NIGER VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,079	1	21,093	- 8,015
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,692	6	8,229	+ 4,462
Stroke	3	10,829	5	8,717	+ 2,112
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,070	8	5,946	+ 1,124
Kidney Disease	5	5,162	16	2,732	+ 2,430
Tuberculosis	6	4,860	13	3,703	+ 1,157
Lung Disease	7	4,831	20	2,172	+ 2,659
Liver Disease	8	4,768	11	4,116	+ 652
Low Birth Weight	9	3,597	4	9,560	- 5,963
Birth Trauma	10	3,292	7	8,030	- 4,739
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,183	10	4,346	- 1,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,816	3	16,030	- 13,214
Asthma	13	2,615	22	1,902	+ 713
Falls	14	1,808	26	1,297	+ 511
Lung Cancers	15	1,720	67	42	+ 1,679
Stomach Cancer	16	1,602	44	300	+ 1,301
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,543	17	2,630	- 1,087
Other Injuries	18	1,525	12	3,826	- 2,300
Violence	19	1,428	19	2,244	- 815
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,421	32	858	+ 563
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,124	23	1,806	- 682
Liver Cancer	22	1,118	35	745	+ 373
Cervical Cancer	23	1,052	38	487	+ 565
Malnutrition	24	1,051	21	2,170	- 1,119
Hypertension	25	815	25	1,356	- 541
Breast Cancer	26	705	29	1,075	- 370
Pertussis	27	690	15	2,858	- 2,168
Prostate Cancer	28	687	57	128	+ 559
Inflammatory/Heart	29	660	34	769	- 109
Maternal Conditions	30	624	14	3,317	- 2,693
Meningitis	31	595	9	5,237	- 4,642
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	500	37	522	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	497	39	467	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	34	471	47	275	+ 196
Drownings	35	471	24	1,581	- 1,110
Bladder Cancer	36	456	53	161	+ 295
Syphilis	37	401	62	110	+ 292
Epilepsy	38	391	36	676	- 286
Suicide	39	375	27	1,227	- 852
Encephalitis	40	370	61	112	+ 257
Ovary Cancer	41	347	40	425	- 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	305	31	1,044	- 739
Drug Use	43	206	58	126	+ 79
Skin Disease	44	192	52	213	- 21
Tetanus	45	186	42	372	- 187
Alcohol	46	171	60	120	+ 50
Poisonings	47	170	33	771	- 601
Hepatitis B	48	164	46	279	- 114
Leukemia	49	161	48	258	- 97
Measles	50	160	18	2,414	- 2,253
Oesophagus Cancer	51	131	55	132	- 1
Fires	52	82	28	1,120	- 1,038
Malaria	53	53	2	17,022	- 16,969
Other Neoplasms	54	44	68	24	+ 20
Appendicitis	55	27	56	128	- 101
Multiple Sclerosis	56	22	69	22	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	22	70	18	+ 4
Lymphomas	58	17	43	350	- 333
Schistosomiasis	59	13	50	237	- 224
Hepatitis C	60	12	66	46	- 34
Upper Respiratory	61	10	63	94	- 84
Ascariasis	62	9	59	125	- 116
War	63	3	41	409	- 406
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	54	138	- 136
Oral Cancer	65	2	49	242	- 240
Diphtheria	66	2	65	60	- 59
Chlamydia	67	2	71	3	- 1
Dengue	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	45	287	- 286
Uterin Cancer	70	0	64	86	- 86
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	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	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	30	1,048	- 1,048
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	51	237	- 237
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.