VENEZUELA VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,515	7	7,188	+ 8,327
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,056	1	26,905	- 11,849
Stroke	3	12,846	3	12,133	+ 713
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,387	5	11,127	- 2,740
Kidney Disease	5	6,124	8	5,932	+ 192
Tuberculosis	6	5,765	31	748	+ 5,018
Lung Disease	7	5,732	10	5,150	+ 582
Liver Disease	8	5,657	16	2,340	+ 3,316
Low Birth Weight	9	4,267	12	3,088	+ 1,179
Birth Trauma	10	3,905	24	1,087	+ 2,818
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,776	14	2,846	+ 931
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,341	22	1,359	+ 1,982
Asthma	13	3,102	46	311	+ 2,791
Falls	14	2,145	28	865	+ 1,280
Lung Cancers	15	2,041	11	3,900	- 1,859
Stomach Cancer	16	1,900	17	2,175	- 275
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,830	4	11,176	- 9,346
Other Injuries	18	1,810	21	1,693	+ 116
Violence	19	1,695	2	18,132	- 16,437
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,686	35	572	+ 1,114
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,334	30	760	+ 574
Liver Cancer	22	1,326	26	1,029	+ 297
Cervical Cancer	23	1,248	20	1,986	- 738
Malnutrition	24	1,247	32	629	+ 618
Hypertension	25	967	9	5,195	- 4,228
Breast Cancer	26	837	15	2,563	- 1,726
Pertussis	27	819	64	26	+ 793
Prostate Cancer	28	815	13	2,848	- 2,033
Inflammatory/Heart	29	782	33	599	+ 183
Maternal Conditions	30	740	39	422	+ 318
Meningitis	31	705	49	251	+ 455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	594	19	2,037	- 1,444
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	590	57	80	+ 510
Parkinson's Disease	34	559	48	252	+ 307
Drownings	35	558	43	388	+ 170
Bladder Cancer	36	541	45	365	+ 177
Syphilis	37	476	67	15	+ 461
Epilepsy	38	464	41	411	+ 53
Suicide	39	445	34	585	- 140
Encephalitis	40	438	61	37	+ 401
Ovary Cancer	41	411	36	563	- 152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	362	40	418	- 55
Drug Use	43	244	50	225	+ 19
Skin Disease	44	228	66	18	+ 210
Tetanus	45	220	68	8	+ 213
Alcohol	46	203	62	34	+ 168
Poisonings	47	202	58	68	+ 134
Hepatitis B	48	195	63	30	+ 165
Leukemia	49	191	27	1,007	- 817
Measles	50	190	79	0	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	51	155	44	370	- 215
Fires	52	97	54	144	- 47
Malaria	53	63	42	402	- 339
Other Neoplasms	54	52	18	2,167	- 2,116
Appendicitis	55	32	56	98	- 66
Multiple Sclerosis	56	26	60	51	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	26	52	180	- 154
Lymphomas	58	20	23	1,248	- 1,228
Schistosomiasis	59	16	76	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	60	14	65	21	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	12	74	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	62	10	70	5	+ 5
War	63	4	51	185	- 181
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	25	1,082	- 1,080
Oral Cancer	65	2	38	544	- 542
Diphtheria	66	2	78	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Dengue	68	1	59	65	- 64
Skin Cancers	69	1	37	553	- 552
Uterin Cancer	70	0	47	309	- 309
Anemia	71	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	69	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	4	- 4
Otitis Media	81	0	75	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	6	7,490	- 7,490
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	73	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Sao Tome

Venezuela

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.