GAMBIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,253	1	1,340	- 87
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,216	3	1,007	+ 209
Stroke	3	1,037	4	802	+ 235
Road Traffic Accidents	4	677	6	695	- 18
Kidney Disease	5	494	16	266	+ 229
Tuberculosis	6	466	10	445	+ 21
Lung Disease	7	463	19	206	+ 257
Liver Disease	8	457	14	323	+ 133
Low Birth Weight	9	345	8	662	- 317
Birth Trauma	10	315	5	754	- 439
Congenital Anomalies	11	305	11	383	- 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	270	9	626	- 356
Asthma	13	251	24	134	+ 116
Falls	14	173	29	83	+ 90
Lung Cancers	15	165	38	34	+ 131
Stomach Cancer	16	153	47	14	+ 140
Diabetes Mellitus	17	148	15	290	- 142
Other Injuries	18	146	21	194	- 48
Violence	19	137	20	195	- 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	136	28	89	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	21	108	17	230	- 122
Liver Cancer	22	107	12	377	- 270
Cervical Cancer	23	101	23	145	- 44
Malnutrition	24	101	26	110	- 9
Hypertension	25	78	22	172	- 94
Breast Cancer	26	68	40	26	+ 41
Pertussis	27	66	27	99	- 33
Prostate Cancer	28	66	43	21	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	29	63	32	59	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	30	60	13	345	- 285
Meningitis	31	57	18	229	- 172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	48	52	11	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	48	41	24	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	34	45	37	34	+ 11
Drownings	35	45	30	69	- 24
Bladder Cancer	36	44	56	4	+ 39
Syphilis	37	38	34	55	- 16
Epilepsy	38	37	35	43	- 6
Suicide	39	36	25	113	- 77
Encephalitis	40	35	48	14	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	41	33	61	2	+ 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	29	33	56	- 27
Drug Use	43	20	39	28	- 8
Skin Disease	44	18	44	19	- 0
Tetanus	45	18	45	18	- 1
Alcohol	46	16	50	12	+ 4
Poisonings	47	16	36	42	- 26
Hepatitis B	48	16	46	14	+ 2
Leukemia	49	15	59	2	+ 13
Measles	50	15	49	13	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	51	13	54	5	+ 7
Fires	52	8	31	67	- 59
Malaria	53	5	7	674	- 669
Other Neoplasms	54	4	57	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	55	3	55	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	58	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	62	2	+ 0
Lymphomas	58	2	51	12	- 10
Schistosomiasis	59	1	42	23	- 21
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	1	64	2	- 1
Ascariasis	62	1	63	2	- 1
War	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	53	6	- 5
Oral Cancer	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	68	0	- 0
Uterin Cancer	70	0	66	1	- 1
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	60	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.