VIET NAM VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	52,507	7	27,836	+ 24,671
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,954	2	91,939	- 40,985
Stroke	3	43,475	1	159,032	- 115,558
Road Traffic Accidents	4	28,385	5	29,475	- 1,090
Kidney Disease	5	20,725	8	25,251	- 4,526
Tuberculosis	6	19,511	15	9,446	+ 10,065
Lung Disease	7	19,397	3	35,875	- 16,478
Liver Disease	8	19,144	10	23,900	- 4,756
Low Birth Weight	9	14,439	19	7,132	+ 7,307
Birth Trauma	10	13,215	32	2,340	+ 10,875
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,780	21	7,064	+ 5,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	11,307	29	4,390	+ 6,917
Asthma	13	10,499	17	8,150	+ 2,349
Falls	14	7,261	13	15,427	- 8,166
Lung Cancers	15	6,907	11	21,294	- 14,387
Stomach Cancer	16	6,431	14	15,134	- 8,703
Diabetes Mellitus	17	6,194	4	33,860	- 27,666
Other Injuries	18	6,124	23	5,539	+ 586
Violence	19	5,735	36	1,785	+ 3,950
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	5,705	6	29,307	- 23,602
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,514	34	2,082	+ 2,431
Liver Cancer	22	4,487	9	24,995	- 20,507
Cervical Cancer	23	4,223	31	2,391	+ 1,832
Malnutrition	24	4,221	63	120	+ 4,101
Hypertension	25	3,272	12	19,880	- 16,607
Breast Cancer	26	2,832	22	6,187	- 3,355
Pertussis	27	2,770	50	705	+ 2,065
Prostate Cancer	28	2,758	35	1,911	+ 847
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,648	24	5,357	- 2,709
Maternal Conditions	30	2,505	49	773	+ 1,732
Meningitis	31	2,388	51	624	+ 1,763
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	2,009	16	8,258	- 6,250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,997	38	1,708	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,892	25	5,338	- 3,446
Drownings	35	1,890	26	5,097	- 3,207
Bladder Cancer	36	1,832	45	896	+ 936
Syphilis	37	1,612	56	328	+ 1,284
Epilepsy	38	1,569	53	583	+ 986
Suicide	39	1,507	18	7,249	- 5,742
Encephalitis	40	1,484	39	1,558	- 75
Ovary Cancer	41	1,391	47	864	+ 528
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,226	43	957	+ 269
Drug Use	43	826	41	1,366	- 539
Skin Disease	44	771	40	1,515	- 744
Tetanus	45	745	58	286	+ 459
Alcohol	46	685	46	867	- 181
Poisonings	47	682	48	832	- 150
Hepatitis B	48	660	55	379	+ 281
Leukemia	49	645	28	4,899	- 4,254
Measles	50	644	37	1,780	- 1,136
Oesophagus Cancer	51	525	33	2,265	- 1,740
Fires	52	329	52	595	- 265
Malaria	53	214	67	14	+ 200
Other Neoplasms	54	175	57	325	- 150
Appendicitis	55	108	60	201	- 93
Multiple Sclerosis	56	89	61	135	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	87	59	224	- 137
Lymphomas	58	68	30	2,964	- 2,897
Schistosomiasis	59	53	77	0	+ 53
Hepatitis C	60	47	64	78	- 32
Upper Respiratory	61	39	66	34	+ 6
Ascariasis	62	35	68	9	+ 26
War	63	13	65	34	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	64	9	44	929	- 921
Oral Cancer	65	7	20	7,088	- 7,081
Diphtheria	66	7	69	3	+ 4
Chlamydia	67	7	70	1	+ 6
Dengue	68	3	62	127	- 123
Skin Cancers	69	3	54	467	- 464
Uterin Cancer	70	0	42	1,159	- 1,159
Anemia	71	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	82	0	27	4,993	- 4,993
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Sao Tome

Viet Nam

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.