SPAIN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,474	7	13,717	+ 9,757
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,780	1	51,684	- 28,904
Stroke	3	19,436	3	29,004	- 9,568
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,690	31	1,829	+ 10,861
Kidney Disease	5	9,265	8	9,725	- 459
Tuberculosis	6	8,722	50	270	+ 8,452
Lung Disease	7	8,672	5	18,926	- 10,255
Liver Disease	8	8,558	23	4,231	+ 4,327
Low Birth Weight	9	6,455	52	253	+ 6,203
Birth Trauma	10	5,908	60	113	+ 5,795
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,713	38	863	+ 4,850
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,055	36	1,064	+ 3,991
Asthma	13	4,694	35	1,133	+ 3,561
Falls	14	3,246	26	3,246	- 1
Lung Cancers	15	3,088	4	22,131	- 19,043
Stomach Cancer	16	2,875	14	5,796	- 2,921
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,769	10	7,773	- 5,004
Other Injuries	18	2,738	15	5,536	- 2,798
Violence	19	2,564	51	262	+ 2,302
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,550	2	42,339	- 39,788
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,018	21	4,863	- 2,845
Liver Cancer	22	2,006	18	5,098	- 3,092
Cervical Cancer	23	1,888	39	855	+ 1,033
Malnutrition	24	1,887	47	302	+ 1,584
Hypertension	25	1,463	9	9,115	- 7,652
Breast Cancer	26	1,266	11	7,067	- 5,802
Pertussis	27	1,238	73	2	+ 1,237
Prostate Cancer	28	1,233	13	6,420	- 5,186
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,184	19	4,984	- 3,800
Maternal Conditions	30	1,120	64	14	+ 1,106
Meningitis	31	1,067	59	129	+ 939
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	898	6	16,957	- 16,059
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	893	33	1,612	- 719
Parkinson's Disease	34	846	20	4,943	- 4,097
Drownings	35	845	45	446	+ 399
Bladder Cancer	36	819	17	5,222	- 4,403
Syphilis	37	721	67	9	+ 712
Epilepsy	38	701	40	824	- 123
Suicide	39	674	25	3,609	- 2,936
Encephalitis	40	663	70	4	+ 660
Ovary Cancer	41	622	28	2,026	- 1,404
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	548	44	475	+ 73
Drug Use	43	369	41	776	- 407
Skin Disease	44	345	30	1,840	- 1,496
Tetanus	45	333	72	2	+ 331
Alcohol	46	306	46	333	- 27
Poisonings	47	305	57	170	+ 135
Hepatitis B	48	295	58	162	+ 133
Leukemia	49	288	24	3,772	- 3,484
Measles	50	288	81	0	+ 288
Oesophagus Cancer	51	235	29	2,011	- 1,777
Fires	52	147	55	185	- 37
Malaria	53	96	83	0	+ 96
Other Neoplasms	54	78	22	4,748	- 4,670
Appendicitis	55	48	61	79	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	56	40	49	287	- 247
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	39	48	294	- 255
Lymphomas	58	30	16	5,335	- 5,304
Schistosomiasis	59	23	74	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	60	21	42	652	- 631
Upper Respiratory	61	18	62	47	- 29
Ascariasis	62	15	78	0	+ 15
War	63	6	68	6	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	4	12	6,752	- 6,748
Oral Cancer	65	3	27	2,583	- 2,580
Diphtheria	66	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Dengue	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	32	1,803	- 1,801
Uterin Cancer	70	0	34	1,612	- 1,612
Anemia	71	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	56	181	- 181
Osteoarthritis	75	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	77	0	63	44	- 44
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	9	- 9
HIV/AIDS	82	0	43	538	- 538
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	69	4	- 4
Chagas disease	84	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	65	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.