UGANDA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,468	2	18,865	+ 5,603
Coronary Heart Disease	2	23,744	9	8,784	+ 14,960
Stroke	3	20,259	6	11,181	+ 9,078
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,227	4	13,012	+ 215
Kidney Disease	5	9,658	19	3,168	+ 6,490
Tuberculosis	6	9,092	10	7,255	+ 1,837
Lung Disease	7	9,039	22	3,051	+ 5,988
Liver Disease	8	8,921	13	5,122	+ 3,799
Low Birth Weight	9	6,729	8	9,673	- 2,945
Birth Trauma	10	6,158	7	10,405	- 4,247
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,955	11	6,641	- 685
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,269	5	12,103	- 6,834
Asthma	13	4,893	27	1,745	+ 3,147
Falls	14	3,383	33	1,127	+ 2,257
Lung Cancers	15	3,219	46	441	+ 2,778
Stomach Cancer	16	2,997	45	515	+ 2,482
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,887	14	4,794	- 1,908
Other Injuries	18	2,854	20	3,130	- 276
Violence	19	2,672	12	6,175	- 3,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	2,658	30	1,286	+ 1,372
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,103	38	761	+ 1,342
Liver Cancer	22	2,091	29	1,522	+ 569
Cervical Cancer	23	1,968	15	4,378	- 2,410
Malnutrition	24	1,967	18	3,317	- 1,350
Hypertension	25	1,525	21	3,120	- 1,595
Breast Cancer	26	1,320	32	1,128	+ 192
Pertussis	27	1,291	25	1,909	- 618
Prostate Cancer	28	1,285	34	950	+ 336
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,234	37	859	+ 375
Maternal Conditions	30	1,167	17	3,641	- 2,474
Meningitis	31	1,113	16	3,718	- 2,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	936	35	919	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	931	50	348	+ 583
Parkinson's Disease	34	882	48	351	+ 530
Drownings	35	881	31	1,238	- 357
Bladder Cancer	36	854	59	181	+ 673
Syphilis	37	751	23	2,235	- 1,484
Epilepsy	38	731	43	599	+ 132
Suicide	39	702	24	2,033	- 1,331
Encephalitis	40	691	62	122	+ 569
Ovary Cancer	41	648	44	519	+ 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	571	41	687	- 116
Drug Use	43	385	57	233	+ 152
Skin Disease	44	359	55	242	+ 117
Tetanus	45	347	53	271	+ 77
Alcohol	46	319	54	256	+ 63
Poisonings	47	318	39	745	- 427
Hepatitis B	48	308	61	123	+ 184
Leukemia	49	301	42	599	- 298
Measles	50	300	51	343	- 43
Oesophagus Cancer	51	244	28	1,674	- 1,430
Fires	52	153	36	872	- 719
Malaria	53	100	3	13,576	- 13,476
Other Neoplasms	54	82	66	37	+ 44
Appendicitis	55	50	58	211	- 161
Multiple Sclerosis	56	41	69	16	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	40	64	55	- 15
Lymphomas	58	32	26	1,762	- 1,730
Schistosomiasis	59	24	52	286	- 261
Hepatitis C	60	22	67	30	- 9
Upper Respiratory	61	18	60	144	- 125
Ascariasis	62	16	70	16	+ 0
War	63	6	63	88	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	64	4	47	358	- 354
Oral Cancer	65	3	40	731	- 728
Diphtheria	66	3	72	11	- 8
Chlamydia	67	3	73	6	- 3
Dengue	68	2	74	1	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	2	49	349	- 347
Uterin Cancer	70	0	56	234	- 234
Anemia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	11	- 11
HIV/AIDS	82	0	1	21,188	- 21,188
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	86	0	68	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.