TURKEY VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	41,763	9	12,845	+ 28,919
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,529	1	85,905	- 45,376
Stroke	3	34,579	2	44,006	- 9,426
Road Traffic Accidents	4	22,577	16	5,573	+ 17,004
Kidney Disease	5	16,484	7	17,021	- 536
Tuberculosis	6	15,519	50	303	+ 15,215
Lung Disease	7	15,428	4	25,088	- 9,660
Liver Disease	8	15,227	13	6,340	+ 8,886
Low Birth Weight	9	11,485	24	3,478	+ 8,007
Birth Trauma	10	10,511	41	720	+ 9,791
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,165	17	4,966	+ 5,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	8,993	40	741	+ 8,253
Asthma	13	8,351	27	2,434	+ 5,917
Falls	14	5,775	22	4,373	+ 1,402
Lung Cancers	15	5,494	3	35,070	- 29,576
Stomach Cancer	16	5,115	11	10,333	- 5,217
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,927	5	17,900	- 12,973
Other Injuries	18	4,871	30	1,678	+ 3,193
Violence	19	4,562	23	4,010	+ 551
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	4,537	6	17,308	- 12,770
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,590	26	2,612	+ 978
Liver Cancer	22	3,569	20	4,542	- 973
Cervical Cancer	23	3,359	34	1,311	+ 2,048
Malnutrition	24	3,357	43	588	+ 2,769
Hypertension	25	2,603	8	14,763	- 12,161
Breast Cancer	26	2,252	14	5,643	- 3,390
Pertussis	27	2,203	58	103	+ 2,101
Prostate Cancer	28	2,194	15	5,608	- 3,414
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,106	31	1,632	+ 474
Maternal Conditions	30	1,992	57	109	+ 1,883
Meningitis	31	1,899	51	274	+ 1,625
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,598	10	10,606	- 9,008
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,588	45	452	+ 1,137
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,505	25	3,439	- 1,934
Drownings	35	1,503	44	549	+ 955
Bladder Cancer	36	1,457	21	4,485	- 3,028
Syphilis	37	1,282	61	50	+ 1,232
Epilepsy	38	1,248	36	1,147	+ 101
Suicide	39	1,198	29	2,003	- 805
Encephalitis	40	1,180	54	184	+ 996
Ovary Cancer	41	1,107	28	2,287	- 1,180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	975	39	789	+ 186
Drug Use	43	657	38	972	- 315
Skin Disease	44	613	48	324	+ 289
Tetanus	45	593	64	12	+ 581
Alcohol	46	545	55	182	+ 363
Poisonings	47	543	46	369	+ 174
Hepatitis B	48	525	60	72	+ 453
Leukemia	49	513	18	4,870	- 4,357
Measles	50	512	65	6	+ 506
Oesophagus Cancer	51	417	33	1,321	- 904
Fires	52	262	47	343	- 81
Malaria	53	170	75	0	+ 170
Other Neoplasms	54	139	42	646	- 507
Appendicitis	55	86	59	93	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	56	71	56	169	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	69	52	237	- 168
Lymphomas	58	54	19	4,849	- 4,795
Schistosomiasis	59	42	62	33	+ 9
Hepatitis C	60	37	63	19	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	61	31	66	5	+ 26
Ascariasis	62	27	70	1	+ 26
War	63	10	49	318	- 308
Pancreas Cancer	64	7	12	6,882	- 6,876
Oral Cancer	65	6	35	1,305	- 1,300
Diphtheria	66	6	71	1	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	5	69	2	+ 3
Dengue	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Skin Cancers	69	3	32	1,548	- 1,545
Uterin Cancer	70	0	37	1,090	- 1,090
Anemia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	80	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	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	67	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	82	0	53	204	- 204
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	68	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.