LIBYA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,655	9	744	+ 2,911
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,547	1	6,610	- 3,064
Stroke	3	3,026	2	2,603	+ 423
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,976	3	1,444	+ 532
Kidney Disease	5	1,443	4	1,186	+ 257
Tuberculosis	6	1,358	7	812	+ 546
Lung Disease	7	1,350	12	607	+ 743
Liver Disease	8	1,332	11	630	+ 702
Low Birth Weight	9	1,005	18	359	+ 646
Birth Trauma	10	920	34	132	+ 787
Congenital Anomalies	11	890	14	493	+ 397
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	787	40	92	+ 695
Asthma	13	731	20	297	+ 434
Falls	14	505	24	204	+ 302
Lung Cancers	15	481	13	592	- 111
Stomach Cancer	16	448	33	134	+ 314
Diabetes Mellitus	17	431	8	803	- 372
Other Injuries	18	426	15	432	- 6
Violence	19	399	30	145	+ 254
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	397	10	743	- 346
Endocrine Disorders	21	314	29	153	+ 162
Liver Cancer	22	312	28	153	+ 160
Cervical Cancer	23	294	32	135	+ 159
Malnutrition	24	294	57	11	+ 283
Hypertension	25	228	6	915	- 687
Breast Cancer	26	197	25	190	+ 7
Pertussis	27	193	55	17	+ 176
Prostate Cancer	28	192	39	96	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	29	184	37	107	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	30	174	35	124	+ 51
Meningitis	31	166	47	41	+ 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	140	16	427	- 287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	139	46	49	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	34	132	27	159	- 28
Drownings	35	132	43	74	+ 58
Bladder Cancer	36	128	31	136	- 8
Syphilis	37	112	61	6	+ 107
Epilepsy	38	109	44	67	+ 43
Suicide	39	105	19	304	- 199
Encephalitis	40	103	53	19	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	41	97	42	75	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	85	38	99	- 14
Drug Use	43	58	17	371	- 313
Skin Disease	44	54	54	17	+ 37
Tetanus	45	52	64	1	+ 51
Alcohol	46	48	50	22	+ 26
Poisonings	47	47	45	56	- 8
Hepatitis B	48	46	48	34	+ 12
Leukemia	49	45	22	217	- 172
Measles	50	45	72	0	+ 45
Oesophagus Cancer	51	37	49	33	+ 4
Fires	52	23	36	115	- 92
Malaria	53	15	76	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	54	12	58	10	+ 2
Appendicitis	55	8	56	15	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	52	20	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	6	62	4	+ 2
Lymphomas	58	5	26	189	- 184
Schistosomiasis	59	4	59	9	- 5
Hepatitis C	60	3	65	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	61	3	67	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	62	2	66	0	+ 2
War	63	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	23	209	- 208
Oral Cancer	65	0	41	81	- 80
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	51	20	- 20
Uterin Cancer	70	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	21	224	- 224
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

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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.