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Sao Tome
COUNTRY #1
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SAO TOME VS LESOTHO

Compare Sao Tome and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Lesotho LESOTHO
           
    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
    		  
    44.9
    48.3
    46.6
    115
    111
    114
    1970
    54.2
    57.2
    55.7
    96
    95
    95
    		  
    47.5
    50.8
    49.1
    126
    122
    127
    1980
    58.2
    61.0
    59.6
    104
    110
    107
    		  
    52.2
    55.5
    53.8
    130
    128
    131
    1990
    60.9
    63.7
    62.2
    116
    120
    119
    		  
    56.7
    60.5
    58.6
    135
    131
    134
    2000
    60.8
    64.4
    62.6
    123
    126
    127
    		  
    48.2
    50.3
    49.3
    167
    167
    166
    2010
    64.3
    68.1
    66.2
    124
    129
    128
    		  
    49.4
    52.6
    51.1
    179
    178
    179
    2019
    68.8
    72.0
    70.4
    115
    123
    120
    		  
    47.7
    54.2
    50.7
    183
    183
    183
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Lesotho LESOTHO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    72.0
    115
    123
    47.7
    54.2
    183
    183
    Age 5
    71.2
    74.0
    104
    124
    52.5
    58.8
    183
    183
    Age 10
    71.4
    74.2
    104
    124
    52.8
    59.1
    183
    183
    Age 15
    71.6
    74.4
    103
    125
    52.9
    59.2
    183
    183
    Age 20
    71.9
    74.5
    102
    126
    53.6
    59.7
    183
    183
    Age 25
    72.2
    74.7
    104
    126
    54.5
    60.6
    183
    183
    Age 30
    72.5
    74.9
    107
    126
    55.6
    62.0
    183
    183
    Age 35
    72.8
    75.2
    107
    129
    57.2
    63.8
    183
    183
    Age 40
    73.2
    75.5
    110
    129
    59.4
    66.0
    183
    183
    Age 45
    73.7
    76.0
    113
    132
    62.0
    68.3
    183
    183
    Age 50
    74.4
    76.7
    116
    136
    65.0
    70.7
    183
    183
    Age 55
    75.4
    77.5
    122
    142
    68.1
    73.0
    183
    181
    Age 60
    76.7
    78.6
    126
    142
    71.2
    75.2
    183
    180
    Age 65
    78.4
    80.0
    132
    145
    74.4
    77.5
    182
    180
    Age 70
    80.6
    81.7
    133
    145
    77.7
    79.9
    182
    179
    Age 75
    83.2
    83.9
    134
    151
    81.2
    82.6
    183
    178
    Age 80
    86.1
    86.5
    131
    157
    84.8
    85.7
    181
    172
    Age 85
    89.3
    89.6
    146
    162
    88.6
    89.1
    175
    172
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Lesotho LESOTHO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    133.60
    64
    155.85
    43
    2. Stroke
    107.87
    61
    211.66
    3
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    99.50
    24
    192.07
    1
    4. Lung Disease
    50.70
    16
    83.85
    6
    5. Kidney Disease
    46.72
    13
    69.87
    4
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    42.59
    17
    36.62
    32
    7. Liver Disease
    38.72
    28
    51.33
    9
    8. Tuberculosis
    30.26
    36
    68.85
    13
    9. Asthma
    24.13
    16
    45.32
    3
    10. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    24.42
    47
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.73
    86
    17.24
    99
    12. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    44.59
    9
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.76
    128
    147.55
    5
    14. Falls
    14.27
    7
    8.24
    44
    15. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    3.87
    146
    16. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.46
    66
    142.10
    2
    17. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    0.76
    181
    18. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    11.68
    143
    19. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    4.78
    106
    20. Hypertension
    7.94
    145
    74.75
    1
    21. Other Injuries
    7.20
    97
    28.67
    2
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.30
    79
    11.28
    4
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    6.27
    48
    14.08
    10
    24. Violence
    6.18
    77
    43.38
    5
    25. Low Birth Weight
    5.99
    82
    18.96
    1
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    5.57
    31
    4.56
    67
    27. Birth Trauma
    5.51
    60
    13.70
    7
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.37
    78
    21.17
    6
    29. Malnutrition
    5.35
    50
    17.17
    13
    30. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    3.01
    145
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.25
    22
    7.68
    13
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    2.77
    180
    33. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    0.70
    170
    34. Meningitis
    3.20
    51
    16.69
    10
    35. Maternal Conditions
    2.97
    59
    13.99
    19
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.84
