EL SALVADOR VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		EL SALVADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,291	4	2,418	+ 873
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,194	1	5,814	- 2,620
Stroke	3	2,725	5	1,595	+ 1,130
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,779	8	1,347	+ 432
Kidney Disease	5	1,299	3	4,726	- 3,427
Tuberculosis	6	1,223	46	60	+ 1,163
Lung Disease	7	1,216	6	1,493	- 277
Liver Disease	8	1,200	10	797	+ 403
Low Birth Weight	9	905	19	317	+ 588
Birth Trauma	10	828	37	121	+ 708
Congenital Anomalies	11	801	14	449	+ 352
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	709	27	199	+ 510
Asthma	13	658	35	122	+ 536
Falls	14	455	24	243	+ 212
Lung Cancers	15	433	23	290	+ 143
Stomach Cancer	16	403	11	702	- 299
Diabetes Mellitus	17	388	7	1,385	- 997
Other Injuries	18	384	38	95	+ 289
Violence	19	359	2	5,485	- 5,126
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	358	18	320	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	21	283	25	223	+ 60
Liver Cancer	22	281	16	355	- 74
Cervical Cancer	23	265	13	451	- 187
Malnutrition	24	265	26	214	+ 50
Hypertension	25	205	31	146	+ 59
Breast Cancer	26	177	22	291	- 114
Pertussis	27	174	52	32	+ 141
Prostate Cancer	28	173	17	328	- 156
Inflammatory/Heart	29	166	42	78	+ 88
Maternal Conditions	30	157	53	26	+ 131
Meningitis	31	150	51	36	+ 114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	126	20	315	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	125	65	6	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	34	119	44	70	+ 49
Drownings	35	118	33	137	- 18
Bladder Cancer	36	115	49	42	+ 73
Syphilis	37	101	58	14	+ 87
Epilepsy	38	98	48	50	+ 48
Suicide	39	94	15	391	- 296
Encephalitis	40	93	63	7	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	41	87	40	93	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	77	30	157	- 80
Drug Use	43	52	43	74	- 22
Skin Disease	44	48	36	121	- 72
Tetanus	45	47	60	11	+ 35
Alcohol	46	43	12	648	- 605
Poisonings	47	43	57	15	+ 28
Hepatitis B	48	41	66	5	+ 37
Leukemia	49	40	21	312	- 271
Measles	50	40	76	0	+ 40
Oesophagus Cancer	51	33	41	80	- 47
Fires	52	21	54	21	- 1
Malaria	53	13	80	0	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	54	11	32	145	- 134
Appendicitis	55	7	56	18	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	64	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	5	59	14	- 9
Lymphomas	58	4	28	186	- 182
Schistosomiasis	59	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	75	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	61	2	62	9	- 6
Ascariasis	62	2	72	0	+ 2
War	63	1	70	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	29	161	- 160
Oral Cancer	65	0	39	94	- 93
Diphtheria	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	61	9	- 9
Skin Cancers	69	0	47	60	- 59
Uterin Cancer	70	0	50	39	- 39
Anemia	71	0	34	131	- 131
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	67	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	45	64	- 64
Oral conditions	77	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	9	842	- 842
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	55	18	- 18
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EL SALVADOR

Sao Tome

El Salvador

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.