DR CONGO VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	57,295	1	73,546	- 16,251
Coronary Heart Disease	2	55,601	7	34,713	+ 20,888
Stroke	3	47,439	6	36,596	+ 10,843
Road Traffic Accidents	4	30,974	10	30,256	+ 717
Kidney Disease	5	22,615	20	9,077	+ 13,538
Tuberculosis	6	21,290	2	43,759	- 22,470
Lung Disease	7	21,166	14	13,527	+ 7,639
Liver Disease	8	20,889	13	15,044	+ 5,845
Low Birth Weight	9	15,756	8	34,668	- 18,912
Birth Trauma	10	14,420	9	33,075	- 18,655
Congenital Anomalies	11	13,945	11	16,256	- 2,311
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	12,338	5	41,301	- 28,963
Asthma	13	11,457	24	7,733	+ 3,723
Falls	14	7,923	33	3,483	+ 4,440
Lung Cancers	15	7,537	47	1,158	+ 6,379
Stomach Cancer	16	7,018	37	2,579	+ 4,439
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,759	16	12,902	- 6,143
Other Injuries	18	6,683	22	8,272	- 1,589
Violence	19	6,258	18	11,120	- 4,862
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,225	28	4,548	+ 1,677
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,925	25	7,380	- 2,455
Liver Cancer	22	4,897	31	3,840	+ 1,057
Cervical Cancer	23	4,608	27	4,823	- 214
Malnutrition	24	4,606	21	8,910	- 4,305
Hypertension	25	3,571	12	15,743	- 12,172
Breast Cancer	26	3,090	35	3,416	- 326
Pertussis	27	3,023	23	7,921	- 4,898
Prostate Cancer	28	3,010	30	3,948	- 938
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,889	29	4,045	- 1,156
Maternal Conditions	30	2,733	19	10,513	- 7,779
Meningitis	31	2,605	17	11,568	- 8,963
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,192	36	2,966	- 775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,179	43	1,728	+ 451
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,065	49	1,035	+ 1,030
Drownings	35	2,062	34	3,454	- 1,391
Bladder Cancer	36	1,999	65	270	+ 1,729
Syphilis	37	1,759	32	3,751	- 1,993
Epilepsy	38	1,712	44	1,727	- 15
Suicide	39	1,644	26	5,812	- 4,168
Encephalitis	40	1,619	57	680	+ 939
Ovary Cancer	41	1,518	58	656	+ 862
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,337	40	1,923	- 585
Drug Use	43	902	59	638	+ 263
Skin Disease	44	841	54	781	+ 60
Tetanus	45	813	46	1,166	- 353
Alcohol	46	748	60	635	+ 113
Poisonings	47	744	42	1,729	- 984
Hepatitis B	48	721	61	456	+ 265
Leukemia	49	704	41	1,871	- 1,167
Measles	50	703	3	42,254	- 41,552
Oesophagus Cancer	51	572	53	790	- 218
Fires	52	359	39	2,007	- 1,648
Malaria	53	234	4	41,813	- 41,579
Other Neoplasms	54	191	67	88	+ 103
Appendicitis	55	118	56	703	- 586
Multiple Sclerosis	56	97	71	44	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	94	66	217	- 123
Lymphomas	58	74	38	2,061	- 1,987
Schistosomiasis	59	57	48	1,071	- 1,013
Hepatitis C	60	51	69	69	- 17
Upper Respiratory	61	43	62	370	- 327
Ascariasis	62	38	68	80	- 42
War	63	14	45	1,658	- 1,644
Pancreas Cancer	64	9	50	1,017	- 1,007
Oral Cancer	65	8	51	1,003	- 995
Diphtheria	66	8	70	47	- 39
Chlamydia	67	7	73	15	- 7
Dengue	68	4	74	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	69	4	55	765	- 762
Uterin Cancer	70	0	63	352	- 352
Anemia	71	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	38	- 38
HIV/AIDS	82	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	86	0	52	869	- 869
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Sao Tome

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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.