PORTUGAL VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,068	4	6,851	- 1,784
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,918	1	12,878	- 7,960
Stroke	3	4,196	2	12,339	- 8,144
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,740	27	838	+ 1,901
Kidney Disease	5	2,000	9	2,803	- 803
Tuberculosis	6	1,883	38	213	+ 1,670
Lung Disease	7	1,872	7	4,286	- 2,414
Liver Disease	8	1,848	22	1,126	+ 722
Low Birth Weight	9	1,394	52	79	+ 1,315
Birth Trauma	10	1,275	60	24	+ 1,252
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,233	40	196	+ 1,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,091	36	231	+ 861
Asthma	13	1,013	43	146	+ 867
Falls	14	701	23	1,033	- 332
Lung Cancers	15	667	5	4,406	- 3,739
Stomach Cancer	16	621	10	2,532	- 1,911
Diabetes Mellitus	17	598	8	3,601	- 3,004
Other Injuries	18	591	13	1,937	- 1,346
Violence	19	554	48	96	+ 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	551	3	7,191	- 6,640
Endocrine Disorders	21	436	17	1,547	- 1,111
Liver Cancer	22	433	18	1,270	- 837
Cervical Cancer	23	408	34	329	+ 79
Malnutrition	24	407	53	79	+ 329
Hypertension	25	316	14	1,880	- 1,564
Breast Cancer	26	273	12	1,997	- 1,724
Pertussis	27	267	72	0	+ 267
Prostate Cancer	28	266	11	2,124	- 1,858
Inflammatory/Heart	29	256	26	909	- 653
Maternal Conditions	30	242	63	7	+ 235
Meningitis	31	230	56	43	+ 188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	194	6	4,389	- 4,196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	193	41	169	+ 24
Parkinson's Disease	34	183	21	1,139	- 957
Drownings	35	182	51	79	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	36	177	20	1,171	- 994
Syphilis	37	156	64	3	+ 152
Epilepsy	38	151	31	415	- 264
Suicide	39	145	19	1,172	- 1,027
Encephalitis	40	143	67	1	+ 142
Ovary Cancer	41	134	33	397	- 263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	118	37	229	- 110
Drug Use	43	80	44	128	- 49
Skin Disease	44	74	39	202	- 128
Tetanus	45	72	73	0	+ 72
Alcohol	46	66	45	111	- 45
Poisonings	47	66	57	29	+ 37
Hepatitis B	48	64	59	26	+ 38
Leukemia	49	62	24	1,015	- 953
Measles	50	62	71	0	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	51	51	29	623	- 572
Fires	52	32	46	108	- 77
Malaria	53	21	78	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	54	17	28	652	- 635
Appendicitis	55	10	61	21	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	56	9	54	56	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	8	47	99	- 91
Lymphomas	58	7	16	1,608	- 1,601
Schistosomiasis	59	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	5	49	87	- 82
Upper Respiratory	61	4	62	15	- 11
Ascariasis	62	3	83	0	+ 3
War	63	1	69	1	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	15	1,669	- 1,668
Oral Cancer	65	1	25	912	- 911
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	30	523	- 523
Uterin Cancer	70	0	32	406	- 406
Anemia	71	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	55	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	75	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	77	0	65	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	82	0	35	320	- 320
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Sao Tome

Portugal

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.