IRAN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,882	8	11,243	+ 32,639
Coronary Heart Disease	2	42,585	1	93,308	- 50,723
Stroke	3	36,334	2	36,730	- 396
Road Traffic Accidents	4	23,723	3	17,803	+ 5,920
Kidney Disease	5	17,321	6	11,810	+ 5,510
Tuberculosis	6	16,306	41	882	+ 15,424
Lung Disease	7	16,211	7	11,409	+ 4,802
Liver Disease	8	15,999	12	6,637	+ 9,362
Low Birth Weight	9	12,068	13	4,861	+ 7,207
Birth Trauma	10	11,044	25	2,735	+ 8,309
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,681	14	4,844	+ 5,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	9,449	33	1,836	+ 7,613
Asthma	13	8,775	22	3,360	+ 5,415
Falls	14	6,068	24	2,821	+ 3,247
Lung Cancers	15	5,773	11	6,784	- 1,011
Stomach Cancer	16	5,375	10	9,822	- 4,447
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,177	5	13,910	- 8,733
Other Injuries	18	5,118	17	4,048	+ 1,070
Violence	19	4,793	27	2,535	+ 2,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	4,768	9	11,046	- 6,279
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,772	32	2,092	+ 1,680
Liver Cancer	22	3,750	20	3,714	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	23	3,529	48	501	+ 3,028
Malnutrition	24	3,527	56	157	+ 3,371
Hypertension	25	2,735	4	16,415	- 13,680
Breast Cancer	26	2,367	19	3,736	- 1,369
Pertussis	27	2,315	60	75	+ 2,240
Prostate Cancer	28	2,305	21	3,583	- 1,277
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,213	35	1,611	+ 602
Maternal Conditions	30	2,093	52	285	+ 1,809
Meningitis	31	1,995	46	642	+ 1,354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,679	15	4,575	- 2,897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,669	38	996	+ 673
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,581	26	2,545	- 964
Drownings	35	1,579	40	930	+ 649
Bladder Cancer	36	1,531	36	1,410	+ 122
Syphilis	37	1,347	61	52	+ 1,295
Epilepsy	38	1,311	44	719	+ 592
Suicide	39	1,259	16	4,334	- 3,075
Encephalitis	40	1,240	54	246	+ 994
Ovary Cancer	41	1,163	39	937	+ 226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,024	37	1,246	- 222
Drug Use	43	691	31	2,242	- 1,552
Skin Disease	44	644	55	237	+ 407
Tetanus	45	623	62	37	+ 586
Alcohol	46	573	53	253	+ 320
Poisonings	47	570	43	816	- 246
Hepatitis B	48	552	49	425	+ 127
Leukemia	49	539	18	3,966	- 3,427
Measles	50	538	68	2	+ 536
Oesophagus Cancer	51	438	30	2,371	- 1,933
Fires	52	275	34	1,823	- 1,548
Malaria	53	179	77	0	+ 179
Other Neoplasms	54	146	58	112	+ 35
Appendicitis	55	90	57	155	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	56	74	50	405	- 331
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	72	59	80	- 8
Lymphomas	58	57	23	2,882	- 2,825
Schistosomiasis	59	44	66	3	+ 41
Hepatitis C	60	39	69	1	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	61	33	63	16	+ 17
Ascariasis	62	29	67	3	+ 26
War	63	11	42	848	- 837
Pancreas Cancer	64	7	29	2,418	- 2,411
Oral Cancer	65	6	45	655	- 649
Diphtheria	66	6	70	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	6	65	4	+ 2
Dengue	68	3	74	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	69	3	47	518	- 516
Uterin Cancer	70	0	51	355	- 355
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	81	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	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	28	2,521	- 2,521
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	64	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Sao Tome

Iran

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.