PARAGUAY VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,735	4	1,661	+ 2,073
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,624	1	4,327	- 703
Stroke	3	3,092	2	3,007	+ 85
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,019	6	1,552	+ 467
Kidney Disease	5	1,474	5	1,592	- 118
Tuberculosis	6	1,388	26	273	+ 1,115
Lung Disease	7	1,380	7	1,181	+ 199
Liver Disease	8	1,362	17	524	+ 838
Low Birth Weight	9	1,027	12	644	+ 383
Birth Trauma	10	940	30	213	+ 727
Congenital Anomalies	11	909	11	662	+ 247
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	804	31	192	+ 612
Asthma	13	747	39	126	+ 620
Falls	14	516	43	100	+ 416
Lung Cancers	15	491	10	738	- 246
Stomach Cancer	16	457	24	355	+ 102
Diabetes Mellitus	17	441	3	2,361	- 1,921
Other Injuries	18	436	9	843	- 408
Violence	19	408	13	566	- 158
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	406	36	144	+ 262
Endocrine Disorders	21	321	14	562	- 241
Liver Cancer	22	319	35	152	+ 167
Cervical Cancer	23	300	18	516	- 215
Malnutrition	24	300	25	330	- 30
Hypertension	25	233	8	895	- 663
Breast Cancer	26	201	20	481	- 279
Pertussis	27	197	59	30	+ 167
Prostate Cancer	28	196	15	546	- 350
Inflammatory/Heart	29	188	34	154	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	30	178	49	64	+ 114
Meningitis	31	170	53	52	+ 118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	143	16	543	- 400
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	142	55	43	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	34	135	41	122	+ 13
Drownings	35	134	32	178	- 44
Bladder Cancer	36	130	51	57	+ 74
Syphilis	37	115	42	119	- 4
Epilepsy	38	112	44	98	+ 13
Suicide	39	107	22	425	- 318
Encephalitis	40	106	66	11	+ 95
Ovary Cancer	41	99	45	85	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	87	47	69	+ 19
Drug Use	43	59	56	38	+ 21
Skin Disease	44	55	37	144	- 89
Tetanus	45	53	64	12	+ 41
Alcohol	46	49	23	410	- 361
Poisonings	47	49	63	14	+ 35
Hepatitis B	48	47	67	10	+ 37
Leukemia	49	46	27	272	- 226
Measles	50	46	78	0	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	51	37	33	173	- 136
Fires	52	23	50	63	- 40
Malaria	53	15	81	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	54	12	19	487	- 474
Appendicitis	55	8	57	37	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	68	8	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	6	48	66	- 59
Lymphomas	58	5	29	245	- 240
Schistosomiasis	59	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	60	3	72	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	3	70	4	- 1
Ascariasis	62	2	76	0	+ 2
War	63	1	71	3	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	28	258	- 258
Oral Cancer	65	1	38	134	- 133
Diphtheria	66	1	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	62	16	- 16
Skin Cancers	69	0	40	125	- 125
Uterin Cancer	70	0	54	45	- 45
Anemia	71	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	69	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	75	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	52	52	- 52
Oral conditions	77	0	73	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	65	12	- 12
Otitis Media	81	0	74	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	21	448	- 448
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	84	0	60	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	61	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

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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.