MOLDOVA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,787	6	1,042	+ 745
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,734	1	14,292	- 12,558
Stroke	3	1,480	2	5,878	- 4,398
Road Traffic Accidents	4	966	20	293	+ 673
Kidney Disease	5	705	18	307	+ 398
Tuberculosis	6	664	26	197	+ 467
Lung Disease	7	660	9	752	- 92
Liver Disease	8	652	3	2,869	- 2,217
Low Birth Weight	9	491	39	90	+ 401
Birth Trauma	10	450	47	37	+ 413
Congenital Anomalies	11	435	27	190	+ 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	385	59	4	+ 381
Asthma	13	357	48	26	+ 331
Falls	14	247	33	149	+ 98
Lung Cancers	15	235	5	1,131	- 896
Stomach Cancer	16	219	12	518	- 299
Diabetes Mellitus	17	211	16	407	- 196
Other Injuries	18	208	8	772	- 563
Violence	19	195	31	167	+ 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	194	32	163	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	21	154	46	40	+ 113
Liver Cancer	22	153	13	514	- 361
Cervical Cancer	23	144	25	212	- 69
Malnutrition	24	144	64	1	+ 143
Hypertension	25	111	4	2,287	- 2,176
Breast Cancer	26	96	11	592	- 496
Pertussis	27	94	70	0	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	28	94	19	295	- 201
Inflammatory/Heart	29	90	14	476	- 386
Maternal Conditions	30	85	54	7	+ 78
Meningitis	31	81	49	17	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	68	7	1,030	- 962
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	68	41	68	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	34	64	55	6	+ 58
Drownings	35	64	30	179	- 115
Bladder Cancer	36	62	29	181	- 119
Syphilis	37	55	68	0	+ 54
Epilepsy	38	53	44	46	+ 8
Suicide	39	51	10	593	- 542
Encephalitis	40	50	60	3	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	41	47	35	123	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	42	24	219	- 177
Drug Use	43	28	43	59	- 31
Skin Disease	44	26	45	45	- 18
Tetanus	45	25	72	0	+ 25
Alcohol	46	23	21	233	- 210
Poisonings	47	23	23	220	- 197
Hepatitis B	48	22	58	4	+ 18
Leukemia	49	22	34	140	- 118
Measles	50	22	69	0	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	51	18	38	105	- 87
Fires	52	11	40	70	- 59
Malaria	53	7	84	0	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	54	6	42	65	- 59
Appendicitis	55	4	51	10	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	56	3	52	9	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	3	57	5	- 2
Lymphomas	58	2	22	230	- 228
Schistosomiasis	59	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	60	2	63	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	1	62	2	- 1
Ascariasis	62	1	74	0	+ 1
War	63	0	67	1	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	15	427	- 427
Oral Cancer	65	0	17	375	- 375
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	36	121	- 120
Uterin Cancer	70	0	37	108	- 108
Anemia	71	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	65	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	75	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	77	0	53	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	61	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	82	0	28	189	- 189
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.