UNITED KINGDOM VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	33,988	3	40,540	- 6,552
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,983	2	71,728	- 38,745
Stroke	3	28,142	4	37,626	- 9,485
Road Traffic Accidents	4	18,374	33	2,169	+ 16,205
Kidney Disease	5	13,416	18	5,471	+ 7,945
Tuberculosis	6	12,629	47	351	+ 12,278
Lung Disease	7	12,556	6	32,896	- 20,340
Liver Disease	8	12,392	14	7,666	+ 4,726
Low Birth Weight	9	9,347	40	1,313	+ 8,033
Birth Trauma	10	8,554	54	190	+ 8,365
Congenital Anomalies	11	8,273	35	2,127	+ 6,146
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	7,319	38	1,599	+ 5,720
Asthma	13	6,796	41	1,302	+ 5,494
Falls	14	4,700	15	7,618	- 2,918
Lung Cancers	15	4,471	5	35,715	- 31,244
Stomach Cancer	16	4,163	24	4,999	- 836
Diabetes Mellitus	17	4,010	17	5,842	- 1,833
Other Injuries	18	3,964	19	5,464	- 1,500
Violence	19	3,712	46	868	+ 2,845
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	3,693	1	98,135	- 94,442
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,922	28	3,297	- 375
Liver Cancer	22	2,905	21	5,237	- 2,332
Cervical Cancer	23	2,734	43	1,099	+ 1,635
Malnutrition	24	2,732	58	116	+ 2,616
Hypertension	25	2,118	23	5,208	- 3,090
Breast Cancer	26	1,833	9	12,718	- 10,885
Pertussis	27	1,793	69	3	+ 1,790
Prostate Cancer	28	1,786	8	13,289	- 11,504
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,714	29	3,126	- 1,412
Maternal Conditions	30	1,621	64	47	+ 1,575
Meningitis	31	1,545	52	232	+ 1,313
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	1,300	7	18,446	- 17,146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,293	45	876	+ 417
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,225	13	8,573	- 7,348
Drownings	35	1,223	49	301	+ 923
Bladder Cancer	36	1,186	16	6,133	- 4,947
Syphilis	37	1,043	62	49	+ 994
Epilepsy	38	1,015	42	1,193	- 178
Suicide	39	975	20	5,325	- 4,350
Encephalitis	40	960	68	6	+ 955
Ovary Cancer	41	901	25	4,019	- 3,118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	793	36	2,090	- 1,296
Drug Use	43	535	31	2,824	- 2,289
Skin Disease	44	499	34	2,134	- 1,635
Tetanus	45	482	72	0	+ 482
Alcohol	46	444	39	1,555	- 1,111
Poisonings	47	442	53	221	+ 221
Hepatitis B	48	427	65	40	+ 388
Leukemia	49	418	22	5,211	- 4,793
Measles	50	417	75	0	+ 417
Oesophagus Cancer	51	340	12	8,727	- 8,387
Fires	52	213	48	334	- 121
Malaria	53	139	76	0	+ 139
Other Neoplasms	54	113	26	3,986	- 3,873
Appendicitis	55	70	59	105	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	56	58	37	1,856	- 1,798
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	56	44	1,014	- 958
Lymphomas	58	44	10	9,350	- 9,307
Schistosomiasis	59	34	78	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	60	30	51	267	- 237
Upper Respiratory	61	25	63	48	- 23
Ascariasis	62	22	80	0	+ 22
War	63	8	67	10	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	6	11	8,995	- 8,990
Oral Cancer	65	5	30	3,109	- 3,104
Diphtheria	66	5	74	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	4	79	0	+ 4
Dengue	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	69	2	27	3,727	- 3,725
Uterin Cancer	70	0	32	2,346	- 2,346
Anemia	71	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	60	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	75	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	77	0	61	54	- 54
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	66	16	- 16
HIV/AIDS	82	0	55	188	- 188
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Sao Tome

United Kingdom

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.