BURKINA FASO VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,440	1	16,807	- 5,367
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,102	4	8,117	+ 2,985
Stroke	3	9,472	7	6,324	+ 3,148
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,184	8	6,303	- 119
Kidney Disease	5	4,515	17	2,398	+ 2,118
Tuberculosis	6	4,251	20	1,968	+ 2,283
Lung Disease	7	4,226	26	1,161	+ 3,065
Liver Disease	8	4,171	14	2,722	+ 1,449
Low Birth Weight	9	3,146	5	6,809	- 3,663
Birth Trauma	10	2,879	6	6,426	- 3,547
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,784	10	3,515	- 730
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,463	3	11,887	- 9,424
Asthma	13	2,288	27	941	+ 1,347
Falls	14	1,582	31	828	+ 753
Lung Cancers	15	1,505	48	242	+ 1,263
Stomach Cancer	16	1,401	32	777	+ 624
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,350	16	2,609	- 1,259
Other Injuries	18	1,334	15	2,637	- 1,302
Violence	19	1,250	21	1,943	- 694
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,243	33	767	+ 476
Endocrine Disorders	21	983	9	4,794	- 3,811
Liver Cancer	22	978	24	1,309	- 332
Cervical Cancer	23	920	18	2,122	- 1,202
Malnutrition	24	920	13	2,868	- 1,949
Hypertension	25	713	19	2,020	- 1,307
Breast Cancer	26	617	30	862	- 245
Pertussis	27	604	34	746	- 143
Prostate Cancer	28	601	38	514	+ 87
Inflammatory/Heart	29	577	35	743	- 166
Maternal Conditions	30	546	23	1,379	- 833
Meningitis	31	520	11	3,375	- 2,855
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	438	39	478	- 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	435	44	269	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	34	412	46	252	+ 161
Drownings	35	412	28	910	- 498
Bladder Cancer	36	399	45	265	+ 134
Syphilis	37	351	42	294	+ 57
Epilepsy	38	342	40	477	- 135
Suicide	39	328	22	1,521	- 1,193
Encephalitis	40	323	61	83	+ 240
Ovary Cancer	41	303	52	174	+ 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	267	41	410	- 143
Drug Use	43	180	54	172	+ 8
Skin Disease	44	168	53	174	- 6
Tetanus	45	162	51	181	- 19
Alcohol	46	149	56	152	- 2
Poisonings	47	149	37	620	- 471
Hepatitis B	48	144	55	164	- 21
Leukemia	49	141	58	112	+ 28
Measles	50	140	25	1,196	- 1,055
Oesophagus Cancer	51	114	59	101	+ 14
Fires	52	72	36	704	- 632
Malaria	53	47	2	14,602	- 14,555
Other Neoplasms	54	38	67	23	+ 15
Appendicitis	55	23	60	95	- 71
Multiple Sclerosis	56	19	66	24	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	19	68	15	+ 4
Lymphomas	58	15	43	280	- 265
Schistosomiasis	59	11	47	249	- 238
Hepatitis C	60	10	64	58	- 48
Upper Respiratory	61	9	65	48	- 39
Ascariasis	62	8	63	74	- 66
War	63	3	29	884	- 881
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	57	148	- 146
Oral Cancer	65	2	49	227	- 226
Diphtheria	66	2	69	7	- 5
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 1
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	50	220	- 219
Uterin Cancer	70	0	62	74	- 74
Anemia	71	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	12	3,100	- 3,100
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Sao Tome

Burkina Faso

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.