SOMALIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,463	1	21,712	- 15,249
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,272	7	7,233	- 961
Stroke	3	5,351	6	8,595	- 3,244
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,494	11	4,231	- 737
Kidney Disease	5	2,551	21	2,051	+ 500
Tuberculosis	6	2,401	4	10,261	- 7,860
Lung Disease	7	2,387	19	2,442	- 55
Liver Disease	8	2,356	13	3,917	- 1,560
Low Birth Weight	9	1,777	8	6,250	- 4,473
Birth Trauma	10	1,627	5	9,573	- 7,947
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,573	15	3,410	- 1,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,392	2	15,363	- 13,971
Asthma	13	1,292	23	1,878	- 586
Falls	14	894	37	548	+ 346
Lung Cancers	15	850	54	233	+ 617
Stomach Cancer	16	792	49	310	+ 482
Diabetes Mellitus	17	762	16	2,888	- 2,125
Other Injuries	18	754	14	3,602	- 2,848
Violence	19	706	29	828	- 122
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	702	32	647	+ 55
Endocrine Disorders	21	556	44	406	+ 149
Liver Cancer	22	552	53	256	+ 297
Cervical Cancer	23	520	28	883	- 363
Malnutrition	24	520	10	4,825	- 4,305
Hypertension	25	403	18	2,643	- 2,241
Breast Cancer	26	349	26	1,232	- 883
Pertussis	27	341	20	2,054	- 1,713
Prostate Cancer	28	340	52	285	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	29	326	39	521	- 195
Maternal Conditions	30	308	12	4,127	- 3,818
Meningitis	31	294	9	5,381	- 5,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	247	38	546	- 299
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	246	41	446	- 200
Parkinson's Disease	34	233	56	184	+ 49
Drownings	35	233	25	1,272	- 1,039
Bladder Cancer	36	226	61	149	+ 76
Syphilis	37	198	45	378	- 179
Epilepsy	38	193	43	419	- 226
Suicide	39	185	27	1,219	- 1,034
Encephalitis	40	183	63	91	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	41	171	50	295	- 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	151	36	559	- 408
Drug Use	43	102	65	54	+ 47
Skin Disease	44	95	58	151	- 56
Tetanus	45	92	17	2,648	- 2,556
Alcohol	46	84	59	151	- 67
Poisonings	47	84	31	758	- 674
Hepatitis B	48	81	48	315	- 233
Leukemia	49	79	35	562	- 482
Measles	50	79	3	11,576	- 11,496
Oesophagus Cancer	51	65	40	516	- 452
Fires	52	41	30	810	- 770
Malaria	53	26	22	1,942	- 1,916
Other Neoplasms	54	22	70	12	+ 9
Appendicitis	55	13	55	188	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	71	8	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	11	66	35	- 25
Lymphomas	58	8	34	605	- 596
Schistosomiasis	59	6	42	435	- 429
Hepatitis C	60	6	67	34	- 29
Upper Respiratory	61	5	47	326	- 321
Ascariasis	62	4	69	30	- 25
War	63	2	24	1,318	- 1,317
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	62	108	- 107
Oral Cancer	65	1	46	328	- 327
Diphtheria	66	1	60	150	- 149
Chlamydia	67	1	72	5	- 4
Dengue	68	0	73	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	57	164	- 163
Uterin Cancer	70	0	64	78	- 78
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	32	- 32
HIV/AIDS	82	0	33	610	- 610
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	51	290	- 290
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.