ETHIOPIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	58,858	1	59,931	- 1,073
Coronary Heart Disease	2	57,117	4	36,530	+ 20,587
Stroke	3	48,733	3	39,362	+ 9,371
Road Traffic Accidents	4	31,818	5	31,564	+ 254
Kidney Disease	5	23,232	13	12,103	+ 11,129
Tuberculosis	6	21,870	9	21,455	+ 415
Lung Disease	7	21,743	15	11,870	+ 9,873
Liver Disease	8	21,459	8	27,270	- 5,811
Low Birth Weight	9	16,186	7	28,020	- 11,835
Birth Trauma	10	14,813	6	31,107	- 16,294
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,326	11	15,638	- 1,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	12,674	2	44,361	- 31,686
Asthma	13	11,769	29	4,484	+ 7,285
Falls	14	8,139	28	4,510	+ 3,629
Lung Cancers	15	7,743	38	2,202	+ 5,541
Stomach Cancer	16	7,209	47	1,519	+ 5,691
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,944	10	16,258	- 9,314
Other Injuries	18	6,865	16	11,735	- 4,870
Violence	19	6,429	22	8,076	- 1,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,395	21	8,258	- 1,863
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,059	45	1,623	+ 3,437
Liver Cancer	22	5,030	42	1,730	+ 3,300
Cervical Cancer	23	4,734	27	5,019	- 285
Malnutrition	24	4,731	19	8,643	- 3,912
Hypertension	25	3,668	12	13,470	- 9,802
Breast Cancer	26	3,174	20	8,485	- 5,311
Pertussis	27	3,105	23	6,896	- 3,791
Prostate Cancer	28	3,092	50	1,244	+ 1,848
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,968	39	2,168	+ 799
Maternal Conditions	30	2,808	18	8,887	- 6,079
Meningitis	31	2,676	14	12,019	- 9,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,252	31	3,755	- 1,503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,238	49	1,339	+ 899
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,121	46	1,578	+ 543
Drownings	35	2,118	35	3,133	- 1,014
Bladder Cancer	36	2,054	51	1,080	+ 974
Syphilis	37	1,807	43	1,699	+ 107
Epilepsy	38	1,758	44	1,625	+ 133
Suicide	39	1,689	25	6,030	- 4,341
Encephalitis	40	1,663	63	386	+ 1,277
Ovary Cancer	41	1,560	36	2,424	- 864
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,374	41	1,758	- 384
Drug Use	43	926	60	513	+ 413
Skin Disease	44	864	53	904	- 40
Tetanus	45	835	37	2,203	- 1,367
Alcohol	46	768	55	750	+ 19
Poisonings	47	765	32	3,668	- 2,904
Hepatitis B	48	740	56	742	- 1
Leukemia	49	723	30	4,222	- 3,499
Measles	50	722	24	6,324	- 5,603
Oesophagus Cancer	51	588	40	1,839	- 1,251
Fires	52	369	34	3,255	- 2,886
Malaria	53	240	26	5,626	- 5,386
Other Neoplasms	54	196	66	148	+ 48
Appendicitis	55	121	58	677	- 557
Multiple Sclerosis	56	100	70	61	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	97	65	221	- 123
Lymphomas	58	76	33	3,590	- 3,514
Schistosomiasis	59	59	54	839	- 780
Hepatitis C	60	52	69	115	- 62
Upper Respiratory	61	44	57	709	- 665
Ascariasis	62	39	68	130	- 91
War	63	14	64	281	- 266
Pancreas Cancer	64	10	61	488	- 478
Oral Cancer	65	8	48	1,477	- 1,469
Diphtheria	66	8	67	146	- 138
Chlamydia	67	7	72	21	- 13
Dengue	68	4	73	20	- 17
Skin Cancers	69	4	52	1,006	- 1,003
Uterin Cancer	70	0	62	421	- 421
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	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	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	39	- 39
HIV/AIDS	82	0	17	11,471	- 11,471
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	59	579	- 579
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.