SOUTH KOREA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,857	2	26,650	- 792
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,093	1	28,043	- 2,950
Stroke	3	21,409	3	25,596	- 4,187
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,979	15	4,399	+ 9,580
Kidney Disease	5	10,206	9	10,107	+ 99
Tuberculosis	6	9,608	24	1,950	+ 7,658
Lung Disease	7	9,552	11	8,526	+ 1,026
Liver Disease	8	9,427	14	6,348	+ 3,079
Low Birth Weight	9	7,111	45	370	+ 6,740
Birth Trauma	10	6,508	54	88	+ 6,420
Congenital Anomalies	11	6,294	41	518	+ 5,776
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,568	35	929	+ 4,640
Asthma	13	5,170	32	1,150	+ 4,020
Falls	14	3,576	20	2,934	+ 641
Lung Cancers	15	3,402	4	20,293	- 16,892
Stomach Cancer	16	3,167	10	8,625	- 5,458
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,050	13	6,812	- 3,761
Other Injuries	18	3,016	18	3,634	- 618
Violence	19	2,824	44	386	+ 2,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,809	6	12,145	- 9,336
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,223	25	1,891	+ 332
Liver Cancer	22	2,210	7	11,589	- 9,379
Cervical Cancer	23	2,080	34	1,065	+ 1,015
Malnutrition	24	2,079	53	88	+ 1,990
Hypertension	25	1,611	17	3,711	- 2,099
Breast Cancer	26	1,395	21	2,880	- 1,486
Pertussis	27	1,364	67	6	+ 1,358
Prostate Cancer	28	1,358	22	2,316	- 957
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,304	31	1,325	- 21
Maternal Conditions	30	1,234	61	34	+ 1,199
Meningitis	31	1,176	58	51	+ 1,125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	989	8	10,180	- 9,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	983	48	224	+ 759
Parkinson's Disease	34	932	16	3,951	- 3,019
Drownings	35	931	42	501	+ 430
Bladder Cancer	36	902	27	1,768	- 866
Syphilis	37	794	62	27	+ 767
Epilepsy	38	773	40	524	+ 248
Suicide	39	742	5	14,636	- 13,894
Encephalitis	40	731	65	19	+ 712
Ovary Cancer	41	685	30	1,330	- 645
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	604	38	540	+ 64
Drug Use	43	407	50	154	+ 253
Skin Disease	44	380	36	704	- 325
Tetanus	45	367	69	5	+ 362
Alcohol	46	338	33	1,081	- 743
Poisonings	47	336	52	115	+ 221
Hepatitis B	48	325	39	526	- 201
Leukemia	49	318	23	2,140	- 1,823
Measles	50	317	83	0	+ 317
Oesophagus Cancer	51	258	28	1,733	- 1,474
Fires	52	162	47	263	- 101
Malaria	53	106	71	1	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	54	86	26	1,807	- 1,721
Appendicitis	55	53	57	54	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	56	44	66	11	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	43	51	150	- 107
Lymphomas	58	33	19	3,477	- 3,444
Schistosomiasis	59	26	72	1	+ 25
Hepatitis C	60	23	49	168	- 145
Upper Respiratory	61	19	63	26	- 6
Ascariasis	62	17	74	0	+ 17
War	63	6	68	5	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	4	12	6,994	- 6,989
Oral Cancer	65	3	29	1,457	- 1,454
Diphtheria	66	3	73	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	3	84	0	+ 3
Dengue	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	69	2	37	585	- 583
Uterin Cancer	70	0	43	420	- 420
Anemia	71	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	56	77	- 77
Osteoarthritis	75	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	59	49	- 49
Oral conditions	77	0	64	21	- 21
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	5	- 5
HIV/AIDS	82	0	55	84	- 84
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Sao Tome

South Korea

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.