GUATEMALA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,063	2	9,245	- 182
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,795	1	9,825	- 1,029
Stroke	3	7,504	6	4,849	+ 2,656
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,900	8	4,026	+ 873
Kidney Disease	5	3,577	4	6,277	- 2,699
Tuberculosis	6	3,368	37	301	+ 3,066
Lung Disease	7	3,348	13	1,901	+ 1,447
Liver Disease	8	3,304	5	5,684	- 2,380
Low Birth Weight	9	2,492	16	1,658	+ 834
Birth Trauma	10	2,281	19	1,466	+ 815
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,206	18	1,517	+ 689
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,952	9	2,617	- 666
Asthma	13	1,812	36	335	+ 1,478
Falls	14	1,253	20	1,371	- 118
Lung Cancers	15	1,192	35	391	+ 801
Stomach Cancer	16	1,110	17	1,570	- 460
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,069	3	6,932	- 5,863
Other Injuries	18	1,057	10	2,466	- 1,409
Violence	19	990	7	4,411	- 3,421
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	985	12	1,957	- 972
Endocrine Disorders	21	779	29	486	+ 294
Liver Cancer	22	775	15	1,765	- 991
Cervical Cancer	23	729	25	808	- 79
Malnutrition	24	729	11	1,981	- 1,252
Hypertension	25	565	26	679	- 114
Breast Cancer	26	489	28	495	- 7
Pertussis	27	478	53	70	+ 408
Prostate Cancer	28	476	24	846	- 369
Inflammatory/Heart	29	457	44	225	+ 232
Maternal Conditions	30	432	30	468	- 36
Meningitis	31	412	41	271	+ 141
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	347	31	464	- 117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	345	54	62	+ 283
Parkinson's Disease	34	327	34	393	- 66
Drownings	35	326	32	463	- 137
Bladder Cancer	36	316	55	57	+ 259
Syphilis	37	278	64	3	+ 275
Epilepsy	38	271	33	463	- 192
Suicide	39	260	22	1,039	- 779
Encephalitis	40	256	51	104	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	41	240	50	133	+ 107
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	212	23	1,029	- 818
Drug Use	43	143	40	272	- 129
Skin Disease	44	133	42	232	- 99
Tetanus	45	129	62	10	+ 119
Alcohol	46	118	14	1,799	- 1,681
Poisonings	47	118	39	275	- 157
Hepatitis B	48	114	65	2	+ 112
Leukemia	49	111	27	601	- 489
Measles	50	111	72	0	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	51	91	48	144	- 53
Fires	52	57	45	207	- 151
Malaria	53	37	74	0	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	54	30	56	42	- 12
Appendicitis	55	19	47	164	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	56	15	60	21	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	15	52	82	- 67
Lymphomas	58	12	43	229	- 217
Schistosomiasis	59	9	75	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	8	66	2	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	61	7	57	34	- 27
Ascariasis	62	6	63	7	- 1
War	63	2	68	2	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	38	282	- 281
Oral Cancer	65	1	49	142	- 141
Diphtheria	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	67	2	- 1
Dengue	68	1	58	33	- 32
Skin Cancers	69	1	46	195	- 194
Uterin Cancer	70	0	59	27	- 27
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	21	1,173	- 1,173
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.