MALAYSIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,161	2	23,477	- 6,317
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,653	1	36,729	- 20,076
Stroke	3	14,209	3	21,592	- 7,383
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,277	4	7,181	+ 2,096
Kidney Disease	5	6,773	6	6,629	+ 144
Tuberculosis	6	6,377	26	1,227	+ 5,150
Lung Disease	7	6,339	5	6,633	- 293
Liver Disease	8	6,257	7	5,125	+ 1,131
Low Birth Weight	9	4,719	29	1,020	+ 3,699
Birth Trauma	10	4,319	42	359	+ 3,960
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,177	24	1,403	+ 2,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,695	20	1,773	+ 1,923
Asthma	13	3,431	30	1,013	+ 2,418
Falls	14	2,373	18	1,855	+ 518
Lung Cancers	15	2,257	8	4,319	- 2,061
Stomach Cancer	16	2,102	21	1,441	+ 660
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,024	9	4,107	- 2,083
Other Injuries	18	2,002	14	2,222	- 221
Violence	19	1,874	34	869	+ 1,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,864	10	3,996	- 2,132
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,475	37	809	+ 666
Liver Cancer	22	1,467	16	1,984	- 517
Cervical Cancer	23	1,380	31	1,010	+ 370
Malnutrition	24	1,379	49	249	+ 1,130
Hypertension	25	1,069	38	649	+ 420
Breast Cancer	26	925	12	3,071	- 2,146
Pertussis	27	905	57	80	+ 825
Prostate Cancer	28	902	33	903	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	29	865	27	1,214	- 348
Maternal Conditions	30	819	56	167	+ 652
Meningitis	31	780	46	301	+ 479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	656	11	3,832	- 3,176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	653	51	246	+ 407
Parkinson's Disease	34	618	28	1,106	- 487
Drownings	35	618	36	820	- 202
Bladder Cancer	36	599	39	467	+ 132
Syphilis	37	527	62	19	+ 508
Epilepsy	38	513	52	226	+ 287
Suicide	39	492	19	1,823	- 1,331
Encephalitis	40	485	40	452	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	41	455	35	827	- 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	401	22	1,424	- 1,024
Drug Use	43	270	45	322	- 52
Skin Disease	44	252	15	2,066	- 1,814
Tetanus	45	244	61	21	+ 222
Alcohol	46	224	55	181	+ 43
Poisonings	47	223	53	211	+ 12
Hepatitis B	48	216	54	206	+ 10
Leukemia	49	211	23	1,412	- 1,201
Measles	50	210	70	0	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	51	171	41	435	- 263
Fires	52	108	44	336	- 228
Malaria	53	70	76	0	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	54	57	48	265	- 207
Appendicitis	55	35	58	71	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	56	29	59	30	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	28	60	27	+ 1
Lymphomas	58	22	25	1,321	- 1,299
Schistosomiasis	59	17	75	0	+ 17
Hepatitis C	60	15	64	6	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	61	13	65	5	+ 8
Ascariasis	62	11	67	2	+ 9
War	63	4	63	11	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	32	994	- 991
Oral Cancer	65	2	17	1,865	- 1,862
Diphtheria	66	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	2	68	2	+ 1
Dengue	68	1	47	280	- 279
Skin Cancers	69	1	50	247	- 246
Uterin Cancer	70	0	43	352	- 352
Anemia	71	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	82	0	13	2,679	- 2,679
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Sao Tome

Malaysia

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.