CHINA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	703,034	12	183,342	+ 519,691
Coronary Heart Disease	2	682,245	2	1,771,525	- 1,089,280
Stroke	3	582,098	1	2,043,210	- 1,461,113
Road Traffic Accidents	4	380,061	8	250,272	+ 129,789
Kidney Disease	5	277,494	11	192,302	+ 85,192
Tuberculosis	6	261,235	32	34,802	+ 226,433
Lung Disease	7	259,714	3	968,607	- 708,892
Liver Disease	8	256,319	15	145,603	+ 110,716
Low Birth Weight	9	193,334	40	21,631	+ 171,702
Birth Trauma	10	176,941	43	17,644	+ 159,297
Congenital Anomalies	11	171,114	31	36,613	+ 134,501
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	151,390	50	8,719	+ 142,671
Asthma	13	140,578	39	23,147	+ 117,430
Falls	14	97,215	16	138,878	- 41,663
Lung Cancers	15	92,483	4	714,311	- 621,827
Stomach Cancer	16	86,111	5	398,439	- 312,327
Diabetes Mellitus	17	82,938	14	161,672	- 78,734
Other Injuries	18	82,000	25	54,087	+ 27,913
Violence	19	76,788	47	11,115	+ 65,673
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	76,382	6	304,455	- 228,073
Endocrine Disorders	21	60,433	37	25,613	+ 34,820
Liver Cancer	22	60,085	13	180,952	- 120,867
Cervical Cancer	23	56,544	27	51,650	+ 4,894
Malnutrition	24	56,512	44	12,995	+ 43,518
Hypertension	25	43,813	7	301,183	- 257,370
Breast Cancer	26	37,916	19	92,757	- 54,841
Pertussis	27	37,092	64	484	+ 36,609
Prostate Cancer	28	36,934	28	51,056	- 14,122
Inflammatory/Heart	29	35,452	33	29,954	+ 5,498
Maternal Conditions	30	33,539	54	3,596	+ 29,942
Meningitis	31	31,968	51	5,704	+ 26,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	26,894	9	248,388	- 221,494
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	26,736	21	65,350	- 38,614
Parkinson's Disease	34	25,336	20	70,699	- 45,363
Drownings	35	25,304	26	52,807	- 27,502
Bladder Cancer	36	24,532	29	37,873	- 13,342
Syphilis	37	21,580	58	1,824	+ 19,756
Epilepsy	38	21,004	46	11,365	+ 9,639
Suicide	39	20,174	17	116,324	- 96,150
Encephalitis	40	19,864	55	2,796	+ 17,067
Ovary Cancer	41	18,628	35	28,078	- 9,450
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	16,411	30	37,723	- 21,312
Drug Use	43	11,066	38	24,214	- 13,148
Skin Disease	44	10,324	52	5,222	+ 5,102
Tetanus	45	9,976	63	491	+ 9,485
Alcohol	46	9,178	42	19,071	- 9,893
Poisonings	47	9,134	36	25,762	- 16,629
Hepatitis B	48	8,842	56	2,757	+ 6,085
Leukemia	49	8,640	22	58,145	- 49,505
Measles	50	8,621	62	558	+ 8,063
Oesophagus Cancer	51	7,024	10	242,891	- 235,867
Fires	52	4,408	48	10,498	- 6,090
Malaria	53	2,869	75	0	+ 2,869
Other Neoplasms	54	2,344	53	4,374	- 2,030
Appendicitis	55	1,444	60	1,468	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1,191	59	1,734	- 543
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1,159	49	10,108	- 8,949
Lymphomas	58	906	23	57,838	- 56,933
Schistosomiasis	59	703	65	400	+ 303
Hepatitis C	60	627	66	86	+ 541
Upper Respiratory	61	526	57	2,663	- 2,137
Ascariasis	62	462	68	34	+ 429
War	63	171	61	900	- 729
Pancreas Cancer	64	114	18	111,537	- 111,423
Oral Cancer	65	95	24	54,695	- 54,600
Diphtheria	66	95	71	11	+ 84
Chlamydia	67	89	67	55	+ 33
Dengue	68	44	70	12	+ 32
Skin Cancers	69	44	41	19,669	- 19,625
Uterin Cancer	70	0	45	11,751	- 11,751
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	69	15	- 15
HIV/AIDS	82	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.