MALI VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MALI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,918	1	14,885	- 3,967
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,595	7	5,907	+ 4,688
Stroke	3	9,040	6	6,163	+ 2,877
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,902	11	4,465	+ 1,438
Kidney Disease	5	4,309	17	2,185	+ 2,124
Tuberculosis	6	4,057	24	1,491	+ 2,566
Lung Disease	7	4,033	19	1,973	+ 2,061
Liver Disease	8	3,981	14	2,733	+ 1,248
Low Birth Weight	9	3,002	4	8,880	- 5,878
Birth Trauma	10	2,748	5	8,310	- 5,562
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,657	12	3,743	- 1,086
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,351	2	13,419	- 11,068
Asthma	13	2,183	23	1,492	+ 691
Falls	14	1,510	31	867	+ 643
Lung Cancers	15	1,436	49	252	+ 1,185
Stomach Cancer	16	1,337	27	1,063	+ 274
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,288	16	2,289	- 1,001
Other Injuries	18	1,273	15	2,310	- 1,036
Violence	19	1,192	18	2,095	- 902
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,186	34	756	+ 431
Endocrine Disorders	21	939	21	1,618	- 680
Liver Cancer	22	933	38	562	+ 371
Cervical Cancer	23	878	20	1,735	- 856
Malnutrition	24	878	8	5,848	- 4,970
Hypertension	25	680	25	1,291	- 611
Breast Cancer	26	589	30	947	- 358
Pertussis	27	576	29	1,006	- 430
Prostate Cancer	28	574	44	362	+ 211
Inflammatory/Heart	29	551	40	549	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	30	521	13	2,858	- 2,337
Meningitis	31	496	10	4,531	- 4,034
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	418	36	703	- 285
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	415	46	283	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	34	393	50	236	+ 158
Drownings	35	393	28	1,053	- 660
Bladder Cancer	36	381	42	431	- 50
Syphilis	37	335	33	770	- 435
Epilepsy	38	326	41	485	- 159
Suicide	39	313	32	806	- 493
Encephalitis	40	308	55	193	+ 115
Ovary Cancer	41	289	53	197	+ 92
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	255	37	625	- 371
Drug Use	43	172	59	139	+ 33
Skin Disease	44	160	57	170	- 10
Tetanus	45	155	43	427	- 272
Alcohol	46	143	60	83	+ 60
Poisonings	47	142	39	561	- 420
Hepatitis B	48	137	52	207	- 69
Leukemia	49	134	56	192	- 58
Measles	50	134	22	1,548	- 1,414
Oesophagus Cancer	51	109	58	159	- 50
Fires	52	68	35	750	- 681
Malaria	53	45	3	11,678	- 11,633
Other Neoplasms	54	36	67	21	+ 16
Appendicitis	55	22	62	70	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	56	18	68	20	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	18	69	16	+ 2
Lymphomas	58	14	45	316	- 302
Schistosomiasis	59	11	51	220	- 209
Hepatitis C	60	10	64	32	- 22
Upper Respiratory	61	8	65	31	- 22
Ascariasis	62	7	63	56	- 49
War	63	3	26	1,099	- 1,096
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	47	258	- 256
Oral Cancer	65	1	48	252	- 250
Diphtheria	66	1	66	22	- 20
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 1
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	54	194	- 193
Uterin Cancer	70	0	61	80	- 80
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	84	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	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	9	5,785	- 5,785
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALI

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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.