NIGERIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	117,540	1	207,281	- 89,741
Coronary Heart Disease	2	114,064	7	61,374	+ 52,690
Stroke	3	97,320	8	57,744	+ 39,577
Road Traffic Accidents	4	63,542	12	41,693	+ 21,849
Kidney Disease	5	46,394	20	18,189	+ 28,205
Tuberculosis	6	43,676	3	127,335	- 83,660
Lung Disease	7	43,421	22	12,569	+ 30,853
Liver Disease	8	42,854	13	38,326	+ 4,528
Low Birth Weight	9	32,323	6	95,959	- 63,636
Birth Trauma	10	29,583	5	100,186	- 70,603
Congenital Anomalies	11	28,608	9	49,696	- 21,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	25,311	2	144,724	- 119,413
Asthma	13	23,503	27	8,192	+ 15,311
Falls	14	16,253	28	7,528	+ 8,725
Lung Cancers	15	15,462	57	1,295	+ 14,167
Stomach Cancer	16	14,397	50	2,129	+ 12,268
Diabetes Mellitus	17	13,866	18	22,497	- 8,630
Other Injuries	18	13,710	17	22,696	- 8,986
Violence	19	12,838	19	18,407	- 5,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	12,770	31	6,786	+ 5,985
Endocrine Disorders	21	10,104	21	15,799	- 5,695
Liver Cancer	22	10,046	39	5,289	+ 4,757
Cervical Cancer	23	9,454	25	10,574	- 1,120
Malnutrition	24	9,448	36	5,896	+ 3,552
Hypertension	25	7,325	24	10,692	- 3,367
Breast Cancer	26	6,339	23	11,884	- 5,545
Pertussis	27	6,201	16	23,282	- 17,081
Prostate Cancer	28	6,175	35	5,914	+ 261
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,927	42	4,826	+ 1,101
Maternal Conditions	30	5,607	15	23,540	- 17,933
Meningitis	31	5,345	11	43,651	- 38,307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	4,496	43	4,152	+ 344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,470	52	1,946	+ 2,524
Parkinson's Disease	34	4,236	46	2,473	+ 1,763
Drownings	35	4,231	32	6,584	- 2,354
Bladder Cancer	36	4,101	63	670	+ 3,432
Syphilis	37	3,608	38	5,449	- 1,841
Epilepsy	38	3,512	41	5,001	- 1,490
Suicide	39	3,373	30	7,019	- 3,646
Encephalitis	40	3,321	59	937	+ 2,384
Ovary Cancer	41	3,114	49	2,133	+ 982
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,744	37	5,846	- 3,102
Drug Use	43	1,850	34	6,273	- 4,423
Skin Disease	44	1,726	56	1,468	+ 258
Tetanus	45	1,668	26	8,355	- 6,687
Alcohol	46	1,534	58	1,031	+ 503
Poisonings	47	1,527	33	6,570	- 5,043
Hepatitis B	48	1,478	55	1,488	- 10
Leukemia	49	1,444	47	2,257	- 812
Measles	50	1,441	14	29,439	- 27,997
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,174	64	560	+ 614
Fires	52	737	29	7,132	- 6,394
Malaria	53	480	4	100,963	- 100,483
Other Neoplasms	54	392	66	290	+ 102
Appendicitis	55	241	60	760	- 519
Multiple Sclerosis	56	199	68	179	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	194	69	165	+ 29
Lymphomas	58	151	40	5,202	- 5,050
Schistosomiasis	59	118	54	1,508	- 1,390
Hepatitis C	60	105	65	304	- 199
Upper Respiratory	61	88	67	259	- 171
Ascariasis	62	77	61	685	- 608
War	63	29	45	3,245	- 3,216
Pancreas Cancer	64	19	51	1,975	- 1,956
Oral Cancer	65	16	48	2,238	- 2,223
Diphtheria	66	16	44	3,800	- 3,784
Chlamydia	67	15	71	14	+ 1
Dengue	68	7	73	2	+ 6
Skin Cancers	69	7	53	1,933	- 1,926
Uterin Cancer	70	0	62	679	- 679
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	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	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	82	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	70	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.