LATVIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	894	9	501	+ 393
Coronary Heart Disease	2	868	1	8,099	- 7,231
Stroke	3	740	2	5,893	- 5,152
Road Traffic Accidents	4	483	27	154	+ 330
Kidney Disease	5	353	17	356	- 3
Tuberculosis	6	332	40	71	+ 261
Lung Disease	7	330	18	346	- 16
Liver Disease	8	326	15	365	- 39
Low Birth Weight	9	246	56	11	+ 235
Birth Trauma	10	225	55	12	+ 213
Congenital Anomalies	11	218	43	46	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	193	54	14	+ 179
Asthma	13	179	46	42	+ 137
Falls	14	124	23	201	- 78
Lung Cancers	15	118	4	956	- 839
Stomach Cancer	16	110	11	470	- 360
Diabetes Mellitus	17	105	8	529	- 424
Other Injuries	18	104	16	362	- 258
Violence	19	98	37	94	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	97	7	664	- 566
Endocrine Disorders	21	77	41	59	+ 18
Liver Cancer	22	76	26	157	- 80
Cervical Cancer	23	72	33	128	- 56
Malnutrition	24	72	64	2	+ 70
Hypertension	25	56	3	1,194	- 1,138
Breast Cancer	26	48	10	472	- 424
Pertussis	27	47	70	0	+ 47
Prostate Cancer	28	47	12	464	- 417
Inflammatory/Heart	29	45	5	921	- 876
Maternal Conditions	30	43	60	5	+ 38
Meningitis	31	41	52	15	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	34	6	722	- 688
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	34	47	41	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	34	32	35	125	- 93
Drownings	35	32	34	127	- 95
Bladder Cancer	36	31	20	228	- 197
Syphilis	37	27	65	1	+ 26
Epilepsy	38	27	45	44	- 18
Suicide	39	26	14	384	- 358
Encephalitis	40	25	69	0	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	41	24	24	196	- 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	21	31	142	- 121
Drug Use	43	14	48	41	- 27
Skin Disease	44	13	38	76	- 63
Tetanus	45	13	71	0	+ 13
Alcohol	46	12	21	227	- 216
Poisonings	47	12	49	23	- 12
Hepatitis B	48	11	63	3	+ 8
Leukemia	49	11	25	186	- 175
Measles	50	11	72	0	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	51	9	32	131	- 122
Fires	52	6	36	103	- 98
Malaria	53	4	79	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	54	3	28	153	- 150
Appendicitis	55	2	59	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	50	20	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	51	20	- 18
Lymphomas	58	1	19	245	- 244
Schistosomiasis	59	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	42	53	- 52
Upper Respiratory	61	1	62	4	- 3
Ascariasis	62	1	84	0	+ 1
War	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	13	436	- 436
Oral Cancer	65	0	22	214	- 214
Diphtheria	66	0	67	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	30	144	- 144
Uterin Cancer	70	0	29	148	- 148
Anemia	71	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	75	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	77	0	61	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	39	74	- 74
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

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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.