SOLOMON ISL. VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	361	3	371	- 10
Coronary Heart Disease	2	350	1	975	- 625
Stroke	3	299	2	670	- 371
Road Traffic Accidents	4	195	8	111	+ 84
Kidney Disease	5	142	15	64	+ 79
Tuberculosis	6	134	23	45	+ 89
Lung Disease	7	133	6	209	- 75
Liver Disease	8	132	10	89	+ 43
Low Birth Weight	9	99	14	65	+ 35
Birth Trauma	10	91	21	51	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	11	88	16	63	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	78	5	218	- 141
Asthma	13	72	12	78	- 6
Falls	14	50	20	55	- 5
Lung Cancers	15	47	27	33	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	16	44	44	12	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	17	43	4	322	- 280
Other Injuries	18	42	17	60	- 18
Violence	19	39	30	26	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	39	28	32	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	21	31	39	15	+ 16
Liver Cancer	22	31	18	60	- 29
Cervical Cancer	23	29	25	41	- 12
Malnutrition	24	29	36	19	+ 10
Hypertension	25	22	13	76	- 54
Breast Cancer	26	19	26	34	- 14
Pertussis	27	19	50	7	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	28	19	41	13	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	29	18	37	17	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	30	17	22	46	- 29
Meningitis	31	16	43	13	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	14	31	23	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	14	19	59	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	34	13	34	21	- 8
Drownings	35	13	11	80	- 67
Bladder Cancer	36	13	52	4	+ 8
Syphilis	37	11	29	28	- 17
Epilepsy	38	11	45	11	+ 0
Suicide	39	10	9	98	- 88
Encephalitis	40	10	54	2	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	41	10	33	21	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	8	32	22	- 14
Drug Use	43	6	58	1	+ 5
Skin Disease	44	5	46	10	- 5
Tetanus	45	5	59	1	+ 4
Alcohol	46	5	48	9	- 4
Poisonings	47	5	38	15	- 11
Hepatitis B	48	5	53	3	+ 1
Leukemia	49	4	35	20	- 16
Measles	50	4	75	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	51	4	57	1	+ 3
Fires	52	2	40	14	- 12
Malaria	53	1	7	146	- 144
Other Neoplasms	54	1	56	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	55	1	55	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	60	0	+ 0
Lymphomas	58	0	42	13	- 12
Schistosomiasis	59	0	77	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	60	0	62	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	0	63	0	+ 0
War	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	51	4	- 4
Oral Cancer	65	0	49	8	- 8
Diphtheria	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	24	41	- 41
Skin Cancers	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	70	0	47	9	- 9
Anemia	71	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Sao Tome

Solomon Isl.

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.