LUXEMBOURG VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	333	8	111	+ 222
Coronary Heart Disease	2	323	1	655	- 331
Stroke	3	276	4	257	+ 19
Road Traffic Accidents	4	180	30	25	+ 155
Kidney Disease	5	132	9	91	+ 41
Tuberculosis	6	124	55	2	+ 122
Lung Disease	7	123	5	242	- 119
Liver Disease	8	122	12	75	+ 46
Low Birth Weight	9	92	49	3	+ 89
Birth Trauma	10	84	59	1	+ 83
Congenital Anomalies	11	81	37	10	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	72	42	6	+ 66
Asthma	13	67	45	5	+ 62
Falls	14	46	18	61	- 15
Lung Cancers	15	44	3	260	- 216
Stomach Cancer	16	41	22	51	- 10
Diabetes Mellitus	17	39	17	61	- 22
Other Injuries	18	39	10	88	- 49
Violence	19	36	48	3	+ 33
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	36	2	298	- 262
Endocrine Disorders	21	29	21	53	- 24
Liver Cancer	22	28	25	49	- 20
Cervical Cancer	23	27	38	10	+ 17
Malnutrition	24	27	32	19	+ 7
Hypertension	25	21	19	54	- 33
Breast Cancer	26	18	7	113	- 95
Pertussis	27	18	68	0	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	28	18	15	64	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	29	17	23	49	- 32
Maternal Conditions	30	16	63	0	+ 16
Meningitis	31	15	58	1	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	13	6	131	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	13	34	19	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	34	12	16	62	- 50
Drownings	35	12	54	2	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	36	12	26	44	- 32
Syphilis	37	10	66	0	+ 10
Epilepsy	38	10	35	17	- 7
Suicide	39	10	13	69	- 60
Encephalitis	40	9	65	0	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	41	9	27	35	- 26
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	8	41	7	+ 1
Drug Use	43	5	39	9	- 4
Skin Disease	44	5	44	5	- 0
Tetanus	45	5	69	0	+ 5
Alcohol	46	4	29	25	- 21
Poisonings	47	4	56	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	48	4	60	1	+ 4
Leukemia	49	4	20	53	- 49
Measles	50	4	70	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	51	3	28	32	- 28
Fires	52	2	51	3	- 0
Malaria	53	1	81	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	54	1	24	49	- 48
Appendicitis	55	1	62	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	46	4	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	53	2	- 2
Lymphomas	58	0	14	64	- 64
Schistosomiasis	59	0	80	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	47	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	62	0	76	0	+ 0
War	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	11	82	- 82
Oral Cancer	65	0	33	19	- 19
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	31	22	- 22
Uterin Cancer	70	0	36	16	- 16
Anemia	71	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	43	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	75	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	52	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

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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.