MEXICO VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	64,909	8	24,816	+ 40,094
Coronary Heart Disease	2	62,990	1	116,238	- 53,248
Stroke	3	53,744	4	39,790	+ 13,954
Road Traffic Accidents	4	35,090	10	16,303	+ 18,787
Kidney Disease	5	25,620	3	44,622	- 19,002
Tuberculosis	6	24,119	38	1,943	+ 22,176
Lung Disease	7	23,979	7	29,123	- 5,144
Liver Disease	8	23,665	6	29,838	- 6,173
Low Birth Weight	9	17,850	18	7,163	+ 10,687
Birth Trauma	10	16,337	36	2,552	+ 13,785
Congenital Anomalies	11	15,799	13	10,457	+ 5,342
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	13,977	29	3,476	+ 10,502
Asthma	13	12,979	47	1,342	+ 11,637
Falls	14	8,976	35	2,628	+ 6,348
Lung Cancers	15	8,539	17	7,349	+ 1,190
Stomach Cancer	16	7,950	19	6,939	+ 1,012
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,657	2	86,110	- 78,452
Other Injuries	18	7,571	11	12,175	- 4,604
Violence	19	7,090	5	32,450	- 25,361
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	7,052	30	3,447	+ 3,606
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,580	12	11,310	- 5,731
Liver Cancer	22	5,547	21	6,817	- 1,270
Cervical Cancer	23	5,221	26	4,787	+ 433
Malnutrition	24	5,218	14	7,552	- 2,334
Hypertension	25	4,045	9	17,806	- 13,761
Breast Cancer	26	3,501	16	7,380	- 3,879
Pertussis	27	3,425	70	21	+ 3,403
Prostate Cancer	28	3,410	15	7,494	- 4,084
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,273	41	1,866	+ 1,407
Maternal Conditions	30	3,097	54	750	+ 2,347
Meningitis	31	2,952	58	357	+ 2,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,483	20	6,871	- 4,388
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,468	52	859	+ 1,609
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,339	43	1,567	+ 772
Drownings	35	2,336	42	1,799	+ 538
Bladder Cancer	36	2,265	48	1,272	+ 993
Syphilis	37	1,992	73	5	+ 1,988
Epilepsy	38	1,939	39	1,912	+ 27
Suicide	39	1,863	22	6,772	- 4,909
Encephalitis	40	1,834	62	140	+ 1,694
Ovary Cancer	41	1,720	34	2,649	- 929
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,515	33	2,734	- 1,219
Drug Use	43	1,022	44	1,470	- 448
Skin Disease	44	953	31	3,029	- 2,075
Tetanus	45	921	71	10	+ 912
Alcohol	46	847	32	2,945	- 2,098
Poisonings	47	843	57	531	+ 312
Hepatitis B	48	816	61	210	+ 606
Leukemia	49	798	25	4,830	- 4,032
Measles	50	796	80	0	+ 796
Oesophagus Cancer	51	649	49	1,252	- 603
Fires	52	407	56	604	- 197
Malaria	53	265	84	0	+ 265
Other Neoplasms	54	216	23	6,204	- 5,988
Appendicitis	55	133	53	774	- 641
Multiple Sclerosis	56	110	60	295	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	107	45	1,415	- 1,308
Lymphomas	58	84	24	4,961	- 4,878
Schistosomiasis	59	65	83	0	+ 65
Hepatitis C	60	58	55	625	- 568
Upper Respiratory	61	49	64	127	- 78
Ascariasis	62	43	72	5	+ 38
War	63	16	66	112	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	64	11	27	4,510	- 4,500
Oral Cancer	65	9	46	1,355	- 1,346
Diphtheria	66	9	79	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	67	8	77	0	+ 8
Dengue	68	4	67	30	- 26
Skin Cancers	69	4	40	1,909	- 1,905
Uterin Cancer	70	0	50	902	- 902
Anemia	71	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	63	127	- 127
Osteoarthritis	75	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	77	0	65	125	- 125
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	1	- 1
Otitis Media	81	0	68	29	- 29
HIV/AIDS	82	0	28	4,128	- 4,128
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	74	2	- 2
Chagas disease	84	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	76	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Sao Tome

Mexico

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.