SRI LANKA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,914	8	5,117	+ 5,797
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,591	1	26,304	- 15,713
Stroke	3	9,036	6	6,805	+ 2,231
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,900	9	4,200	+ 1,700
Kidney Disease	5	4,308	5	6,858	- 2,550
Tuberculosis	6	4,055	25	769	+ 3,286
Lung Disease	7	4,032	3	9,456	- 5,425
Liver Disease	8	3,979	17	1,303	+ 2,676
Low Birth Weight	9	3,001	29	536	+ 2,465
Birth Trauma	10	2,747	44	193	+ 2,554
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,656	22	989	+ 1,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,350	28	605	+ 1,745
Asthma	13	2,182	7	6,471	- 4,289
Falls	14	1,509	23	964	+ 545
Lung Cancers	15	1,436	12	1,775	- 339
Stomach Cancer	16	1,337	16	1,321	+ 16
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,288	2	12,460	- 11,173
Other Injuries	18	1,273	14	1,529	- 256
Violence	19	1,192	31	499	+ 693
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,186	4	6,939	- 5,753
Endocrine Disorders	21	938	32	462	+ 476
Liver Cancer	22	933	19	1,090	- 158
Cervical Cancer	23	878	26	762	+ 116
Malnutrition	24	877	54	43	+ 834
Hypertension	25	680	20	1,055	- 375
Breast Cancer	26	589	15	1,383	- 794
Pertussis	27	576	59	15	+ 561
Prostate Cancer	28	573	30	507	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	29	550	35	425	+ 125
Maternal Conditions	30	521	48	96	+ 425
Meningitis	31	496	46	146	+ 350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	418	24	911	- 494
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	415	53	49	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	34	393	45	168	+ 226
Drownings	35	393	27	731	- 338
Bladder Cancer	36	381	34	432	- 51
Syphilis	37	335	58	15	+ 320
Epilepsy	38	326	39	269	+ 57
Suicide	39	313	10	2,977	- 2,664
Encephalitis	40	308	61	10	+ 298
Ovary Cancer	41	289	37	281	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	255	56	38	+ 217
Drug Use	43	172	40	257	- 85
Skin Disease	44	160	36	293	- 132
Tetanus	45	155	57	27	+ 127
Alcohol	46	142	51	82	+ 60
Poisonings	47	142	49	93	+ 48
Hepatitis B	48	137	62	6	+ 131
Leukemia	49	134	18	1,155	- 1,021
Measles	50	134	77	0	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	51	109	13	1,544	- 1,435
Fires	52	68	41	239	- 170
Malaria	53	45	80	0	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	54	36	50	86	- 49
Appendicitis	55	22	64	5	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	56	18	69	2	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	18	60	11	+ 7
Lymphomas	58	14	21	1,027	- 1,013
Schistosomiasis	59	11	81	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	10	75	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	61	8	66	5	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	7	72	0	+ 7
War	63	3	38	280	- 277
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	43	214	- 212
Oral Cancer	65	1	11	2,893	- 2,892
Diphtheria	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	1	47	131	- 130
Skin Cancers	69	1	52	58	- 58
Uterin Cancer	70	0	42	218	- 218
Anemia	71	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	75	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	77	0	68	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	63	6	- 6
Otitis Media	81	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	55	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Sao Tome

Sri Lanka

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.