NEPAL VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,452	6	6,237	+ 9,214
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,995	2	19,677	- 4,682
Stroke	3	12,794	4	12,909	- 115
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,353	9	4,654	+ 3,699
Kidney Disease	5	6,099	10	4,284	+ 1,815
Tuberculosis	6	5,742	3	16,535	- 10,793
Lung Disease	7	5,708	1	27,027	- 21,319
Liver Disease	8	5,633	5	6,383	- 750
Low Birth Weight	9	4,249	11	3,822	+ 427
Birth Trauma	10	3,889	15	2,676	+ 1,213
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,761	21	1,949	+ 1,812
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,327	7	6,071	- 2,743
Asthma	13	3,090	8	5,930	- 2,841
Falls	14	2,137	13	3,321	- 1,185
Lung Cancers	15	2,033	12	3,586	- 1,553
Stomach Cancer	16	1,893	25	1,379	+ 513
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,823	14	2,929	- 1,106
Other Injuries	18	1,802	22	1,655	+ 148
Violence	19	1,688	35	704	+ 984
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,679	19	2,022	- 343
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,328	45	257	+ 1,071
Liver Cancer	22	1,321	46	256	+ 1,065
Cervical Cancer	23	1,243	20	1,969	- 727
Malnutrition	24	1,242	31	845	+ 397
Hypertension	25	963	18	2,092	- 1,129
Breast Cancer	26	833	27	1,038	- 205
Pertussis	27	815	40	453	+ 363
Prostate Cancer	28	812	58	85	+ 726
Inflammatory/Heart	29	779	48	217	+ 562
Maternal Conditions	30	737	28	977	- 240
Meningitis	31	703	43	377	+ 325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	591	26	1,167	- 576
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	588	17	2,320	- 1,732
Parkinson's Disease	34	557	33	760	- 203
Drownings	35	556	23	1,505	- 949
Bladder Cancer	36	539	44	325	+ 214
Syphilis	37	474	54	134	+ 340
Epilepsy	38	462	30	874	- 412
Suicide	39	443	16	2,571	- 2,128
Encephalitis	40	437	29	882	- 445
Ovary Cancer	41	409	37	585	- 175
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	361	49	191	+ 169
Drug Use	43	243	57	93	+ 150
Skin Disease	44	227	67	17	+ 210
Tetanus	45	219	53	134	+ 85
Alcohol	46	202	52	168	+ 34
Poisonings	47	201	39	474	- 273
Hepatitis B	48	194	56	117	+ 78
Leukemia	49	190	36	668	- 478
Measles	50	189	59	60	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	51	154	38	491	- 337
Fires	52	97	50	184	- 87
Malaria	53	63	72	0	+ 63
Other Neoplasms	54	52	61	50	+ 2
Appendicitis	55	32	47	220	- 189
Multiple Sclerosis	56	26	63	38	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	25	51	173	- 147
Lymphomas	58	20	32	768	- 748
Schistosomiasis	59	15	73	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	60	14	64	29	- 15
Upper Respiratory	61	12	66	24	- 12
Ascariasis	62	10	69	4	+ 6
War	63	4	65	24	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	41	445	- 443
Oral Cancer	65	2	24	1,389	- 1,387
Diphtheria	66	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	68	5	- 3
Dengue	68	1	55	120	- 119
Skin Cancers	69	1	42	400	- 399
Uterin Cancer	70	0	60	56	- 56
Anemia	71	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	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	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	82	0	34	737	- 737
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	62	39	- 39
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.