BRAZIL VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	109,251	3	94,705	+ 14,546
Coronary Heart Disease	2	106,020	1	165,788	- 59,768
Stroke	3	90,457	2	123,207	- 32,749
Road Traffic Accidents	4	59,061	8	33,871	+ 25,190
Kidney Disease	5	43,122	7	37,690	+ 5,432
Tuberculosis	6	40,596	40	4,895	+ 35,700
Lung Disease	7	40,359	6	59,373	- 19,014
Liver Disease	8	39,832	13	21,422	+ 18,410
Low Birth Weight	9	30,044	33	6,881	+ 23,163
Birth Trauma	10	27,496	45	3,777	+ 23,720
Congenital Anomalies	11	26,591	23	12,317	+ 14,274
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	23,526	35	5,659	+ 17,866
Asthma	13	21,846	48	2,595	+ 19,251
Falls	14	15,107	16	18,847	- 3,740
Lung Cancers	15	14,372	9	31,659	- 17,287
Stomach Cancer	16	13,382	17	17,992	- 4,610
Diabetes Mellitus	17	12,888	5	59,608	- 46,719
Other Injuries	18	12,743	21	13,807	- 1,064
Violence	19	11,933	4	68,779	- 56,846
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	11,870	10	30,717	- 18,847
Endocrine Disorders	21	9,391	19	16,927	- 7,536
Liver Cancer	22	9,337	25	11,514	- 2,177
Cervical Cancer	23	8,787	29	9,511	- 724
Malnutrition	24	8,782	34	6,695	+ 2,087
Hypertension	25	6,808	11	28,822	- 22,014
Breast Cancer	26	5,892	14	20,759	- 14,867
Pertussis	27	5,764	75	30	+ 5,734
Prostate Cancer	28	5,739	15	19,001	- 13,261
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,509	18	17,508	- 11,999
Maternal Conditions	30	5,212	53	1,507	+ 3,705
Meningitis	31	4,968	54	1,359	+ 3,609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	4,179	12	23,161	- 18,982
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,155	51	2,193	+ 1,962
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,937	41	4,770	- 833
Drownings	35	3,932	39	4,937	- 1,005
Bladder Cancer	36	3,812	36	5,306	- 1,494
Syphilis	37	3,354	68	223	+ 3,131
Epilepsy	38	3,264	46	3,263	+ 1
Suicide	39	3,135	20	14,540	- 11,405
Encephalitis	40	3,087	72	65	+ 3,022
Ovary Cancer	41	2,895	43	4,355	- 1,460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,550	44	4,258	- 1,708
Drug Use	43	1,720	49	2,467	- 747
Skin Disease	44	1,604	31	7,179	- 5,575
Tetanus	45	1,550	71	88	+ 1,463
Alcohol	46	1,426	32	7,121	- 5,695
Poisonings	47	1,419	66	317	+ 1,103
Hepatitis B	48	1,374	59	775	+ 599
Leukemia	49	1,343	30	8,531	- 7,188
Measles	50	1,340	81	4	+ 1,336
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,092	26	10,466	- 9,374
Fires	52	685	58	1,028	- 343
Malaria	53	446	74	44	+ 402
Other Neoplasms	54	364	42	4,665	- 4,301
Appendicitis	55	224	57	1,067	- 843
Multiple Sclerosis	56	185	64	356	- 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	180	61	596	- 416
Lymphomas	58	141	27	10,376	- 10,235
Schistosomiasis	59	109	62	593	- 484
Hepatitis C	60	97	52	1,955	- 1,857
Upper Respiratory	61	82	67	260	- 178
Ascariasis	62	72	78	7	+ 64
War	63	27	56	1,090	- 1,063
Pancreas Cancer	64	18	24	11,999	- 11,981
Oral Cancer	65	15	28	9,951	- 9,937
Diphtheria	66	15	79	7	+ 8
Chlamydia	67	14	80	5	+ 8
Dengue	68	7	76	14	- 7
Skin Cancers	69	7	38	5,032	- 5,025
Uterin Cancer	70	0	47	2,780	- 2,780
Anemia	71	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	60	661	- 661
Osteoarthritis	75	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	77	0	73	62	- 62
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	69	173	- 173
Otitis Media	81	0	70	94	- 94
HIV/AIDS	82	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	10	- 10
Chagas disease	84	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	86	0	63	432	- 432
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Sao Tome

Brazil

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.