LIBERIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,699	2	2,693	+ 7
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,620	7	1,885	+ 735
Stroke	3	2,235	11	1,578	+ 657
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,459	5	1,920	- 461
Kidney Disease	5	1,066	16	609	+ 457
Tuberculosis	6	1,003	1	2,766	- 1,763
Lung Disease	7	997	26	294	+ 704
Liver Disease	8	984	13	858	+ 126
Low Birth Weight	9	742	8	1,652	- 909
Birth Trauma	10	679	9	1,601	- 922
Congenital Anomalies	11	657	14	833	- 176
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	581	10	1,592	- 1,010
Asthma	13	540	31	200	+ 340
Falls	14	373	33	155	+ 218
Lung Cancers	15	355	44	66	+ 289
Stomach Cancer	16	331	37	122	+ 209
Diabetes Mellitus	17	318	15	650	- 332
Other Injuries	18	315	22	380	- 65
Violence	19	295	18	477	- 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	293	29	235	+ 59
Endocrine Disorders	21	232	28	245	- 13
Liver Cancer	22	231	20	439	- 208
Cervical Cancer	23	217	19	474	- 256
Malnutrition	24	217	24	353	- 136
Hypertension	25	168	23	371	- 202
Breast Cancer	26	146	27	246	- 100
Pertussis	27	142	32	197	- 55
Prostate Cancer	28	142	25	297	- 156
Inflammatory/Heart	29	136	38	115	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	30	129	12	870	- 741
Meningitis	31	123	17	552	- 429
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	103	40	90	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	103	49	50	+ 53
Parkinson's Disease	34	97	43	72	+ 25
Drownings	35	97	35	127	- 30
Bladder Cancer	36	94	59	19	+ 75
Syphilis	37	83	21	394	- 311
Epilepsy	38	81	42	81	- 0
Suicide	39	77	30	220	- 142
Encephalitis	40	76	56	27	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	41	72	47	50	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	63	36	126	- 63
Drug Use	43	42	50	42	+ 0
Skin Disease	44	40	51	41	- 2
Tetanus	45	38	54	31	+ 7
Alcohol	46	35	57	25	+ 10
Poisonings	47	35	41	82	- 47
Hepatitis B	48	34	52	39	- 5
Leukemia	49	33	58	23	+ 10
Measles	50	33	3	2,554	- 2,521
Oesophagus Cancer	51	27	60	16	+ 11
Fires	52	17	34	153	- 136
Malaria	53	11	4	2,428	- 2,417
Other Neoplasms	54	9	62	6	+ 3
Appendicitis	55	6	61	12	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	5	63	4	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	4	64	4	+ 0
Lymphomas	58	3	39	93	- 90
Schistosomiasis	59	3	45	51	- 49
Hepatitis C	60	2	65	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	2	67	3	- 1
Ascariasis	62	2	66	4	- 2
War	63	1	70	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	53	38	- 37
Oral Cancer	65	0	48	50	- 50
Diphtheria	66	0	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 0
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	46	51	- 51
Uterin Cancer	70	0	55	28	- 28
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	6	1,919	- 1,919
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
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 LIBERIA

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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.