NICARAGUA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,315	7	1,152	+ 2,163
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,217	1	5,843	- 2,627
Stroke	3	2,745	3	2,225	+ 520
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,792	8	1,109	+ 683
Kidney Disease	5	1,308	2	3,533	- 2,224
Tuberculosis	6	1,232	37	115	+ 1,117
Lung Disease	7	1,225	5	1,570	- 345
Liver Disease	8	1,209	6	1,203	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	9	912	13	490	+ 422
Birth Trauma	10	834	25	198	+ 636
Congenital Anomalies	11	807	11	571	+ 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	714	36	122	+ 591
Asthma	13	663	38	105	+ 558
Falls	14	458	22	276	+ 182
Lung Cancers	15	436	23	274	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	16	406	14	478	- 72
Diabetes Mellitus	17	391	4	2,068	- 1,676
Other Injuries	18	387	17	358	+ 29
Violence	19	362	10	619	- 256
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	360	33	149	+ 211
Endocrine Disorders	21	285	28	164	+ 121
Liver Cancer	22	283	12	509	- 225
Cervical Cancer	23	267	16	374	- 108
Malnutrition	24	266	30	163	+ 103
Hypertension	25	207	9	1,103	- 897
Breast Cancer	26	179	20	283	- 104
Pertussis	27	175	67	3	+ 172
Prostate Cancer	28	174	15	386	- 212
Inflammatory/Heart	29	167	34	139	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	30	158	39	88	+ 70
Meningitis	31	151	51	29	+ 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	127	18	315	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	126	54	20	+ 106
Parkinson's Disease	34	119	42	67	+ 53
Drownings	35	119	32	157	- 38
Bladder Cancer	36	116	52	28	+ 88
Syphilis	37	102	60	9	+ 92
Epilepsy	38	99	41	74	+ 25
Suicide	39	95	19	285	- 189
Encephalitis	40	94	58	10	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	41	88	44	61	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	77	40	85	- 8
Drug Use	43	52	46	50	+ 2
Skin Disease	44	49	31	162	- 113
Tetanus	45	47	79	0	+ 47
Alcohol	46	43	21	279	- 235
Poisonings	47	43	55	18	+ 25
Hepatitis B	48	42	62	5	+ 37
Leukemia	49	41	24	227	- 186
Measles	50	41	78	0	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	51	33	47	42	- 9
Fires	52	21	57	16	+ 4
Malaria	53	14	83	0	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	54	11	26	192	- 181
Appendicitis	55	7	49	32	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	61	7	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	5	50	31	- 25
Lymphomas	58	4	29	164	- 159
Schistosomiasis	59	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	68	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	61	2	72	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	62	2	69	1	+ 1
War	63	1	70	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	27	178	- 177
Oral Cancer	65	0	43	64	- 64
Diphtheria	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	64	4	- 4
Skin Cancers	69	0	45	59	- 59
Uterin Cancer	70	0	48	39	- 39
Anemia	71	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	66	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	75	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	77	0	63	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	81	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	35	139	- 139
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Sao Tome

Nicaragua

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.