COLOMBIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,620	5	10,773	+ 13,846
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,892	1	43,066	- 19,175
Stroke	3	20,384	3	16,573	+ 3,812
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,309	6	7,765	+ 5,545
Kidney Disease	5	9,718	7	6,834	+ 2,884
Tuberculosis	6	9,148	32	1,272	+ 7,876
Lung Disease	7	9,095	4	15,928	- 6,833
Liver Disease	8	8,976	19	2,426	+ 6,550
Low Birth Weight	9	6,770	23	2,095	+ 4,675
Birth Trauma	10	6,196	41	648	+ 5,548
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,992	16	2,963	+ 3,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,302	38	747	+ 4,554
Asthma	13	4,923	54	191	+ 4,732
Falls	14	3,404	29	1,518	+ 1,887
Lung Cancers	15	3,239	10	5,250	- 2,012
Stomach Cancer	16	3,016	9	6,112	- 3,096
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,904	11	5,028	- 2,124
Other Injuries	18	2,872	28	1,592	+ 1,279
Violence	19	2,689	2	19,268	- 16,579
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,675	22	2,157	+ 518
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,116	30	1,367	+ 749
Liver Cancer	22	2,104	24	2,065	+ 39
Cervical Cancer	23	1,980	20	2,266	- 286
Malnutrition	24	1,979	27	1,878	+ 101
Hypertension	25	1,534	8	6,400	- 4,865
Breast Cancer	26	1,328	13	3,669	- 2,342
Pertussis	27	1,299	69	18	+ 1,281
Prostate Cancer	28	1,293	14	3,584	- 2,291
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,241	31	1,329	- 88
Maternal Conditions	30	1,174	46	394	+ 781
Meningitis	31	1,119	50	244	+ 876
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	942	12	4,371	- 3,429
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	936	63	38	+ 898
Parkinson's Disease	34	887	47	383	+ 504
Drownings	35	886	40	689	+ 197
Bladder Cancer	36	859	42	609	+ 250
Syphilis	37	756	65	30	+ 725
Epilepsy	38	736	43	597	+ 138
Suicide	39	706	26	1,965	- 1,258
Encephalitis	40	696	64	38	+ 658
Ovary Cancer	41	652	33	1,122	- 470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	575	39	698	- 124
Drug Use	43	388	44	492	- 104
Skin Disease	44	362	34	1,102	- 740
Tetanus	45	349	71	14	+ 335
Alcohol	46	321	68	23	+ 299
Poisonings	47	320	61	61	+ 259
Hepatitis B	48	310	62	50	+ 259
Leukemia	49	303	21	2,208	- 1,906
Measles	50	302	78	0	+ 302
Oesophagus Cancer	51	246	36	835	- 589
Fires	52	154	56	127	+ 28
Malaria	53	100	67	26	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	54	82	15	3,205	- 3,123
Appendicitis	55	51	52	213	- 162
Multiple Sclerosis	56	42	60	62	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	41	51	242	- 202
Lymphomas	58	32	18	2,603	- 2,571
Schistosomiasis	59	25	77	1	+ 24
Hepatitis C	60	22	59	65	- 43
Upper Respiratory	61	18	66	27	- 8
Ascariasis	62	16	76	5	+ 11
War	63	6	49	260	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	64	4	25	2,022	- 2,018
Oral Cancer	65	3	37	807	- 804
Diphtheria	66	3	80	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	3	81	0	+ 3
Dengue	68	2	55	133	- 132
Skin Cancers	69	2	35	1,028	- 1,027
Uterin Cancer	70	0	45	423	- 423
Anemia	71	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	70	18	- 18
Osteoarthritis	75	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	77	0	75	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	8	- 8
Otitis Media	81	0	73	7	- 7
HIV/AIDS	82	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	74	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.