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New Zealand
COUNTRY #1
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Compare New Zealand and Sao Tome health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Sao Tome
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
New Zealand Population Pyramid
5,607,793
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.7
73.9
71.2
6
9
7
 
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
68.2
74.5
71.3
18
16
14
 
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
70.0
75.8
72.8
21
21
22
 
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
72.5
78.4
75.4
21
22
20
 
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
75.9
81.2
78.6
10
11
11
 
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
79.0
82.8
80.9
9
18
13
 
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
80.4
83.5
82.0
15
24
16
 
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
80.4
83.5
15
24
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age
80.4
83.5
15
24
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
80.8
83.9
14
24
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
80.8
83.9
14
24
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
80.9
83.9
14
24
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
81.0
84.0
13
24
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
81.2
84.1
12
24
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
81.4
84.2
12
24
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
81.6
84.3
12
24
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
81.8
84.5
11
24
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
82.1
84.6
9
22
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
82.5
84.9
7
20
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
83.1
85.3
6
20
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
83.8
85.8
6
19
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
84.6
86.4
7
18
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
85.7
87.2
9
20
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
87.0
88.2
9
21
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
88.8
89.6
12
23
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
91.1
91.5
19
24
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
49.59
163
133.60
64
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
24.84
16
17.73
86
3. Stroke
22.24
165
107.87
61
4. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
13.51
84
5. Lung Disease
18.17
111
50.70
16
6. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
10.59
153
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
4.11
165
8. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
18.78
70
9. Suicide
10.30
68
2.20
176
10. Road Traffic Accidents
8.83
127
42.59
17
11. Diabetes Mellitus
8.34
152
14.76
128
12. Influenza and Pneumonia
8.08
166
99.50
24
13. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
0.00
179
14. Lymphomas
6.60
25
0.07
183
15. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
0.01
182
16. Falls
5.65
92
14.27
7
17. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
4.99
68
18. Leukemia
4.49
43
1.16
167
19. Kidney Disease
4.19
176
46.72
13
20. Inflammatory/Heart
4.07
115
5.37
78
21. Endocrine Disorders
3.95
82
6.27
48
22. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
11.50
27
23. Congenital Anomalies
3.49
147
6.30
79
24. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
9.21
34
25. Other Injuries
3.23
168
7.20
97
26. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
0.00
183
27. Parkinson's Disease
3.16
138
5.57
31
28. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
0.96
156
29. Hypertension
3.04
166
7.94
145
30. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
3.77
32
31. Other Neoplasms
2.42
44
0.47
91
32. Liver Disease
2.07
181
38.72
28
33. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
0.01
182
34. Low Birth Weight
1.87
149
5.99
82
35. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
14.88
57
36. Drug Use
1.38
74
1.30
84
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1.33
98
4.25
22
38. Violence
1.20
146
6.18
77
39. Drownings
1.17
142
1.67
124
40. Skin Disease
1.10
108
1.66
89
41. Asthma
1.03
133
24.13
16
42. Epilepsy
0.97
139
2.19
55
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.76
149
12.46
66
44. Alcohol
0.75
128
1.23
102
45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
0.68
165
2.84
88
46. Multiple Sclerosis
0.52
33
0.16
113
47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.48
58
0.23
112
48. Hepatitis C
0.44
22
0.08
98
49. Birth Trauma
0.34
169
5.51
60
50. Fires
0.29
164
0.48
142
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
5,095
18.16
108
12.11
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
3,032
10.81
12
1.35
3. Stroke
2,378
8.47
92
10.31
4. Lung Cancers
1,873
6.67
15
1.68
5. Lung Disease
1,815
6.47
41
4.60
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,495
5.33
4
0.45
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
920
3.28
111
12.44
8. Diabetes Mellitus
769
2.74
13
1.46
9. Prostate Cancer
739
2.63
6
0.67
10. Breast Cancer
737
2.63
6
0.67
11. Falls
627
2.23
15
1.68
12. Skin Cancers
612
2.18
0
0.00
13. Lymphomas
608
2.17
0
0.00
14. Pancreas Cancer
543
1.94
0
0.00
15. Suicide
528
1.88
3
0.34
16. Road Traffic Accidents
458
1.63
60
6.73
17. Kidney Disease
432
1.54
44
4.93
18. Leukemia
391
1.39
1
0.11
19. Parkinson's Disease
353
1.26
4
0.45
20. Hypertension
327
1.17
7
0.78
21. Endocrine Disorders
325
1.16
10
1.12
22. Stomach Cancer
323
1.15
14
1.57
23. Inflammatory/Heart
313
1.12
6
0.67
24. Liver Cancer
288
1.03
9
1.01
25. Oesophagus Cancer
279
0.99
1
0.11
26. Bladder Cancer
267
0.95
4
0.45
27. Other Neoplasms
245
0.87
0
0.00
28. Other Injuries
218
0.78
13
1.46
29. Ovary Cancer
207
0.74
3
0.34
30. Congenital Anomalies
176
0.63
27
3.03
31. Oral Cancer
164
0.58
0
0.00
32. Liver Disease
158
0.56
40
4.48
33. Uterin Cancer
145
0.52
0
0.00
34. Skin Disease
118
0.42
2
0.22
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
113
0.40
4
0.45
36. Asthma
91
0.32
22
2.47
37. Diarrhoeal diseases
81
0.29
24
2.69
38. Low Birth Weight
78
0.28
31
3.48
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
70
0.25
3
0.34
40. Drug Use
69
0.25
2
0.22
41. Cervical Cancer
61
0.22
9
1.01
42. Violence
57
0.20
12
1.35
43. Epilepsy
55
0.20
3
0.34
44. Drownings
54
0.19
4
0.45
45. Alcohol
51
0.18
1
0.11
46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
47
0.17
0
0.00
47. Multiple Sclerosis
43
0.15
0
0.00
48. Hepatitis C
30
0.11
0
0.00
49. Osteoarthritis
24
0.09
0
0.00
50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
22
0.08
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  New Zealand NEW ZEALAND   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
21.61
43
13.51
84
2. Breast Cancer
17.60
84
10.59
153
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
16.22
19
4.11
165
4. Prostate Cancer
15.97
90
18.78
70
5. Skin Cancers
6.63
3
0.00
179
6. Lymphomas
6.60
25
0.07
183
7. Pancreas Cancer
6.18
54
0.01
182
8. Ovary Cancer
4.63
81
4.99
68
9. Leukemia
4.49
43
1.16
167
10. Stomach Cancer
3.82
133
11.50
27
11. Liver Cancer
3.48
153
9.21
34
12. Uterin Cancer
3.21
47
0.00
183
13. Oesophagus Cancer
3.13
64
0.96
156
14. Bladder Cancer
2.70
66
3.77
32
15. Oral Cancer
1.93
136
0.01
182
16. Cervical Cancer
1.65
176
14.88
57
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.