SAO TOME VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		SAO TOME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	244	2	108	+ 137
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	200	20	12	+ 188
Stroke	3	137	3	92	+ 45
Lung Cancers	4	105	15	15	+ 90
Lung Disease	5	89	7	41	+ 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	80	32	4	+ 76
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	65	1	111	- 46
Kidney Disease	8	46	5	44	+ 2
Hypertension	9	43	25	7	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	10	37	17	13	+ 24
Breast Cancer	11	33	26	6	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	12	32	64	0	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	13	30	28	6	+ 25
Stomach Cancer	14	27	16	14	+ 14
Other Injuries	15	26	18	13	+ 13
Lymphomas	16	25	58	0	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	17	25	36	4	+ 21
Liver Cancer	18	24	22	9	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	19	24	29	6	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	20	23	34	4	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	21	23	21	10	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	22	22	54	0	+ 22
Liver Disease	23	20	8	40	- 20
Leukemia	24	18	49	1	+ 16
Suicide	25	17	39	3	+ 14
Falls	26	15	14	15	+ 0
Oral Cancer	27	12	65	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	28	10	41	3	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10	51	1	+ 8
Skin Disease	30	9	44	2	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	31	9	4	60	- 51
Skin Cancers	32	9	69	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	8	33	4	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	34	8	70	0	+ 8
Asthma	35	5	13	22	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	5	12	24	- 19
Anemia	37	4	71	0	+ 4
Congenital Anomalies	38	4	11	27	- 23
Cervical Cancer	39	4	23	9	- 5
Epilepsy	40	4	38	3	+ 1
Drug Use	41	4	43	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	42	3	60	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	43	3	82	0	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	2	42	3	- 0
Drownings	45	2	35	4	- 2
Alcohol	46	2	46	1	+ 0
Malnutrition	47	1	24	9	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1	57	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1	56	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	50	1	6	41	- 40
Violence	51	1	19	12	- 11
Low Birth Weight	52	1	9	31	- 29
Osteoarthritis	53	1	75	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1	76	0	+ 1
Fires	55	1	52	1	+ 0
Schizophrenia	56	1	74	0	+ 1
Poisonings	57	1	47	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	48	1	- 1
Meningitis	59	1	31	5	- 4
Birth Trauma	60	1	10	28	- 27
Appendicitis	61	0	55	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	0	77	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	30	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	65	0	86	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	37	3	- 3
War	68	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	40	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	45	2	- 2
Pertussis	73	0	27	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	74	0	59	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	62	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	50	1	- 1
Chlamydia	82	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	53	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	73	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAO TOME

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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.