YEMEN VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,957	4	11,978	+ 3,979
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,485	1	30,158	- 14,673
Stroke	3	13,212	2	13,570	- 358
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,626	6	8,561	+ 66
Kidney Disease	5	6,298	15	2,679	+ 3,620
Tuberculosis	6	5,929	18	1,899	+ 4,030
Lung Disease	7	5,895	11	3,196	+ 2,699
Liver Disease	8	5,818	13	2,891	+ 2,927
Low Birth Weight	9	4,388	5	8,810	- 4,422
Birth Trauma	10	4,016	7	5,939	- 1,923
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,884	10	4,291	- 407
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,436	9	4,372	- 936
Asthma	13	3,191	17	2,106	+ 1,085
Falls	14	2,207	24	1,170	+ 1,037
Lung Cancers	15	2,099	41	569	+ 1,530
Stomach Cancer	16	1,954	31	902	+ 1,052
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,882	19	1,794	+ 88
Other Injuries	18	1,861	16	2,225	- 364
Violence	19	1,743	14	2,839	- 1,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,734	22	1,405	+ 328
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,372	36	738	+ 634
Liver Cancer	22	1,364	39	609	+ 755
Cervical Cancer	23	1,283	57	119	+ 1,164
Malnutrition	24	1,283	27	1,058	+ 224
Hypertension	25	994	8	5,293	- 4,299
Breast Cancer	26	861	26	1,134	- 273
Pertussis	27	842	23	1,239	- 397
Prostate Cancer	28	838	63	39	+ 799
Inflammatory/Heart	29	805	40	585	+ 220
Maternal Conditions	30	761	32	890	- 129
Meningitis	31	726	28	1,018	- 293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	610	30	913	- 303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	607	37	707	- 100
Parkinson's Disease	34	575	49	362	+ 214
Drownings	35	574	25	1,142	- 568
Bladder Cancer	36	557	55	160	+ 396
Syphilis	37	490	53	175	+ 314
Epilepsy	38	477	43	539	- 62
Suicide	39	458	21	1,699	- 1,241
Encephalitis	40	451	48	369	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	41	423	52	188	+ 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	372	33	833	- 461
Drug Use	43	251	38	613	- 362
Skin Disease	44	234	61	44	+ 190
Tetanus	45	226	47	395	- 168
Alcohol	46	208	59	78	+ 130
Poisonings	47	207	44	532	- 324
Hepatitis B	48	201	50	299	- 99
Leukemia	49	196	34	776	- 580
Measles	50	196	12	3,019	- 2,824
Oesophagus Cancer	51	159	35	765	- 605
Fires	52	100	29	991	- 891
Malaria	53	65	20	1,719	- 1,654
Other Neoplasms	54	53	64	21	+ 32
Appendicitis	55	33	54	162	- 129
Multiple Sclerosis	56	27	62	42	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	26	66	14	+ 12
Lymphomas	58	21	45	433	- 412
Schistosomiasis	59	16	56	124	- 108
Hepatitis C	60	14	68	8	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	61	12	70	5	+ 7
Ascariasis	62	10	65	17	- 6
War	63	4	3	12,915	- 12,911
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	51	283	- 280
Oral Cancer	65	2	42	547	- 545
Diphtheria	66	2	67	14	- 12
Chlamydia	67	2	72	1	+ 1
Dengue	68	1	60	71	- 70
Skin Cancers	69	1	58	100	- 99
Uterin Cancer	70	0	69	5	- 5
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	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	46	396	- 396
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	71	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.