POLAND VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,237	4	19,998	- 762
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,668	1	117,700	- 99,032
Stroke	3	15,928	2	32,693	- 16,766
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,399	22	3,555	+ 6,845
Kidney Disease	5	7,593	20	4,065	+ 3,528
Tuberculosis	6	7,148	41	597	+ 6,551
Lung Disease	7	7,106	6	13,677	- 6,570
Liver Disease	8	7,014	10	7,912	- 899
Low Birth Weight	9	5,290	42	579	+ 4,711
Birth Trauma	10	4,842	57	52	+ 4,790
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,682	36	916	+ 3,766
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	4,142	37	839	+ 3,303
Asthma	13	3,847	43	540	+ 3,307
Falls	14	2,660	16	4,712	- 2,052
Lung Cancers	15	2,531	3	25,781	- 23,250
Stomach Cancer	16	2,356	12	5,910	- 3,554
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,269	8	8,947	- 6,678
Other Injuries	18	2,244	28	2,527	- 283
Violence	19	2,101	49	294	+ 1,807
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,090	21	3,701	- 1,611
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,654	38	831	+ 823
Liver Cancer	22	1,644	29	2,290	- 646
Cervical Cancer	23	1,547	32	1,907	- 359
Malnutrition	24	1,546	50	291	+ 1,256
Hypertension	25	1,199	15	4,937	- 3,738
Breast Cancer	26	1,037	9	7,967	- 6,929
Pertussis	27	1,015	71	0	+ 1,015
Prostate Cancer	28	1,011	11	6,489	- 5,478
Inflammatory/Heart	29	970	23	3,495	- 2,525
Maternal Conditions	30	918	63	10	+ 908
Meningitis	31	875	53	171	+ 704
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	736	5	14,610	- 13,874
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	732	40	612	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	34	693	34	1,500	- 807
Drownings	35	692	39	636	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	36	671	17	4,700	- 4,029
Syphilis	37	590	69	0	+ 590
Epilepsy	38	575	35	1,145	- 570
Suicide	39	552	18	4,282	- 3,730
Encephalitis	40	544	64	6	+ 537
Ovary Cancer	41	510	27	2,929	- 2,419
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	449	26	3,091	- 2,642
Drug Use	43	303	48	321	- 18
Skin Disease	44	283	46	469	- 187
Tetanus	45	273	67	2	+ 271
Alcohol	46	251	14	5,238	- 4,987
Poisonings	47	250	51	205	+ 45
Hepatitis B	48	242	56	52	+ 190
Leukemia	49	236	24	3,456	- 3,219
Measles	50	236	72	0	+ 236
Oesophagus Cancer	51	192	33	1,803	- 1,611
Fires	52	121	45	474	- 354
Malaria	53	79	78	0	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	54	64	7	9,256	- 9,192
Appendicitis	55	40	55	69	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	56	33	44	502	- 470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	32	47	369	- 337
Lymphomas	58	25	19	4,141	- 4,117
Schistosomiasis	59	19	76	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	60	17	52	188	- 171
Upper Respiratory	61	14	60	19	- 5
Ascariasis	62	13	82	0	+ 13
War	63	5	66	4	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	13	5,430	- 5,426
Oral Cancer	65	3	25	3,377	- 3,374
Diphtheria	66	3	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Dengue	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	31	2,155	- 2,153
Uterin Cancer	70	0	30	2,163	- 2,163
Anemia	71	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	58	30	- 30
Osteoarthritis	75	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	77	0	65	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	54	115	- 115
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.