RWANDA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,764	1	5,280	+ 1,484
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,564	4	3,605	+ 2,958
Stroke	3	5,600	2	5,060	+ 540
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,656	3	3,718	- 62
Kidney Disease	5	2,670	15	1,206	+ 1,464
Tuberculosis	6	2,513	26	625	+ 1,888
Lung Disease	7	2,499	13	1,555	+ 944
Liver Disease	8	2,466	8	2,548	- 82
Low Birth Weight	9	1,860	9	2,193	- 333
Birth Trauma	10	1,702	10	1,888	- 186
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,646	12	1,777	- 131
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,456	6	3,121	- 1,665
Asthma	13	1,352	22	717	+ 635
Falls	14	935	31	412	+ 523
Lung Cancers	15	890	39	234	+ 656
Stomach Cancer	16	828	20	780	+ 48
Diabetes Mellitus	17	798	11	1,858	- 1,061
Other Injuries	18	789	17	944	- 155
Violence	19	739	29	548	+ 191
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	735	25	657	+ 78
Endocrine Disorders	21	581	41	219	+ 362
Liver Cancer	22	578	23	706	- 128
Cervical Cancer	23	544	18	941	- 397
Malnutrition	24	544	16	1,168	- 624
Hypertension	25	422	14	1,357	- 936
Breast Cancer	26	365	27	600	- 235
Pertussis	27	357	42	218	+ 139
Prostate Cancer	28	355	32	396	- 41
Inflammatory/Heart	29	341	34	347	- 6
Maternal Conditions	30	323	21	722	- 400
Meningitis	31	308	19	847	- 540
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	259	28	591	- 332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	257	48	136	+ 121
Parkinson's Disease	34	244	47	146	+ 98
Drownings	35	243	36	285	- 41
Bladder Cancer	36	236	62	35	+ 201
Syphilis	37	208	46	173	+ 35
Epilepsy	38	202	45	191	+ 11
Suicide	39	194	24	704	- 510
Encephalitis	40	191	61	39	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	41	179	53	92	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	158	33	362	- 204
Drug Use	43	106	60	45	+ 62
Skin Disease	44	99	52	103	- 3
Tetanus	45	96	58	53	+ 43
Alcohol	46	88	49	125	- 37
Poisonings	47	88	40	220	- 132
Hepatitis B	48	85	55	68	+ 17
Leukemia	49	83	35	317	- 234
Measles	50	83	59	51	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	51	68	44	213	- 146
Fires	52	42	38	270	- 227
Malaria	53	28	5	3,298	- 3,270
Other Neoplasms	54	23	64	16	+ 6
Appendicitis	55	14	54	70	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	66	7	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	11	63	23	- 12
Lymphomas	58	9	30	450	- 441
Schistosomiasis	59	7	51	111	- 104
Hepatitis C	60	6	65	12	- 6
Upper Respiratory	61	5	57	58	- 53
Ascariasis	62	4	67	5	- 0
War	63	2	69	3	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	43	214	- 213
Oral Cancer	65	1	37	272	- 271
Diphtheria	66	1	71	1	- 0
Chlamydia	67	1	70	2	- 1
Dengue	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	50	113	- 112
Uterin Cancer	70	0	56	58	- 58
Anemia	71	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	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	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	82	0	7	2,826	- 2,826
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.