NORTH KOREA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,057	6	6,231	+ 6,826
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,671	2	31,342	- 18,671
Stroke	3	10,811	1	49,648	- 38,837
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,058	7	6,210	+ 849
Kidney Disease	5	5,154	12	3,959	+ 1,195
Tuberculosis	6	4,852	4	17,417	- 12,565
Lung Disease	7	4,823	3	26,178	- 21,354
Liver Disease	8	4,760	10	4,506	+ 254
Low Birth Weight	9	3,591	25	1,208	+ 2,382
Birth Trauma	10	3,286	32	736	+ 2,550
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,178	29	991	+ 2,187
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,812	40	374	+ 2,437
Asthma	13	2,611	22	1,439	+ 1,172
Falls	14	1,805	18	1,801	+ 4
Lung Cancers	15	1,718	5	11,893	- 10,176
Stomach Cancer	16	1,599	13	3,771	- 2,172
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,540	14	3,671	- 2,130
Other Injuries	18	1,523	20	1,531	- 8
Violence	19	1,426	28	1,082	+ 344
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,419	11	4,340	- 2,921
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,122	39	452	+ 671
Liver Cancer	22	1,116	9	5,326	- 4,210
Cervical Cancer	23	1,050	33	704	+ 346
Malnutrition	24	1,050	43	317	+ 732
Hypertension	25	814	8	5,368	- 4,554
Breast Cancer	26	704	23	1,366	- 662
Pertussis	27	689	61	34	+ 655
Prostate Cancer	28	686	48	219	+ 467
Inflammatory/Heart	29	658	34	684	- 26
Maternal Conditions	30	623	47	252	+ 371
Meningitis	31	594	49	207	+ 387
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	499	15	3,232	- 2,732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	497	17	2,093	- 1,596
Parkinson's Disease	34	471	26	1,155	- 684
Drownings	35	470	27	1,126	- 656
Bladder Cancer	36	456	38	500	- 44
Syphilis	37	401	58	54	+ 347
Epilepsy	38	390	45	266	+ 124
Suicide	39	375	16	2,407	- 2,032
Encephalitis	40	369	54	117	+ 252
Ovary Cancer	41	346	36	532	- 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	305	19	1,712	- 1,407
Drug Use	43	206	42	356	- 151
Skin Disease	44	192	52	158	+ 33
Tetanus	45	185	62	28	+ 158
Alcohol	46	170	44	304	- 134
Poisonings	47	170	41	366	- 197
Hepatitis B	48	164	55	68	+ 96
Leukemia	49	160	30	965	- 805
Measles	50	160	65	4	+ 156
Oesophagus Cancer	51	130	24	1,222	- 1,092
Fires	52	82	46	253	- 171
Malaria	53	53	69	0	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	54	44	59	44	- 0
Appendicitis	55	27	57	57	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	56	22	60	40	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	22	50	198	- 177
Lymphomas	58	17	35	560	- 543
Schistosomiasis	59	13	74	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	60	12	64	10	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	10	56	67	- 57
Ascariasis	62	9	67	1	+ 8
War	63	3	63	16	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	21	1,525	- 1,523
Oral Cancer	65	2	37	513	- 511
Diphtheria	66	2	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	66	1	+ 0
Dengue	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	51	168	- 167
Uterin Cancer	70	0	53	138	- 138
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	84	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	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	31	753	- 753
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Sao Tome

North Korea

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.