ITALY VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,268	9	16,339	+ 13,929
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,373	1	97,116	- 67,743
Stroke	3	25,061	2	62,633	- 37,572
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,363	30	3,221	+ 13,142
Kidney Disease	5	11,947	11	12,726	- 779
Tuberculosis	6	11,247	53	336	+ 10,911
Lung Disease	7	11,181	5	32,382	- 21,201
Liver Disease	8	11,035	23	5,559	+ 5,476
Low Birth Weight	9	8,324	51	357	+ 7,966
Birth Trauma	10	7,618	59	140	+ 7,478
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,367	37	1,443	+ 5,924
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,518	36	1,622	+ 4,896
Asthma	13	6,052	47	494	+ 5,559
Falls	14	4,185	25	4,222	- 37
Lung Cancers	15	3,982	4	34,152	- 30,171
Stomach Cancer	16	3,707	14	10,252	- 6,545
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,571	8	19,836	- 16,265
Other Injuries	18	3,530	12	12,112	- 8,582
Violence	19	3,306	50	409	+ 2,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,288	3	41,445	- 38,156
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,602	18	8,431	- 5,829
Liver Cancer	22	2,587	17	9,620	- 7,033
Cervical Cancer	23	2,434	40	1,154	+ 1,281
Malnutrition	24	2,433	41	775	+ 1,658
Hypertension	25	1,886	6	29,931	- 28,045
Breast Cancer	26	1,632	10	13,868	- 12,236
Pertussis	27	1,597	73	1	+ 1,596
Prostate Cancer	28	1,590	20	8,409	- 6,819
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,526	24	5,531	- 4,005
Maternal Conditions	30	1,444	67	6	+ 1,438
Meningitis	31	1,376	60	128	+ 1,249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,158	7	21,254	- 20,096
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,151	32	2,216	- 1,065
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,091	19	8,428	- 7,337
Drownings	35	1,089	52	344	+ 746
Bladder Cancer	36	1,056	22	6,711	- 5,654
Syphilis	37	929	69	4	+ 925
Epilepsy	38	904	39	1,337	- 432
Suicide	39	869	26	4,042	- 3,173
Encephalitis	40	855	68	5	+ 851
Ovary Cancer	41	802	28	3,282	- 2,479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	707	43	690	+ 17
Drug Use	43	476	45	654	- 178
Skin Disease	44	444	38	1,440	- 995
Tetanus	45	430	63	22	+ 408
Alcohol	46	395	55	277	+ 118
Poisonings	47	393	58	154	+ 239
Hepatitis B	48	381	54	334	+ 47
Leukemia	49	372	21	6,728	- 6,356
Measles	50	371	71	1	+ 370
Oesophagus Cancer	51	302	34	2,045	- 1,743
Fires	52	190	56	271	- 81
Malaria	53	124	79	0	+ 124
Other Neoplasms	54	101	15	9,984	- 9,883
Appendicitis	55	62	61	49	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	56	51	44	677	- 625
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	50	42	701	- 652
Lymphomas	58	39	16	9,670	- 9,631
Schistosomiasis	59	30	78	0	+ 30
Hepatitis C	60	27	31	2,451	- 2,424
Upper Respiratory	61	23	64	20	+ 2
Ascariasis	62	20	80	0	+ 20
War	63	7	66	6	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	5	13	12,095	- 12,090
Oral Cancer	65	4	27	3,343	- 3,339
Diphtheria	66	4	76	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	67	4	84	0	+ 4
Dengue	68	2	81	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	69	2	29	3,239	- 3,237
Uterin Cancer	70	0	33	2,198	- 2,198
Anemia	71	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	49	424	- 424
Osteoarthritis	75	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	77	0	62	47	- 47
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	65	16	- 16
HIV/AIDS	82	0	46	520	- 520
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	70	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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Italy

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.