JAPAN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,167	3	107,899	- 46,732
Coronary Heart Disease	2	59,358	1	163,905	- 104,547
Stroke	3	50,645	2	121,823	- 71,178
Road Traffic Accidents	4	33,067	31	4,566	+ 28,501
Kidney Disease	5	24,143	9	44,779	- 20,636
Tuberculosis	6	22,729	34	3,459	+ 19,270
Lung Disease	7	22,596	5	78,169	- 55,573
Liver Disease	8	22,301	17	14,195	+ 8,106
Low Birth Weight	9	16,821	55	202	+ 16,619
Birth Trauma	10	15,395	61	104	+ 15,290
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,888	40	2,473	+ 12,415
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	13,172	37	2,731	+ 10,440
Asthma	13	12,231	42	1,922	+ 10,309
Falls	14	8,458	23	9,736	- 1,278
Lung Cancers	15	8,046	4	79,688	- 71,642
Stomach Cancer	16	7,492	8	50,433	- 42,941
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,216	29	5,433	+ 1,783
Other Injuries	18	7,134	12	22,068	- 14,934
Violence	19	6,681	53	266	+ 6,415
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	6,646	7	56,937	- 50,292
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,258	21	11,486	- 6,228
Liver Cancer	22	5,228	11	29,384	- 24,157
Cervical Cancer	23	4,920	32	3,799	+ 1,121
Malnutrition	24	4,917	43	1,910	+ 3,007
Hypertension	25	3,812	28	6,673	- 2,861
Breast Cancer	26	3,299	15	15,805	- 12,506
Pertussis	27	3,227	71	1	+ 3,226
Prostate Cancer	28	3,213	19	13,515	- 10,302
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,084	27	8,232	- 5,148
Maternal Conditions	30	2,918	64	39	+ 2,879
Meningitis	31	2,781	52	308	+ 2,473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,340	6	57,340	- 55,000
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,326	39	2,555	- 229
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,204	18	14,007	- 11,803
Drownings	35	2,202	25	8,409	- 6,207
Bladder Cancer	36	2,134	22	9,936	- 7,802
Syphilis	37	1,878	65	16	+ 1,862
Epilepsy	38	1,827	45	1,558	+ 269
Suicide	39	1,755	13	19,466	- 17,711
Encephalitis	40	1,728	69	5	+ 1,724
Ovary Cancer	41	1,621	30	5,061	- 3,440
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,428	35	2,922	- 1,494
Drug Use	43	963	50	732	+ 231
Skin Disease	44	898	36	2,806	- 1,908
Tetanus	45	868	67	9	+ 859
Alcohol	46	799	51	576	+ 223
Poisonings	47	795	54	255	+ 540
Hepatitis B	48	769	46	1,423	- 653
Leukemia	49	752	24	9,607	- 8,855
Measles	50	750	75	0	+ 750
Oesophagus Cancer	51	611	20	12,316	- 11,705
Fires	52	384	48	1,007	- 623
Malaria	53	250	79	0	+ 250
Other Neoplasms	54	204	16	15,120	- 14,916
Appendicitis	55	126	58	126	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	56	104	59	108	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	101	38	2,618	- 2,517
Lymphomas	58	79	14	19,273	- 19,194
Schistosomiasis	59	61	72	0	+ 61
Hepatitis C	60	55	41	2,220	- 2,165
Upper Respiratory	61	46	57	159	- 113
Ascariasis	62	40	82	0	+ 40
War	63	15	66	15	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	10	10	37,027	- 37,017
Oral Cancer	65	8	26	8,333	- 8,325
Diphtheria	66	8	74	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	67	8	80	0	+ 8
Dengue	68	4	83	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	69	4	44	1,843	- 1,839
Uterin Cancer	70	0	33	3,461	- 3,461
Anemia	71	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Osteoarthritis	75	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	77	0	60	106	- 106
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	82	0	63	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	70	2	- 2
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Sao Tome

Japan

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.