SWEDEN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,258	7	2,659	+ 2,599
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,102	1	15,136	- 10,033
Stroke	3	4,353	3	6,035	- 1,682
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,842	34	315	+ 2,527
Kidney Disease	5	2,075	12	1,629	+ 446
Tuberculosis	6	1,954	56	24	+ 1,930
Lung Disease	7	1,942	4	4,344	- 2,402
Liver Disease	8	1,917	23	723	+ 1,193
Low Birth Weight	9	1,446	51	50	+ 1,396
Birth Trauma	10	1,323	55	34	+ 1,290
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,280	35	308	+ 972
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,132	36	289	+ 843
Asthma	13	1,051	42	158	+ 893
Falls	14	727	17	1,109	- 382
Lung Cancers	15	692	5	3,722	- 3,031
Stomach Cancer	16	644	26	612	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	17	620	11	1,834	- 1,214
Other Injuries	18	613	15	1,374	- 760
Violence	19	574	47	113	+ 461
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	571	2	10,917	- 10,346
Endocrine Disorders	21	452	24	702	- 250
Liver Cancer	22	449	22	752	- 302
Cervical Cancer	23	423	38	228	+ 195
Malnutrition	24	423	45	117	+ 306
Hypertension	25	328	10	1,838	- 1,511
Breast Cancer	26	284	13	1,582	- 1,299
Pertussis	27	277	67	0	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	28	276	8	2,622	- 2,346
Inflammatory/Heart	29	265	28	547	- 282
Maternal Conditions	30	251	64	5	+ 246
Meningitis	31	239	54	35	+ 204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	201	6	3,049	- 2,848
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	200	48	110	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	34	189	19	943	- 754
Drownings	35	189	46	114	+ 75
Bladder Cancer	36	183	21	760	- 577
Syphilis	37	161	72	0	+ 161
Epilepsy	38	157	44	121	+ 37
Suicide	39	151	14	1,479	- 1,329
Encephalitis	40	149	71	0	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	41	139	27	553	- 413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	123	37	277	- 154
Drug Use	43	83	30	423	- 341
Skin Disease	44	77	39	220	- 143
Tetanus	45	75	68	0	+ 74
Alcohol	46	69	32	359	- 290
Poisonings	47	68	60	18	+ 51
Hepatitis B	48	66	62	9	+ 57
Leukemia	49	65	20	825	- 761
Measles	50	64	83	0	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	51	53	29	538	- 486
Fires	52	33	49	65	- 32
Malaria	53	21	74	0	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	54	18	18	1,036	- 1,019
Appendicitis	55	11	59	18	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	9	41	170	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	9	43	129	- 120
Lymphomas	58	7	16	1,357	- 1,350
Schistosomiasis	59	5	69	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	60	5	53	44	- 39
Upper Respiratory	61	4	58	20	- 16
Ascariasis	62	3	81	0	+ 3
War	63	1	65	2	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	9	1,849	- 1,848
Oral Cancer	65	1	31	379	- 379
Diphtheria	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	25	650	- 650
Uterin Cancer	70	0	33	345	- 345
Anemia	71	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	50	63	- 63
Osteoarthritis	75	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	77	0	63	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	61	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Sao Tome

Sweden

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.