TANZANIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,493	2	26,028	+ 7,465
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,503	9	13,215	+ 19,289
Stroke	3	27,732	7	16,894	+ 10,838
Road Traffic Accidents	4	18,107	5	18,054	+ 53
Kidney Disease	5	13,220	19	4,547	+ 8,673
Tuberculosis	6	12,446	4	20,269	- 7,824
Lung Disease	7	12,373	22	3,051	+ 9,322
Liver Disease	8	12,211	13	6,586	+ 5,626
Low Birth Weight	9	9,211	10	12,173	- 2,962
Birth Trauma	10	8,430	8	15,086	- 6,656
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,152	11	9,791	- 1,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	7,212	6	17,587	- 10,374
Asthma	13	6,697	30	1,700	+ 4,997
Falls	14	4,631	34	1,533	+ 3,098
Lung Cancers	15	4,406	61	159	+ 4,247
Stomach Cancer	16	4,102	39	1,190	+ 2,912
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,951	15	6,247	- 2,295
Other Injuries	18	3,907	20	4,270	- 363
Violence	19	3,658	18	4,713	- 1,055
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,639	27	2,048	+ 1,591
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,879	29	1,778	+ 1,101
Liver Cancer	22	2,863	36	1,413	+ 1,449
Cervical Cancer	23	2,694	14	6,424	- 3,730
Malnutrition	24	2,692	16	5,574	- 2,882
Hypertension	25	2,087	17	5,209	- 3,121
Breast Cancer	26	1,806	37	1,285	+ 521
Pertussis	27	1,767	23	2,774	- 1,007
Prostate Cancer	28	1,760	28	1,819	- 60
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,689	38	1,227	+ 462
Maternal Conditions	30	1,598	12	6,835	- 5,237
Meningitis	31	1,523	21	3,188	- 1,665
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,281	33	1,567	- 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,274	50	401	+ 873
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,207	45	513	+ 694
Drownings	35	1,206	32	1,642	- 436
Bladder Cancer	36	1,169	44	667	+ 502
Syphilis	37	1,028	26	2,115	- 1,087
Epilepsy	38	1,001	43	707	+ 294
Suicide	39	961	24	2,474	- 1,513
Encephalitis	40	946	59	199	+ 748
Ovary Cancer	41	887	53	337	+ 551
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	782	46	462	+ 320
Drug Use	43	527	48	404	+ 123
Skin Disease	44	492	52	359	+ 132
Tetanus	45	475	49	402	+ 74
Alcohol	46	437	56	270	+ 167
Poisonings	47	435	40	1,170	- 735
Hepatitis B	48	421	60	168	+ 253
Leukemia	49	412	47	416	- 4
Measles	50	411	55	295	+ 116
Oesophagus Cancer	51	335	25	2,247	- 1,912
Fires	52	210	35	1,424	- 1,214
Malaria	53	137	3	21,758	- 21,621
Other Neoplasms	54	112	64	58	+ 54
Appendicitis	55	69	58	218	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	56	57	68	27	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	55	63	81	- 26
Lymphomas	58	43	41	805	- 762
Schistosomiasis	59	33	51	371	- 337
Hepatitis C	60	30	66	40	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	25	54	299	- 274
Ascariasis	62	22	65	56	- 34
War	63	8	67	30	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	64	5	62	158	- 152
Oral Cancer	65	5	31	1,646	- 1,641
Diphtheria	66	5	70	11	- 6
Chlamydia	67	4	71	9	- 5
Dengue	68	2	73	2	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	2	42	744	- 742
Uterin Cancer	70	0	57	218	- 218
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	69	17	- 17
HIV/AIDS	82	0	1	27,402	- 27,402
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Sao Tome

Tanzania

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.