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Sao Tome
COUNTRY #1
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SAO TOME VS CHINA

Compare Sao Tome and China 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.

China
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
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   China CHINA
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.3
    52.3
    50.8
    92
    93
    91
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    54.2
    57.2
    55.7
    96
    95
    95
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    58.2
    61.0
    59.6
    104
    110
    107
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    60.9
    63.7
    62.2
    116
    120
    119
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    60.8
    64.4
    62.6
    123
    126
    127
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    64.3
    68.1
    66.2
    124
    129
    128
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    68.8
    72.0
    70.4
    115
    123
    120
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    72.0
    115
    123
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.0
    104
    124
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    71.4
    74.2
    104
    124
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    71.6
    74.4
    103
    125
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.5
    102
    126
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.7
    104
    126
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    72.5
    74.9
    107
    126
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    72.8
    75.2
    107
    129
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.5
    110
    129
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    73.7
    76.0
    113
    132
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    74.4
    76.7
    116
    136
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    75.4
    77.5
    122
    142
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    76.7
    78.6
    126
    142
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.0
    132
    145
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.7
    133
    145
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.9
    134
    151
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.5
    131
    157
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.6
    146
    162
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.60
    64
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    107.87
    61
    110.80
    58
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.50
    24
    11.28
    152
    4. Lung Disease
    50.70
    16
    54.18
    13
    5. Kidney Disease
    46.72
    13
    10.39
    141
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.59
    17
    15.09
    96
    7. Liver Disease
    38.72
    28
    7.57
    146
    8. Tuberculosis
    30.26
    36
    1.88
    111
    9. Asthma
    24.13
    16
    1.29
    123
    10. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    6.41
    152
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.73
    86
    17.36
    97
    12. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    5.16
    124
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.76
    128
    8.56
    148
    14. Falls
    14.27
    7
    8.04
    50
    15. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    36.63
    5
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.46
    66
    0.72
    150
    17. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    20.55
    3
    18. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    8.95
    169
    19. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    9.30
    33
    20. Hypertension
    7.94
    145
    16.80
    98
    21. Other Injuries
    7.20
    97
    3.50
    161
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.30
    79
    3.32
    150
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    48
    1.51
    162
    24. Violence
    6.18
    77
    0.73
    166
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.99
    82
    1.76
    150
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    31
    3.95
    98
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    60
    1.40
    108
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.37
    78
    1.73
    168
    29. Malnutrition
    5.35
    50
    0.78
    107
    30. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    2.76
    153
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.25
    22
    3.53
    34
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    13.02
    42
    33. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    2.04
    94
    34. Meningitis
    3.20
    51
    0.39
    128
    35. Maternal Conditions
    2.97
    59
    0.26
    128
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    88
    2.05
    106
    37. Suicide
    2.20
    176
    6.67
    121
    38. Epilepsy
    2.19
    55
    0.74
    163
    39. Encephalitis
    1.71
    7
    0.21
    117
    40. Drownings
    1.67
    124
    3.66
    56
    41. Skin Disease
    1.66
    89
    0.30
    162
    42. Pertussis
    1.65
    50
    0.05
    112
    43. Drug Use
    1.30
    84
    1.34
    79
    44. Alcohol
    1.23
    102
    1.05
    111
    45. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    3.48
    97
    46. Hepatitis B
    1.12
    32
    0.15
    113
    47. Tetanus
    1.06
    24
    0.03
    105
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    12.42
    6
    49. Syphilis
    0.81
    46
    0.16
    84
    50. Poisonings
    0.75
    77
    1.55
    57
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    12.44
    183,342
    1.91
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108
    12.11
    1.772m
    18.44
    3. Stroke
    92
    10.31
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    60
    6.73
    250,272
    2.61
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.93
    192,302
    2.00
    6. Tuberculosis
    41
    4.60
    34,802
    0.36
    7. Lung Disease
    41
    4.60
    968,607
    10.08
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    4.48
    145,603
    1.52
    9. Low Birth Weight
    31
    3.48
    21,631
    0.23
    10. Birth Trauma
    28
    3.14
    17,644
    0.18
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    27
    3.03
    36,613
    0.38
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    24
    2.69
    8,719
    0.09
    13. Asthma
    22
    2.47
    23,147
    0.24
    14. Lung Cancers
    15
    1.68
    714,311
    7.44
    15. Falls
    15
    1.68
    138,878
    1.45
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14
    1.57
    398,439
    4.15
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    13
    1.46
    161,672
    1.68
    18. Other Injuries
    13
    1.46
    54,087
    0.56
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12
    1.35
    304,455
    3.17
    20. Violence
    12
    1.35
    11,115
    0.12
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    10
    1.12
    25,613
    0.27
    22. Malnutrition
    9
    1.01
    12,995
    0.14
    23. Liver Cancer
    9
    1.01
    180,952
    1.88
    24. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.01
    51,650
    0.54
    25. Hypertension
    7
    0.78
    301,183
    3.14
    26. Pertussis
    6
    0.67
    484
    0.01
    27. Breast Cancer
    6
    0.67
    92,757
    0.97
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.67
    51,056
    0.53
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.67
    29,954
    0.31
    30. Meningitis
    5
    0.56
    5,704
    0.06
    31. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.56
    3,596
    0.04
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4
    0.45
    248,388
    2.59
    33. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.45
    37,873
    0.39
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4
    0.45
    70,699
    0.74
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.45
    65,350
    0.68
    36. Drownings
    4
    0.45
    52,807
    0.55
    37. Syphilis
    3
    0.34
    1,824
    0.02
    38. Encephalitis
    3
    0.34
    2,796
    0.03
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.34
    28,078
    0.29
    40. Epilepsy
    3
    0.34
    11,365
    0.12
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.34
    37,723
    0.39
    42. Suicide
    3
    0.34
    116,324
    1.21
    43. Tetanus
    2
    0.22
    491
    0.01
    44. Drug Use
    2
    0.22
    24,214
    0.25
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.22
    5,222
    0.05
    46. Measles
    1
    0.11
    558
    0.01
    47. Hepatitis B
    1
    0.11
    2,757
    0.03
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1
    0.11
    242,891
    2.53
    49. Leukemia
    1
    0.11
    58,145
    0.61
    50. Alcohol
    1
    0.11
    19,071
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    6.41
    152
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    5.16
    124
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    36.63
    5
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    20.55
    3
    5. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    8.95
    169
    6. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    9.30
    33
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    2.76
    153
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    13.02
    42
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    2.04
    94
    10. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    3.48
    97
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    12.42
    6
    12. Lymphomas
    0.07
    183
    3.04
    145
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.01
    182
    5.72
    59
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.01
    182
    2.81
    89
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    179
    1.05
    137
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    183
    1.16
    157
    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.