HAITI VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,836	3	7,064	- 1,228
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,663	1	13,208	- 7,545
Stroke	3	4,832	2	11,779	- 6,947
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,155	13	2,115	+ 1,040
Kidney Disease	5	2,303	6	2,701	- 398
Tuberculosis	6	2,168	22	1,007	+ 1,161
Lung Disease	7	2,156	11	2,334	- 178
Liver Disease	8	2,128	10	2,425	- 297
Low Birth Weight	9	1,605	9	2,516	- 911
Birth Trauma	10	1,469	14	2,100	- 632
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,420	15	1,819	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,257	8	2,540	- 1,283
Asthma	13	1,167	20	1,107	+ 60
Falls	14	807	35	549	+ 258
Lung Cancers	15	768	36	492	+ 276
Stomach Cancer	16	715	26	863	- 148
Diabetes Mellitus	17	688	4	5,026	- 4,337
Other Injuries	18	681	16	1,499	- 818
Violence	19	637	12	2,330	- 1,692
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	634	23	955	- 321
Endocrine Disorders	21	502	24	951	- 450
Liver Cancer	22	499	33	662	- 164
Cervical Cancer	23	469	34	573	- 103
Malnutrition	24	469	29	717	- 248
Hypertension	25	364	7	2,632	- 2,268
Breast Cancer	26	315	30	705	- 390
Pertussis	27	308	38	446	- 138
Prostate Cancer	28	307	17	1,356	- 1,050
Inflammatory/Heart	29	294	25	941	- 647
Maternal Conditions	30	278	18	1,349	- 1,070
Meningitis	31	265	28	780	- 514
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	223	32	680	- 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	222	27	814	- 592
Parkinson's Disease	34	210	42	329	- 119
Drownings	35	210	19	1,306	- 1,096
Bladder Cancer	36	204	55	92	+ 112
Syphilis	37	179	46	251	- 72
Epilepsy	38	174	41	409	- 234
Suicide	39	167	21	1,085	- 918
Encephalitis	40	165	54	118	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	41	155	51	153	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	136	31	704	- 568
Drug Use	43	92	52	140	- 48
Skin Disease	44	86	40	425	- 339
Tetanus	45	83	53	119	- 36
Alcohol	46	76	39	428	- 351
Poisonings	47	76	50	154	- 79
Hepatitis B	48	73	62	26	+ 47
Leukemia	49	72	43	300	- 229
Measles	50	72	74	0	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	51	58	49	155	- 97
Fires	52	37	37	470	- 433
Malaria	53	24	59	36	- 12
Other Neoplasms	54	19	60	31	- 11
Appendicitis	55	12	48	172	- 160
Multiple Sclerosis	56	10	61	28	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	10	58	37	- 28
Lymphomas	58	8	47	235	- 228
Schistosomiasis	59	6	76	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	60	5	65	7	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	4	63	19	- 14
Ascariasis	62	4	67	5	- 1
War	63	1	66	5	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	44	268	- 267
Oral Cancer	65	1	45	261	- 260
Diphtheria	66	1	69	3	- 2
Chlamydia	67	1	68	5	- 4
Dengue	68	0	64	17	- 16
Skin Cancers	69	0	56	56	- 56
Uterin Cancer	70	0	57	42	- 42
Anemia	71	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	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	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	5	2,706	- 2,706
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HAITI

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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.