SAO TOME VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		SAO TOME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	454	82	0	+ 454
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	181	1	111	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	3	175	17	13	+ 162
Stroke	4	157	3	92	+ 65
Coronary Heart Disease	5	148	2	108	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	102	12	24	+ 78
Road Traffic Accidents	7	75	4	60	+ 15
Kidney Disease	8	75	5	44	+ 31
Suicide	9	66	39	3	+ 63
Hypertension	10	57	25	7	+ 50
Liver Disease	11	54	8	40	+ 13
Lung Disease	12	52	7	41	+ 11
Tuberculosis	13	50	6	41	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	14	46	9	31	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	15	42	23	9	+ 33
Violence	16	42	19	12	+ 30
Other Injuries	17	37	18	13	+ 24
Birth Trauma	18	33	10	28	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	19	32	11	27	+ 4
Asthma	20	29	13	22	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	21	23	30	5	+ 17
Malnutrition	22	21	24	9	+ 12
Meningitis	23	19	31	5	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	24	18	29	6	+ 13
Drownings	25	17	35	4	+ 13
Fires	26	16	52	1	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	15	20	12	+ 3
Endocrine Disorders	28	15	21	10	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	10	42	3	+ 7
Epilepsy	30	9	38	3	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	31	9	28	6	+ 3
Falls	32	8	14	15	- 7
Pertussis	33	8	27	6	+ 2
Poisonings	34	7	47	1	+ 6
Breast Cancer	35	7	26	6	+ 1
Lymphomas	36	6	58	0	+ 6
Liver Cancer	37	6	22	9	- 4
Drug Use	38	5	43	2	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	5	33	4	+ 1
Skin Disease	40	5	44	2	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	41	5	34	4	+ 1
Skin Cancers	42	4	69	0	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	4	32	4	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4	51	1	+ 3
Syphilis	45	3	37	3	+ 0
Lung Cancers	46	3	15	15	- 11
Leukemia	47	3	49	1	+ 2
Alcohol	48	3	46	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	49	3	59	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	50	2	70	0	+ 2
Oral Cancer	51	2	65	0	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	52	2	41	3	- 1
Stomach Cancer	53	1	16	14	- 12
Appendicitis	54	1	55	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	55	1	36	4	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	56	1	64	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	57	1	48	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	57	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	40	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	60	1	61	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	61	1	54	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	1	45	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	56	0	+ 0
Measles	64	0	50	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	60	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	62	0	- 0
Malaria	67	0	53	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	+ 0
War	71	0	63	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	71	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

Swaziland

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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.