	867	- 484
Inflammatory/Heart	29	368	33	457	- 89
Maternal Conditions	30	348	20	1,039	- 691
Meningitis	31	332	12	1,967	- 1,635
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	279	41	311	- 32
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	277	45	197	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	34	263	43	212	+ 51
Drownings	35	263	31	570	- 308
Bladder Cancer	36	255	61	43	+ 211
Syphilis	37	224	51	150	+ 74
Epilepsy	38	218	37	369	- 151
Suicide	39	209	22	922	- 712
Encephalitis	40	206	57	85	+ 121
Ovary Cancer	41	193	56	86	+ 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	170	34	442	- 272
Drug Use	43	115	44	197	- 82
Skin Disease	44	107	52	144	- 37
Tetanus	45	104	50	156	- 53
Alcohol	46	95	58	85	+ 10
Poisonings	47	95	42	307	- 213
Hepatitis B	48	92	53	143	- 51
Leukemia	49	90	46	196	- 106
Measles	50	89	26	788	- 698
Oesophagus Cancer	51	73	39	326	- 253
Fires	52	46	35	431	- 385
Malaria	53	30	2	7,037	- 7,007
Other Neoplasms	54	24	63	20	+ 5
Appendicitis	55	15	60	45	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	56	12	66	16	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	12	67	11	+ 1
Lymphomas	58	9	36	387	- 377
Schistosomiasis	59	7	47	183	- 176
Hepatitis C	60	7	65	17	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	5	64	17	- 12
Ascariasis	62	5	62	40	- 35
War	63	2	69	2	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	48	177	- 176
Oral Cancer	65	1	49	156	- 155
Diphtheria	66	1	68	10	- 9
Chlamydia	67	1	70	2	- 1
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	54	102	- 101
Uterin Cancer	70	0	55	99	- 99
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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	11	2,263	- 2,263
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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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.