CUBA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,444	3	8,564	- 3,120
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,283	1	22,079	- 16,795
Stroke	3	4,508	2	10,725	- 6,217
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,943	19	1,007	+ 1,936
Kidney Disease	5	2,149	14	1,700	+ 449
Tuberculosis	6	2,023	60	45	+ 1,978
Lung Disease	7	2,011	6	5,492	- 3,481
Liver Disease	8	1,985	11	1,873	+ 111
Low Birth Weight	9	1,497	48	98	+ 1,399
Birth Trauma	10	1,370	59	49	+ 1,322
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,325	37	368	+ 957
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,172	43	206	+ 966
Asthma	13	1,089	40	301	+ 787
Falls	14	753	10	2,810	- 2,057
Lung Cancers	15	716	4	5,985	- 5,269
Stomach Cancer	16	667	20	991	- 324
Diabetes Mellitus	17	642	13	1,791	- 1,149
Other Injuries	18	635	12	1,869	- 1,234
Violence	19	595	32	584	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	592	5	5,841	- 5,250
Endocrine Disorders	21	468	36	412	+ 56
Liver Cancer	22	465	24	815	- 350
Cervical Cancer	23	438	29	666	- 228
Malnutrition	24	438	55	64	+ 374
Hypertension	25	339	7	3,469	- 3,130
Breast Cancer	26	294	15	1,673	- 1,379
Pertussis	27	287	73	0	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	28	286	8	3,365	- 3,079
Inflammatory/Heart	29	275	17	1,156	- 882
Maternal Conditions	30	260	61	43	+ 216
Meningitis	31	248	50	83	+ 165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	208	9	2,958	- 2,749
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	207	44	162	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	34	196	27	691	- 494
Drownings	35	196	42	231	- 35
Bladder Cancer	36	190	26	734	- 544
Syphilis	37	167	69	1	+ 166
Epilepsy	38	163	46	108	+ 54
Suicide	39	156	16	1,638	- 1,482
Encephalitis	40	154	66	6	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	41	144	39	323	- 179
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	127	35	420	- 293
Drug Use	43	86	51	82	+ 4
Skin Disease	44	80	41	258	- 178
Tetanus	45	77	71	1	+ 77
Alcohol	46	71	28	675	- 604
Poisonings	47	71	62	17	+ 54
Hepatitis B	48	68	56	59	+ 9
Leukemia	49	67	30	633	- 566
Measles	50	67	76	0	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	51	54	22	879	- 825
Fires	52	34	58	55	- 21
Malaria	53	22	82	0	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	54	18	25	769	- 750
Appendicitis	55	11	47	104	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	56	9	57	55	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	9	49	87	- 78
Lymphomas	58	7	18	1,089	- 1,082
Schistosomiasis	59	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	5	45	112	- 107
Upper Respiratory	61	4	65	6	- 2
Ascariasis	62	4	70	1	+ 3
War	63	1	68	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	21	905	- 904
Oral Cancer	65	1	23	876	- 876
Diphtheria	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	33	514	- 514
Uterin Cancer	70	0	31	602	- 602
Anemia	71	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	54	68	- 68
Osteoarthritis	75	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	77	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	81	0	63	11	- 11
HIV/AIDS	82	0	34	471	- 471
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.