CANADA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,261	7	7,431	+ 11,829
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,691	1	40,063	- 21,372
Stroke	3	15,948	5	14,159	+ 1,789
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,412	28	1,998	+ 8,415
Kidney Disease	5	7,602	14	4,578	+ 3,025
Tuberculosis	6	7,157	58	97	+ 7,060
Lung Disease	7	7,115	4	14,212	- 7,097
Liver Disease	8	7,022	17	3,624	+ 3,399
Low Birth Weight	9	5,297	42	553	+ 4,743
Birth Trauma	10	4,848	50	193	+ 4,655
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,688	35	1,081	+ 3,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	4,148	36	840	+ 3,307
Asthma	13	3,851	49	262	+ 3,589
Falls	14	2,663	12	4,829	- 2,166
Lung Cancers	15	2,534	3	20,937	- 18,403
Stomach Cancer	16	2,359	26	2,177	+ 182
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,272	9	5,718	- 3,446
Other Injuries	18	2,247	24	2,392	- 146
Violence	19	2,104	40	605	+ 1,499
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,093	2	30,970	- 28,877
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,656	19	3,233	- 1,577
Liver Cancer	22	1,646	20	3,113	- 1,467
Cervical Cancer	23	1,549	41	578	+ 971
Malnutrition	24	1,548	51	192	+ 1,356
Hypertension	25	1,200	22	2,563	- 1,362
Breast Cancer	26	1,039	8	5,910	- 4,871
Pertussis	27	1,016	69	1	+ 1,015
Prostate Cancer	28	1,012	13	4,711	- 3,699
Inflammatory/Heart	29	971	27	2,060	- 1,089
Maternal Conditions	30	919	64	45	+ 874
Meningitis	31	876	59	68	+ 807
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	737	6	9,651	- 8,914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	732	39	636	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	34	694	18	3,359	- 2,665
Drownings	35	693	48	283	+ 410
Bladder Cancer	36	672	23	2,521	- 1,848
Syphilis	37	591	67	5	+ 586
Epilepsy	38	575	44	384	+ 191
Suicide	39	553	15	4,417	- 3,864
Encephalitis	40	544	68	3	+ 541
Ovary Cancer	41	510	29	1,902	- 1,392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	450	43	442	+ 7
Drug Use	43	303	16	3,686	- 3,383
Skin Disease	44	283	38	679	- 396
Tetanus	45	273	71	0	+ 273
Alcohol	46	251	33	1,491	- 1,239
Poisonings	47	250	56	121	+ 129
Hepatitis B	48	242	60	66	+ 176
Leukemia	49	237	21	3,098	- 2,861
Measles	50	236	74	0	+ 236
Oesophagus Cancer	51	192	25	2,230	- 2,037
Fires	52	121	52	192	- 71
Malaria	53	79	76	0	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	54	64	31	1,679	- 1,614
Appendicitis	55	40	62	49	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	56	33	37	692	- 660
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	32	47	322	- 291
Lymphomas	58	25	10	5,146	- 5,121
Schistosomiasis	59	19	78	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	60	17	45	363	- 346
Upper Respiratory	61	14	63	47	- 32
Ascariasis	62	13	82	0	+ 13
War	63	5	65	21	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	11	5,057	- 5,054
Oral Cancer	65	3	32	1,592	- 1,589
Diphtheria	66	3	73	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	2	83	0	+ 2
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	30	1,756	- 1,755
Uterin Cancer	70	0	34	1,183	- 1,183
Anemia	71	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	57	118	- 118
Osteoarthritis	75	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	77	0	61	51	- 51
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	82	0	53	163	- 163
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Sao Tome

Canada

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.