NETHERLANDS VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,824	7	4,946	+ 3,877
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,563	2	17,601	- 9,038
Stroke	3	7,306	4	9,707	- 2,401
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,770	31	681	+ 4,089
Kidney Disease	5	3,483	12	2,530	+ 952
Tuberculosis	6	3,279	56	29	+ 3,250
Lung Disease	7	3,260	5	9,567	- 6,308
Liver Disease	8	3,217	28	936	+ 2,281
Low Birth Weight	9	2,426	45	167	+ 2,259
Birth Trauma	10	2,221	52	74	+ 2,147
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,148	35	544	+ 1,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,900	33	584	+ 1,316
Asthma	13	1,764	46	165	+ 1,599
Falls	14	1,220	8	4,131	- 2,911
Lung Cancers	15	1,161	3	10,980	- 9,819
Stomach Cancer	16	1,081	22	1,361	- 280
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,041	14	2,386	- 1,345
Other Injuries	18	1,029	19	1,648	- 619
Violence	19	964	48	107	+ 856
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	959	1	18,148	- 17,190
Endocrine Disorders	21	758	26	1,055	- 296
Liver Cancer	22	754	24	1,163	- 409
Cervical Cancer	23	710	39	266	+ 443
Malnutrition	24	709	63	12	+ 697
Hypertension	25	550	29	818	- 268
Breast Cancer	26	476	9	3,535	- 3,059
Pertussis	27	466	67	1	+ 465
Prostate Cancer	28	464	10	3,265	- 2,801
Inflammatory/Heart	29	445	23	1,201	- 756
Maternal Conditions	30	421	65	8	+ 413
Meningitis	31	401	51	78	+ 323
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	338	6	5,829	- 5,492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	336	41	238	+ 98
Parkinson's Disease	34	318	16	2,120	- 1,802
Drownings	35	318	49	98	+ 220
Bladder Cancer	36	308	21	1,471	- 1,163
Syphilis	37	271	69	1	+ 270
Epilepsy	38	264	38	289	- 25
Suicide	39	253	17	2,025	- 1,772
Encephalitis	40	249	68	1	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	41	234	25	1,067	- 833
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	206	47	130	+ 76
Drug Use	43	139	42	231	- 92
Skin Disease	44	130	36	295	- 166
Tetanus	45	125	72	0	+ 125
Alcohol	46	115	32	612	- 497
Poisonings	47	115	61	17	+ 97
Hepatitis B	48	111	62	14	+ 97
Leukemia	49	108	20	1,578	- 1,470
Measles	50	108	73	0	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	51	88	15	2,145	- 2,057
Fires	52	55	53	49	+ 6
Malaria	53	36	77	0	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	54	29	18	1,831	- 1,802
Appendicitis	55	18	58	26	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	15	37	295	- 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	15	44	214	- 200
Lymphomas	58	11	13	2,511	- 2,500
Schistosomiasis	59	9	74	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	8	60	20	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	7	57	28	- 21
Ascariasis	62	6	82	0	+ 6
War	63	2	66	2	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	11	2,995	- 2,994
Oral Cancer	65	1	30	768	- 766
Diphtheria	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	1	81	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	27	1,024	- 1,024
Uterin Cancer	70	0	34	566	- 566
Anemia	71	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	50	96	- 96
Osteoarthritis	75	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	64	10	- 10
HIV/AIDS	82	0	55	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Sao Tome

Netherlands

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.