NAMIBIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,392	2	1,464	- 72
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,351	5	1,221	+ 130
Stroke	3	1,153	4	1,333	- 180
Road Traffic Accidents	4	752	6	868	- 116
Kidney Disease	5	549	15	322	+ 228
Tuberculosis	6	517	3	1,416	- 899
Lung Disease	7	514	10	461	+ 53
Liver Disease	8	507	14	336	+ 172
Low Birth Weight	9	383	9	516	- 133
Birth Trauma	10	350	13	345	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	11	339	16	283	+ 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	300	8	645	- 345
Asthma	13	278	20	200	+ 78
Falls	14	192	34	62	+ 130
Lung Cancers	15	183	35	59	+ 124
Stomach Cancer	16	170	45	33	+ 138
Diabetes Mellitus	17	164	7	724	- 560
Other Injuries	18	162	19	207	- 44
Violence	19	152	11	450	- 298
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	151	21	176	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	21	120	33	73	+ 47
Liver Cancer	22	119	41	45	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	23	112	23	133	- 21
Malnutrition	24	112	18	224	- 112
Hypertension	25	87	12	428	- 341
Breast Cancer	26	75	24	121	- 46
Pertussis	27	73	37	54	+ 19
Prostate Cancer	28	73	31	94	- 21
Inflammatory/Heart	29	70	22	162	- 92
Maternal Conditions	30	66	25	110	- 44
Meningitis	31	63	27	109	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	53	36	54	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	53	44	33	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	34	50	42	43	+ 7
Drownings	35	50	26	110	- 60
Bladder Cancer	36	49	54	16	+ 33
Syphilis	37	43	43	35	+ 8
Epilepsy	38	42	38	49	- 8
Suicide	39	40	17	243	- 203
Encephalitis	40	39	59	8	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	41	37	50	23	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	32	32	76	- 43
Drug Use	43	22	46	32	- 10
Skin Disease	44	20	47	31	- 10
Tetanus	45	20	62	6	+ 14
Alcohol	46	18	48	28	- 10
Poisonings	47	18	39	46	- 28
Hepatitis B	48	18	63	4	+ 13
Leukemia	49	17	49	24	- 7
Measles	50	17	65	2	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	51	14	52	21	- 7
Fires	52	9	28	109	- 100
Malaria	53	6	51	22	- 16
Other Neoplasms	54	5	60	8	- 3
Appendicitis	55	3	58	9	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	64	2	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	57	9	- 7
Lymphomas	58	2	40	46	- 44
Schistosomiasis	59	1	55	14	- 12
Hepatitis C	60	1	66	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	6	- 5
Ascariasis	62	1	69	0	+ 1
War	63	0	67	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	53	18	- 17
Oral Cancer	65	0	30	100	- 100
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	29	108	- 108
Uterin Cancer	70	0	56	11	- 11
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	1	2,928	- 2,928
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Sao Tome

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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.