BULGARIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,367	9	1,396	+ 1,971
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,268	1	36,513	- 33,245
Stroke	3	2,788	2	21,347	- 18,559
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,820	17	647	+ 1,173
Kidney Disease	5	1,329	7	1,855	- 525
Tuberculosis	6	1,251	38	104	+ 1,148
Lung Disease	7	1,244	4	3,993	- 2,749
Liver Disease	8	1,228	8	1,804	- 576
Low Birth Weight	9	926	37	116	+ 810
Birth Trauma	10	848	47	40	+ 808
Congenital Anomalies	11	820	32	160	+ 660
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	725	51	27	+ 699
Asthma	13	673	50	28	+ 646
Falls	14	466	26	381	+ 84
Lung Cancers	15	443	5	3,288	- 2,845
Stomach Cancer	16	412	12	1,175	- 762
Diabetes Mellitus	17	397	11	1,344	- 947
Other Injuries	18	393	21	437	- 45
Violence	19	368	41	84	+ 283
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	366	33	147	+ 218
Endocrine Disorders	21	289	34	146	+ 143
Liver Cancer	22	288	16	664	- 376
Cervical Cancer	23	271	22	422	- 151
Malnutrition	24	271	67	1	+ 269
Hypertension	25	210	3	5,916	- 5,706
Breast Cancer	26	182	10	1,358	- 1,176
Pertussis	27	178	72	0	+ 178
Prostate Cancer	28	177	14	1,016	- 839
Inflammatory/Heart	29	170	24	409	- 240
Maternal Conditions	30	161	59	6	+ 155
Meningitis	31	153	49	31	+ 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	129	6	2,591	- 2,463
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	128	43	56	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	34	121	29	284	- 162
Drownings	35	121	35	129	- 8
Bladder Cancer	36	118	18	637	- 519
Syphilis	37	103	66	2	+ 102
Epilepsy	38	101	39	93	+ 7
Suicide	39	97	15	681	- 584
Encephalitis	40	95	63	3	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	41	89	23	420	- 331
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	79	30	276	- 198
Drug Use	43	53	42	76	- 23
Skin Disease	44	49	44	53	- 3
Tetanus	45	48	69	0	+ 47
Alcohol	46	44	46	44	- 0
Poisonings	47	44	48	38	+ 6
Hepatitis B	48	42	53	22	+ 20
Leukemia	49	41	20	460	- 418
Measles	50	41	70	0	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	51	34	31	195	- 162
Fires	52	21	36	124	- 103
Malaria	53	14	81	0	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	54	11	40	93	- 82
Appendicitis	55	7	57	7	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	45	52	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	6	60	5	+ 1
Lymphomas	58	4	19	499	- 495
Schistosomiasis	59	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	56	10	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	3	61	4	- 2
Ascariasis	62	2	79	0	+ 2
War	63	1	64	3	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	13	1,063	- 1,062
Oral Cancer	65	0	25	408	- 407
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	28	328	- 328
Uterin Cancer	70	0	27	369	- 369
Anemia	71	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	55	15	- 15
Osteoarthritis	75	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	77	0	62	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	54	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	84	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	71	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Sao Tome

Bulgaria

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.