SAUDI ARABIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,143	5	6,132	+ 12,012
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,607	1	39,037	- 21,430
Stroke	3	15,022	2	16,793	- 1,770
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,808	3	12,317	- 2,509
Kidney Disease	5	7,161	4	9,051	- 1,890
Tuberculosis	6	6,742	27	752	+ 5,990
Lung Disease	7	6,703	10	2,842	+ 3,860
Liver Disease	8	6,615	7	4,931	+ 1,684
Low Birth Weight	9	4,989	18	989	+ 4,001
Birth Trauma	10	4,566	37	343	+ 4,223
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,416	12	2,307	+ 2,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,907	35	457	+ 3,450
Asthma	13	3,628	17	1,168	+ 2,460
Falls	14	2,509	6	5,340	- 2,831
Lung Cancers	15	2,387	26	775	+ 1,612
Stomach Cancer	16	2,222	36	389	+ 1,834
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,140	9	3,890	- 1,749
Other Injuries	18	2,116	8	4,004	- 1,888
Violence	19	1,982	30	646	+ 1,336
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,971	11	2,442	- 471
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,560	15	1,447	+ 112
Liver Cancer	22	1,551	21	845	+ 706
Cervical Cancer	23	1,459	49	157	+ 1,303
Malnutrition	24	1,458	52	79	+ 1,379
Hypertension	25	1,131	22	834	+ 297
Breast Cancer	26	979	20	908	+ 71
Pertussis	27	957	54	56	+ 901
Prostate Cancer	28	953	50	148	+ 805
Inflammatory/Heart	29	915	16	1,342	- 427
Maternal Conditions	30	866	48	172	+ 693
Meningitis	31	825	45	227	+ 598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	694	14	1,630	- 936
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	690	39	280	+ 410
Parkinson's Disease	34	654	25	776	- 123
Drownings	35	653	24	821	- 168
Bladder Cancer	36	633	46	214	+ 419
Syphilis	37	557	59	33	+ 524
Epilepsy	38	542	29	694	- 152
Suicide	39	521	13	2,046	- 1,525
Encephalitis	40	513	43	234	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	41	481	42	247	+ 233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	424	41	275	+ 148
Drug Use	43	286	33	491	- 205
Skin Disease	44	266	32	516	- 250
Tetanus	45	257	61	16	+ 242
Alcohol	46	237	51	128	+ 109
Poisonings	47	236	40	279	- 44
Hepatitis B	48	228	53	57	+ 171
Leukemia	49	223	19	925	- 702
Measles	50	222	68	1	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	51	181	44	229	- 48
Fires	52	114	23	825	- 712
Malaria	53	74	75	0	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	54	60	57	40	+ 20
Appendicitis	55	37	58	35	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	31	56	49	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	30	62	9	+ 21
Lymphomas	58	23	28	716	- 692
Schistosomiasis	59	18	60	25	- 7
Hepatitis C	60	16	64	7	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	61	14	70	1	+ 13
Ascariasis	62	12	66	1	+ 11
War	63	4	65	3	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	31	526	- 523
Oral Cancer	65	2	34	465	- 462
Diphtheria	66	2	69	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	68	1	63	9	- 8
Skin Cancers	69	1	55	55	- 53
Uterin Cancer	70	0	38	323	- 323
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	47	192	- 192
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	67	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Sao Tome

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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.