KENYA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,918	1	22,571	+ 6,347
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,063	9	11,972	+ 16,090
Stroke	3	23,944	4	15,895	+ 8,048
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,633	6	14,883	+ 750
Kidney Disease	5	11,414	16	4,464	+ 6,951
Tuberculosis	6	10,745	3	19,655	- 8,910
Lung Disease	7	10,683	20	4,280	+ 6,403
Liver Disease	8	10,543	7	13,405	- 2,861
Low Birth Weight	9	7,952	11	9,562	- 1,609
Birth Trauma	10	7,278	10	9,957	- 2,679
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,038	12	6,115	+ 923
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,227	5	15,420	- 9,193
Asthma	13	5,782	26	2,300	+ 3,482
Falls	14	3,999	33	1,465	+ 2,534
Lung Cancers	15	3,804	47	669	+ 3,136
Stomach Cancer	16	3,542	28	2,010	+ 1,532
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,411	14	5,651	- 2,240
Other Injuries	18	3,373	19	4,336	- 963
Violence	19	3,159	24	2,942	+ 216
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,142	31	1,827	+ 1,315
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,486	44	831	+ 1,655
Liver Cancer	22	2,471	34	1,351	+ 1,121
Cervical Cancer	23	2,326	22	3,389	- 1,063
Malnutrition	24	2,325	21	4,212	- 1,888
Hypertension	25	1,802	17	4,418	- 2,615
Breast Cancer	26	1,560	25	2,658	- 1,098
Pertussis	27	1,526	42	1,014	+ 512
Prostate Cancer	28	1,519	37	1,292	+ 227
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,458	40	1,121	+ 337
Maternal Conditions	30	1,380	13	5,651	- 4,272
Meningitis	31	1,315	15	5,364	- 4,049
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,106	32	1,477	- 371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,100	53	408	+ 692
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,042	50	470	+ 572
Drownings	35	1,041	39	1,200	- 159
Bladder Cancer	36	1,009	57	318	+ 691
Syphilis	37	888	52	449	+ 438
Epilepsy	38	864	43	832	+ 31
Suicide	39	830	23	3,214	- 2,385
Encephalitis	40	817	60	189	+ 628
Ovary Cancer	41	766	45	795	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	675	41	1,089	- 414
Drug Use	43	455	62	113	+ 342
Skin Disease	44	425	51	455	- 31
Tetanus	45	410	27	2,129	- 1,719
Alcohol	46	378	55	355	+ 22
Poisonings	47	376	38	1,269	- 893
Hepatitis B	48	364	49	522	- 158
Leukemia	49	355	35	1,327	- 972
Measles	50	355	63	103	+ 251
Oesophagus Cancer	51	289	18	4,373	- 4,084
Fires	52	181	36	1,316	- 1,135
Malaria	53	118	8	12,652	- 12,534
Other Neoplasms	54	96	67	60	+ 36
Appendicitis	55	59	58	240	- 181
Multiple Sclerosis	56	49	68	39	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	48	66	84	- 36
Lymphomas	58	37	29	1,931	- 1,894
Schistosomiasis	59	29	54	370	- 341
Hepatitis C	60	26	61	152	- 127
Upper Respiratory	61	22	64	95	- 73
Ascariasis	62	19	71	9	+ 10
War	63	7	65	89	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	64	5	46	716	- 712
Oral Cancer	65	4	30	1,842	- 1,838
Diphtheria	66	4	69	13	- 9
Chlamydia	67	4	70	10	- 7
Dengue	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	69	2	48	638	- 636
Uterin Cancer	70	0	56	323	- 323
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	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	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	7	- 7
HIV/AIDS	82	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	59	194	- 194
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.