ECUADOR VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,090	4	5,083	+ 4,008
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,822	1	9,805	- 983
Stroke	3	7,527	3	5,429	+ 2,098
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,914	6	3,490	+ 1,424
Kidney Disease	5	3,588	2	6,184	- 2,596
Tuberculosis	6	3,378	29	574	+ 2,804
Lung Disease	7	3,358	8	2,576	+ 782
Liver Disease	8	3,314	7	3,330	- 16
Low Birth Weight	9	2,500	16	1,172	+ 1,328
Birth Trauma	10	2,288	38	302	+ 1,986
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,213	13	1,335	+ 877
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,958	34	410	+ 1,547
Asthma	13	1,818	53	85	+ 1,732
Falls	14	1,257	18	1,114	+ 143
Lung Cancers	15	1,196	20	1,075	+ 121
Stomach Cancer	16	1,113	11	2,089	- 975
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,072	5	4,321	- 3,249
Other Injuries	18	1,060	17	1,161	- 100
Violence	19	993	15	1,210	- 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	988	9	2,565	- 1,577
Endocrine Disorders	21	781	31	507	+ 275
Liver Cancer	22	777	21	954	- 177
Cervical Cancer	23	731	24	840	- 109
Malnutrition	24	731	28	578	+ 152
Hypertension	25	567	10	2,507	- 1,940
Breast Cancer	26	490	25	825	- 335
Pertussis	27	480	56	79	+ 400
Prostate Cancer	28	478	12	1,362	- 884
Inflammatory/Heart	29	458	36	308	+ 151
Maternal Conditions	30	434	46	164	+ 269
Meningitis	31	413	52	90	+ 324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	348	19	1,109	- 761
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	346	47	163	+ 183
Parkinson's Disease	34	328	26	658	- 330
Drownings	35	327	32	470	- 143
Bladder Cancer	36	317	44	168	+ 149
Syphilis	37	279	54	85	+ 194
Epilepsy	38	272	40	273	- 1
Suicide	39	261	14	1,326	- 1,065
Encephalitis	40	257	55	82	+ 175
Ovary Cancer	41	241	35	322	- 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	212	33	417	- 204
Drug Use	43	143	41	214	- 71
Skin Disease	44	133	51	103	+ 31
Tetanus	45	129	62	9	+ 120
Alcohol	46	119	39	280	- 161
Poisonings	47	118	58	59	+ 60
Hepatitis B	48	114	64	3	+ 111
Leukemia	49	112	23	882	- 770
Measles	50	111	72	0	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	51	91	42	180	- 89
Fires	52	57	43	175	- 118
Malaria	53	37	77	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	54	30	57	64	- 34
Appendicitis	55	19	50	110	- 92
Multiple Sclerosis	56	15	60	18	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	15	49	124	- 109
Lymphomas	58	12	22	883	- 871
Schistosomiasis	59	9	75	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	8	67	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	61	7	63	8	- 2
Ascariasis	62	6	65	2	+ 4
War	63	2	66	2	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	30	562	- 560
Oral Cancer	65	1	45	166	- 165
Diphtheria	66	1	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	1	61	10	- 9
Skin Cancers	69	1	37	308	- 307
Uterin Cancer	70	0	48	129	- 129
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	27	609	- 609
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Sao Tome

Ecuador

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.