ZIMBABWE VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,515	2	10,779	- 2,265
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,263	3	8,493	- 230
Stroke	3	7,050	5	5,126	+ 1,924
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,603	4	6,037	- 1,434
Kidney Disease	5	3,361	12	2,214	+ 1,147
Tuberculosis	6	3,164	16	1,999	+ 1,165
Lung Disease	7	3,146	23	1,163	+ 1,982
Liver Disease	8	3,104	17	1,941	+ 1,163
Low Birth Weight	9	2,342	7	4,038	- 1,696
Birth Trauma	10	2,143	8	3,405	- 1,262
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,072	11	2,217	- 145
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,834	6	4,595	- 2,761
Asthma	13	1,703	21	1,531	+ 172
Falls	14	1,177	41	465	+ 713
Lung Cancers	15	1,120	43	286	+ 834
Stomach Cancer	16	1,043	33	559	+ 484
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,004	9	3,344	- 2,339
Other Injuries	18	993	20	1,656	- 662
Violence	19	930	18	1,916	- 986
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	925	31	768	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	21	732	34	553	+ 178
Liver Cancer	22	728	38	510	+ 218
Cervical Cancer	23	685	14	2,023	- 1,338
Malnutrition	24	684	10	2,396	- 1,712
Hypertension	25	531	24	1,146	- 615
Breast Cancer	26	459	28	839	- 380
Pertussis	27	449	42	419	+ 31
Prostate Cancer	28	447	32	628	- 181
Inflammatory/Heart	29	429	25	1,047	- 618
Maternal Conditions	30	406	19	1,749	- 1,343
Meningitis	31	387	22	1,325	- 938
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	326	40	505	- 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	324	36	542	- 218
Parkinson's Disease	34	307	46	226	+ 81
Drownings	35	306	27	956	- 649
Bladder Cancer	36	297	54	125	+ 172
Syphilis	37	261	55	124	+ 137
Epilepsy	38	254	39	508	- 253
Suicide	39	244	13	2,069	- 1,824
Encephalitis	40	241	56	117	+ 123
Ovary Cancer	41	226	51	173	+ 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	199	35	548	- 349
Drug Use	43	134	48	213	- 79
Skin Disease	44	125	52	173	- 48
Tetanus	45	121	57	102	+ 19
Alcohol	46	111	61	48	+ 63
Poisonings	47	111	37	515	- 405
Hepatitis B	48	107	60	57	+ 50
Leukemia	49	105	45	244	- 139
Measles	50	104	63	30	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	51	85	29	801	- 716
Fires	52	53	30	793	- 739
Malaria	53	35	15	2,003	- 1,968
Other Neoplasms	54	28	62	37	- 9
Appendicitis	55	17	58	66	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	56	14	67	14	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	14	64	26	- 12
Lymphomas	58	11	26	960	- 949
Schistosomiasis	59	9	53	172	- 164
Hepatitis C	60	8	66	14	- 7
Upper Respiratory	61	6	59	65	- 59
Ascariasis	62	6	70	2	+ 3
War	63	2	65	26	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	64	1	47	217	- 215
Oral Cancer	65	1	49	208	- 206
Diphtheria	66	1	72	2	- 1
Chlamydia	67	1	69	3	- 2
Dengue	68	1	73	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	69	1	44	264	- 263
Uterin Cancer	70	0	50	182	- 182
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	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	3	- 3
HIV/AIDS	82	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Sao Tome

Zimbabwe

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.