TUNISIA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,982	7	1,912	+ 4,070
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,805	1	20,658	- 14,853
Stroke	3	4,953	2	8,509	- 3,556
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,234	6	1,928	+ 1,305
Kidney Disease	5	2,361	4	2,574	- 213
Tuberculosis	6	2,223	41	136	+ 2,086
Lung Disease	7	2,210	10	1,754	+ 456
Liver Disease	8	2,181	11	1,313	+ 868
Low Birth Weight	9	1,645	14	924	+ 721
Birth Trauma	10	1,506	22	436	+ 1,070
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,456	12	980	+ 476
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,288	40	184	+ 1,104
Asthma	13	1,196	16	665	+ 531
Falls	14	827	21	445	+ 383
Lung Cancers	15	787	8	1,849	- 1,062
Stomach Cancer	16	733	19	583	+ 150
Diabetes Mellitus	17	706	9	1,773	- 1,067
Other Injuries	18	698	27	372	+ 326
Violence	19	653	24	410	+ 244
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	650	5	2,507	- 1,857
Endocrine Disorders	21	514	31	285	+ 229
Liver Cancer	22	511	29	360	+ 152
Cervical Cancer	23	481	38	201	+ 280
Malnutrition	24	481	60	24	+ 457
Hypertension	25	373	3	2,824	- 2,451
Breast Cancer	26	323	15	781	- 458
Pertussis	27	316	52	40	+ 276
Prostate Cancer	28	314	23	417	- 103
Inflammatory/Heart	29	302	30	298	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	30	285	47	83	+ 202
Meningitis	31	272	46	86	+ 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	229	13	971	- 743
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	227	42	123	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	34	216	20	469	- 253
Drownings	35	215	43	122	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	36	209	17	654	- 445
Syphilis	37	184	61	18	+ 166
Epilepsy	38	179	45	101	+ 78
Suicide	39	172	26	383	- 211
Encephalitis	40	169	53	38	+ 131
Ovary Cancer	41	159	39	192	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	140	33	237	- 97
Drug Use	43	94	34	235	- 141
Skin Disease	44	88	51	41	+ 47
Tetanus	45	85	56	26	+ 59
Alcohol	46	78	55	31	+ 47
Poisonings	47	78	48	81	- 3
Hepatitis B	48	75	49	70	+ 6
Leukemia	49	74	25	385	- 312
Measles	50	73	78	0	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	51	60	44	109	- 49
Fires	52	38	37	202	- 165
Malaria	53	24	73	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	54	20	59	24	- 4
Appendicitis	55	12	58	25	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	56	10	54	33	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	10	62	9	+ 1
Lymphomas	58	8	18	616	- 609
Schistosomiasis	59	6	63	8	- 2
Hepatitis C	60	5	65	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	4	66	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	4	67	1	+ 3
War	63	1	57	25	- 23
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	28	361	- 360
Oral Cancer	65	1	35	232	- 231
Diphtheria	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	1	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	0	36	214	- 213
Uterin Cancer	70	0	50	46	- 46
Anemia	71	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	32	261	- 261
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	64	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

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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.