    88
    18.88
    3
    37. Suicide
    2.20
    176
    87.48
    1
    38. Epilepsy
    2.19
    55
    7.57
    1
    39. Encephalitis
    1.71
    7
    0.73
    49
    40. Drownings
    1.67
    124
    9.67
    7
    41. Skin Disease
    1.66
    89
    5.11
    14
    42. Pertussis
    1.65
    50
    1.81
    46
    43. Drug Use
    1.30
    84
    1.67
    61
    44. Alcohol
    1.23
    102
    4.54
    21
    45. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    2.43
    144
    46. Hepatitis B
    1.12
    32
    1.71
    15
    47. Tetanus
    1.06
    24
    1.04
    25
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    5.57
    33
    49. Syphilis
    0.81
    46
    1.69
    16
    50. Poisonings
    0.75
    77
    5.26
    2
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    111
    12.44
    3,214
    9.65
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108
    12.11
    2,101
    6.31
    3. Stroke
    92
    10.31
    2,817
    8.45
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    60
    6.73
    678
    2.03
    5. Kidney Disease
    44
    4.93
    1,015
    3.05
    6. Tuberculosis
    41
    4.60
    1,208
    3.63
    7. Lung Disease
    41
    4.60
    1,102
    3.31
    8. Liver Disease
    40
    4.48
    792
    2.38
    9. Low Birth Weight
    31
    3.48
    957
    2.87
    10. Birth Trauma
    28
    3.14
    717
    2.15
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    27
    3.03
    389
    1.17
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    24
    2.69
    2,354
    7.06
    13. Asthma
    22
    2.47
    678
    2.03
    14. Lung Cancers
    15
    1.68
    51
    0.15
    15. Falls
    15
    1.68
    128
    0.38
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14
    1.57
    11
    0.03
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    13
    1.46
    2,000
    6.00
    18. Other Injuries
    13
    1.46
    533
    1.60
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    12
    1.35
    194
    0.58
    20. Violence
    12
    1.35
    924
    2.77
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    10
    1.12
    235
    0.71
    22. Malnutrition
    9
    1.01
    357
    1.07
    23. Liver Cancer
    9
    1.01
    71
    0.21
    24. Cervical Cancer
    9
    1.01
    372
    1.12
    25. Hypertension
    7
    0.78
    990
    2.97
    26. Pertussis
    6
    0.67
    51
    0.15
    27. Breast Cancer
    6
    0.67
    97
    0.29
    28. Prostate Cancer
    6
    0.67
    81
    0.24
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    6
    0.67
    305
    0.92
    30. Meningitis
    5
    0.56
    318
    0.95
    31. Maternal Conditions
    5
    0.56
    292
    0.88
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4
    0.45
    40
    0.12
    33. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.45
    10
    0.03
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    4
    0.45
    55
    0.17
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.45
    126
    0.38
    36. Drownings
    4
    0.45
    200
    0.60
    37. Syphilis
    3
    0.34
    50
    0.15
    38. Encephalitis
    3
    0.34
    14
    0.04
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3
    0.34
    24
    0.07
    40. Epilepsy
    3
    0.34
    143
    0.43
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.34
    279
    0.84
    42. Suicide
    3
    0.34
    1,539
    4.62
    43. Tetanus
    2
    0.22
    45
    0.14
    44. Drug Use
    2
    0.22
    32
    0.10
    45. Skin Disease
    2
    0.22
    70
    0.21
    46. Measles
    1
    0.11
    12
    0.04
    47. Hepatitis B
    1
    0.11
    27
    0.08
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1
    0.11
    73
    0.22
    49. Leukemia
    1
    0.11
    39
    0.12
    50. Alcohol
    1
    0.11
    71
    0.21
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Sao Tome SAO TOME   Lesotho LESOTHO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    70
    24.42
    47
    2. Cervical Cancer
    14.88
    57
    44.59
    9
    3. Lung Cancers
    13.51
    84
    3.87
    146
    4. Stomach Cancer
    11.50
    27
    0.76
    181
    5. Breast Cancer
    10.59
    153
    11.68
    143
    6. Liver Cancer
    9.21
    34
    4.78
    106
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.99
    68
    3.01
    145
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.11
    165
    2.77
    180
    9. Bladder Cancer
    3.77
    32
    0.70
    170
    10. Leukemia
    1.16
    167
    2.43
    144
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.96
    156
    5.57
    33
    12. Lymphomas
    0.07
    183
    4.86
    86
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    0.01
    182
    0.90
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.01
    182
    3.76
    61
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.00
    179
    3.61
    19
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.00
    183
    2.88
    66
    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.