SOUTH AFRICA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,008	2	39,341	- 9,332
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,121	3	32,739	- 3,618
Stroke	3	24,846	4	30,693	- 5,847
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,223	11	13,014	+ 3,209
Kidney Disease	5	11,845	9	15,302	- 3,457
Tuberculosis	6	11,151	6	21,965	- 10,815
Lung Disease	7	11,086	13	11,895	- 809
Liver Disease	8	10,941	14	9,013	+ 1,927
Low Birth Weight	9	8,252	16	6,250	+ 2,002
Birth Trauma	10	7,553	30	3,004	+ 4,549
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,304	25	4,351	+ 2,953
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,462	8	15,843	- 9,381
Asthma	13	6,000	18	5,966	+ 35
Falls	14	4,150	42	1,399	+ 2,750
Lung Cancers	15	3,948	15	7,705	- 3,758
Stomach Cancer	16	3,676	39	1,535	+ 2,141
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,540	5	30,188	- 26,647
Other Injuries	18	3,500	17	6,014	- 2,514
Violence	19	3,278	7	21,000	- 17,722
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,260	22	4,676	- 1,416
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,580	19	5,890	- 3,311
Liver Cancer	22	2,565	33	2,383	+ 181
Cervical Cancer	23	2,414	20	5,555	- 3,142
Malnutrition	24	2,412	34	2,381	+ 32
Hypertension	25	1,870	12	12,789	- 10,919
Breast Cancer	26	1,618	23	4,533	- 2,915
Pertussis	27	1,583	43	1,142	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	28	1,576	24	4,374	- 2,797
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,513	21	5,408	- 3,895
Maternal Conditions	30	1,432	38	1,700	- 268
Meningitis	31	1,365	26	3,660	- 2,296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,148	28	3,587	- 2,439
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,141	47	1,015	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,081	46	1,077	+ 4
Drownings	35	1,080	32	2,403	- 1,323
Bladder Cancer	36	1,047	52	829	+ 218
Syphilis	37	921	44	1,130	- 208
Epilepsy	38	897	37	1,870	- 973
Suicide	39	861	10	13,774	- 12,913
Encephalitis	40	848	59	234	+ 614
Ovary Cancer	41	795	51	951	- 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	701	36	1,894	- 1,194
Drug Use	43	472	53	770	- 297
Skin Disease	44	441	45	1,101	- 661
Tetanus	45	426	65	38	+ 388
Alcohol	46	392	49	987	- 595
Poisonings	47	390	50	975	- 586
Hepatitis B	48	377	61	139	+ 238
Leukemia	49	369	40	1,464	- 1,095
Measles	50	368	57	270	+ 98
Oesophagus Cancer	51	300	29	3,486	- 3,186
Fires	52	188	27	3,618	- 3,429
Malaria	53	122	63	83	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	54	100	58	267	- 167
Appendicitis	55	62	56	274	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	56	51	62	113	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	49	55	376	- 326
Lymphomas	58	39	31	2,818	- 2,779
Schistosomiasis	59	30	66	35	- 5
Hepatitis C	60	27	70	8	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	61	22	60	223	- 201
Ascariasis	62	20	71	3	+ 17
War	63	7	64	66	- 58
Pancreas Cancer	64	5	35	2,007	- 2,002
Oral Cancer	65	4	41	1,406	- 1,402
Diphtheria	66	4	69	16	- 12
Chlamydia	67	4	68	18	- 14
Dengue	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	69	2	48	993	- 991
Uterin Cancer	70	0	54	512	- 512
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	67	19	- 19
HIV/AIDS	82	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Sao Tome

South Africa

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.