USA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	169,777	11	60,317	+ 109,460
Coronary Heart Disease	2	164,757	1	504,904	- 340,147
Stroke	3	140,572	4	158,520	- 17,948
Road Traffic Accidents	4	91,782	17	41,694	+ 50,088
Kidney Disease	5	67,013	6	85,861	- 18,848
Tuberculosis	6	63,086	62	546	+ 62,540
Lung Disease	7	62,719	3	195,387	- 132,668
Liver Disease	8	61,899	16	43,402	+ 18,497
Low Birth Weight	9	46,689	39	6,924	+ 39,765
Birth Trauma	10	42,730	54	1,233	+ 41,497
Congenital Anomalies	11	41,323	34	11,762	+ 29,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	36,559	37	9,955	+ 26,605
Asthma	13	33,948	46	3,818	+ 30,130
Falls	14	23,477	18	40,418	- 16,941
Lung Cancers	15	22,334	5	155,533	- 133,199
Stomach Cancer	16	20,795	33	13,077	+ 7,718
Diabetes Mellitus	17	20,029	10	61,418	- 41,389
Other Injuries	18	19,802	25	25,997	- 6,195
Violence	19	18,544	27	18,976	- 432
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	18,446	2	287,198	- 268,753
Endocrine Disorders	21	14,594	14	46,985	- 32,391
Liver Cancer	22	14,510	23	27,064	- 12,554
Cervical Cancer	23	13,655	38	6,984	+ 6,671
Malnutrition	24	13,647	40	6,762	+ 6,885
Hypertension	25	10,580	8	65,960	- 55,380
Breast Cancer	26	9,156	13	48,671	- 39,514
Pertussis	27	8,957	69	16	+ 8,942
Prostate Cancer	28	8,919	20	35,612	- 26,693
Inflammatory/Heart	29	8,561	22	32,529	- 23,968
Maternal Conditions	30	8,099	56	779	+ 7,321
Meningitis	31	7,720	60	606	+ 7,114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	6,495	9	61,827	- 55,332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	6,457	47	3,646	+ 2,811
Parkinson's Disease	34	6,118	21	34,491	- 28,373
Drownings	35	6,111	45	4,070	+ 2,041
Bladder Cancer	36	5,924	26	19,622	- 13,698
Syphilis	37	5,211	66	49	+ 5,162
Epilepsy	38	5,072	50	3,162	+ 1,910
Suicide	39	4,872	12	53,099	- 48,227
Encephalitis	40	4,797	68	25	+ 4,772
Ovary Cancer	41	4,499	31	14,591	- 10,093
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,963	48	3,461	+ 502
Drug Use	43	2,672	7	74,435	- 71,762
Skin Disease	44	2,493	43	5,409	- 2,916
Tetanus	45	2,409	71	2	+ 2,407
Alcohol	46	2,216	30	14,659	- 12,443
Poisonings	47	2,206	53	1,674	+ 532
Hepatitis B	48	2,135	59	608	+ 1,528
Leukemia	49	2,086	24	26,966	- 24,879
Measles	50	2,082	80	0	+ 2,082
Oesophagus Cancer	51	1,696	28	17,829	- 16,133
Fires	52	1,065	49	3,183	- 2,118
Malaria	53	693	77	0	+ 693
Other Neoplasms	54	566	29	17,743	- 17,177
Appendicitis	55	349	63	424	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	56	288	44	5,059	- 4,771
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	280	52	2,461	- 2,181
Lymphomas	58	219	19	40,281	- 40,062
Schistosomiasis	59	170	72	1	+ 169
Hepatitis C	60	151	41	5,684	- 5,532
Upper Respiratory	61	127	65	229	- 102
Ascariasis	62	112	82	0	+ 112
War	63	41	55	1,198	- 1,156
Pancreas Cancer	64	28	15	44,293	- 44,265
Oral Cancer	65	23	35	11,555	- 11,532
Diphtheria	66	23	75	0	+ 23
Chlamydia	67	21	84	0	+ 21
Dengue	68	11	76	0	+ 11
Skin Cancers	69	11	32	14,311	- 14,300
Uterin Cancer	70	0	36	10,063	- 10,063
Anemia	71	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	57	723	- 723
Osteoarthritis	75	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	77	0	64	286	- 286
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	67	34	- 34
HIV/AIDS	82	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	84	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Sao Tome

United States

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.