GREECE VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,194	3	8,282	- 3,089
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,040	1	21,124	- 16,084
Stroke	3	4,300	2	14,077	- 9,777
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,808	22	870	+ 1,937
Kidney Disease	5	2,050	6	4,759	- 2,709
Tuberculosis	6	1,930	46	66	+ 1,863
Lung Disease	7	1,919	5	5,526	- 3,608
Liver Disease	8	1,894	23	809	+ 1,084
Low Birth Weight	9	1,428	41	127	+ 1,301
Birth Trauma	10	1,307	57	17	+ 1,290
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,264	38	174	+ 1,090
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,118	44	95	+ 1,024
Asthma	13	1,039	55	27	+ 1,011
Falls	14	718	21	1,245	- 527
Lung Cancers	15	683	4	7,355	- 6,672
Stomach Cancer	16	636	16	1,535	- 899
Diabetes Mellitus	17	613	20	1,266	- 653
Other Injuries	18	606	17	1,453	- 848
Violence	19	567	42	104	+ 463
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	564	7	3,940	- 3,375
Endocrine Disorders	21	446	29	526	- 79
Liver Cancer	22	444	14	1,566	- 1,122
Cervical Cancer	23	418	36	243	+ 174
Malnutrition	24	417	66	1	+ 417
Hypertension	25	324	9	2,922	- 2,599
Breast Cancer	26	280	11	2,520	- 2,240
Pertussis	27	274	69	0	+ 274
Prostate Cancer	28	273	12	2,023	- 1,750
Inflammatory/Heart	29	262	24	725	- 463
Maternal Conditions	30	248	61	2	+ 246
Meningitis	31	236	53	33	+ 203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	199	8	3,264	- 3,065
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	198	43	100	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	34	187	10	2,646	- 2,459
Drownings	35	187	32	435	- 248
Bladder Cancer	36	181	15	1,551	- 1,369
Syphilis	37	159	65	1	+ 158
Epilepsy	38	155	34	249	- 94
Suicide	39	149	28	533	- 384
Encephalitis	40	147	67	1	+ 146
Ovary Cancer	41	138	27	557	- 420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	121	26	611	- 489
Drug Use	43	82	37	193	- 111
Skin Disease	44	76	47	56	+ 20
Tetanus	45	74	62	2	+ 72
Alcohol	46	68	49	50	+ 17
Poisonings	47	67	56	19	+ 48
Hepatitis B	48	65	48	56	+ 9
Leukemia	49	64	18	1,354	- 1,290
Measles	50	64	68	0	+ 63
Oesophagus Cancer	51	52	35	246	- 194
Fires	52	33	39	146	- 114
Malaria	53	21	78	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	54	17	25	679	- 661
Appendicitis	55	11	58	9	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	9	40	135	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	9	45	67	- 58
Lymphomas	58	7	19	1,268	- 1,262
Schistosomiasis	59	5	75	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	5	52	38	- 34
Upper Respiratory	61	4	59	8	- 4
Ascariasis	62	3	73	0	+ 3
War	63	1	64	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	13	1,904	- 1,903
Oral Cancer	65	1	30	440	- 439
Diphtheria	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	31	438	- 438
Uterin Cancer	70	0	33	373	- 373
Anemia	71	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	54	27	- 27
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	63	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	50	47	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	60	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.