SURINAME VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	321	5	171	+ 151
Coronary Heart Disease	2	312	1	650	- 339
Stroke	3	266	2	615	- 349
Road Traffic Accidents	4	174	13	89	+ 84
Kidney Disease	5	127	4	281	- 154
Tuberculosis	6	119	37	17	+ 103
Lung Disease	7	119	12	93	+ 26
Liver Disease	8	117	8	134	- 17
Low Birth Weight	9	88	19	51	+ 37
Birth Trauma	10	81	30	28	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	11	78	22	40	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	69	27	31	+ 38
Asthma	13	64	39	16	+ 49
Falls	14	44	25	34	+ 10
Lung Cancers	15	42	11	102	- 60
Stomach Cancer	16	39	33	25	+ 15
Diabetes Mellitus	17	38	3	286	- 248
Other Injuries	18	37	15	73	- 35
Violence	19	35	26	34	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	35	10	117	- 82
Endocrine Disorders	21	28	24	37	- 9
Liver Cancer	22	27	21	45	- 17
Cervical Cancer	23	26	20	48	- 22
Malnutrition	24	26	43	13	+ 13
Hypertension	25	20	9	134	- 114
Breast Cancer	26	17	17	55	- 38
Pertussis	27	17	59	1	+ 16
Prostate Cancer	28	17	14	78	- 62
Inflammatory/Heart	29	16	23	37	- 21
Maternal Conditions	30	15	41	14	+ 1
Meningitis	31	15	50	5	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	12	16	72	- 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	12	47	6	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	34	12	31	28	- 16
Drownings	35	12	29	28	- 16
Bladder Cancer	36	11	48	5	+ 6
Syphilis	37	10	52	3	+ 7
Epilepsy	38	10	36	18	- 9
Suicide	39	9	6	148	- 138
Encephalitis	40	9	51	4	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	41	9	42	14	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	7	28	29	- 21
Drug Use	43	5	45	7	- 2
Skin Disease	44	5	18	53	- 49
Tetanus	45	5	62	1	+ 4
Alcohol	46	4	38	16	- 12
Poisonings	47	4	57	2	+ 2
Hepatitis B	48	4	63	1	+ 3
Leukemia	49	4	35	20	- 16
Measles	50	4	73	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	51	3	56	2	+ 1
Fires	52	2	44	13	- 11
Malaria	53	1	78	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	54	1	54	3	- 2
Appendicitis	55	1	53	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	58	1	- 1
Lymphomas	58	0	34	23	- 22
Schistosomiasis	59	0	55	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	60	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	0	69	0	+ 0
War	63	0	66	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	0	32	26	- 26
Oral Cancer	65	0	40	16	- 16
Diphtheria	66	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	68	0	46	7	- 7
Skin Cancers	69	0	60	1	- 1
Uterin Cancer	70	0	49	5	- 5
Anemia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	7	138	- 138
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	65	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.