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Sao Tome
COUNTRY #1
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SAO TOME VS NICARAGUA

Compare Sao Tome and Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua
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
Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
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Nicaragua Population Pyramid
8,531,045
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sao Tome SAO TOME   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
  Sao Tome SAO TOME   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
       
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
  
46.0
48.7
47.3
104
103
102
1970
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
  
52.4
55.5
53.9
102
103
104
1980
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
  
56.0
61.6
58.7
115
107
111
1990
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
  
61.7
67.4
64.5
113
109
111
2000
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
  
67.3
73.3
70.3
90
89
91
2010
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
  
70.2
76.1
73.2
83
83
85
2019
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
  
72.1
77.9
75.0
78
77
76
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sao Tome SAO TOME   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
68.8
72.0
115
123
72.1
77.9
78
77
Age
68.8
72.0
115
123
72.1
77.9
78
77
Age 5
71.2
74.0
104
124
73.4
79.1
77
71
Age 10
71.4
74.2
104
124
73.5
79.2
77
71
Age 15
71.6
74.4
103
125
73.7
79.3
76
71
Age 20
71.9
74.5
102
126
73.9
79.4
76
71
Age 25
72.2
74.7
104
126
74.2
79.5
76
71
Age 30
72.5
74.9
107
126
74.5
79.6
77
71
Age 35
72.8
75.2
107
129
74.8
79.8
79
72
Age 40
73.2
75.5
110
129
75.1
80.0
81
72
Age 45
73.7
76.0
113
132
75.5
80.2
84
72
Age 50
74.4
76.7
116
136
76.1
80.6
84
74
Age 55
75.4
77.5
122
142
76.9
81.2
85
75
Age 60
76.7
78.6
126
142
78.0
81.9
87
78
Age 65
78.4
80.0
132
145
79.5
82.8
90
79
Age 70
80.6
81.7
133
145
81.4
84.1
96
81
Age 75
83.2
83.9
134
151
83.7
85.7
100
81
Age 80
86.1
86.5
131
157
86.5
87.8
106
84
Age 85
89.3
89.6
146
162
89.7
90.4
107
80
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sao Tome SAO TOME   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
133.60
64
124.46
73
2. Stroke
107.87
61
47.78
132
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
99.50
24
20.90
111
4. Lung Disease
50.70
16
33.61
40
5. Kidney Disease
46.72
13
73.96
2
6. Road Traffic Accidents
42.59
17
18.75
81
7. Liver Disease
38.72
28
24.52
77
8. Tuberculosis
30.26
36
2.20
107
9. Asthma
24.13
16
2.14
114
10. Prostate Cancer
18.78
70
20.62
60
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.73
86
3.05
173
12. Cervical Cancer
14.88
57
13.48
64
13. Diabetes Mellitus
14.76
128
44.63
48
14. Falls
14.27
7
5.61
94
15. Lung Cancers
13.51
84
5.94
131
16. Diarrhoeal diseases
12.46
66
2.06
105
17. Stomach Cancer
11.50
27
10.11
45
18. Breast Cancer
10.59
153
10.15
158
19. Liver Cancer
9.21
34
10.93
25
20. Hypertension
7.94
145
23.51
64
21. Other Injuries
7.20
97
6.63
106
22. Congenital Anomalies
6.30
79
6.84
56
23. Endocrine Disorders
6.27
48
3.03
110
24. Violence
6.18
77
9.50
55
25. Low Birth Weight
5.99
82
4.70
91
26. Parkinson's Disease
5.57
31
1.49
168
27. Birth Trauma
5.51
60
1.90
93
28. Inflammatory/Heart
5.37
78
2.78
143
29. Malnutrition
5.35
50
2.89
72
30. Ovary Cancer
4.99
68
2.18
169
31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.25
22
0.38
165
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.11
165
6.63
125
33. Bladder Cancer
3.77
32
0.61
176
34. Meningitis
3.20
51
0.47
119
35. Maternal Conditions
2.97
59
1.27
79
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.84
88
1.82
121
37. Suicide
2.20
176
4.66
146
38. Epilepsy
2.19
55
1.29
115
39. Encephalitis
1.71
7
0.14
123
40. Drownings
1.67
124
2.57
86
41. Skin Disease
1.66
89
3.39
24
42. Pertussis
1.65
50
0.04
115
43. Drug Use
1.30
84
0.86
127
44. Alcohol
1.23
102
5.38
16
45. Leukemia
1.16
167
3.91
74
46. Hepatitis B
1.12
32
0.08
141
47. Tetanus
1.06
24
0.00
175
48. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
156
0.90
161
49. Syphilis
0.81
46
0.10
93
50. Poisonings
0.75
77
0.30
125
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Sao Tome SAO TOME   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
111
12.44
1,152
4.03
2. Coronary Heart Disease
108
12.11
5,843
20.44
3. Stroke
92
10.31
2,225
7.78
4. Road Traffic Accidents
60
6.73
1,109
3.88
5. Kidney Disease
44
4.93
3,533
12.36
6. Tuberculosis
41
4.60
115
0.40
7. Lung Disease
41
4.60
1,570
5.49
8. Liver Disease
40
4.48
1,203
4.21
9. Low Birth Weight
31
3.48
490
1.71
10. Birth Trauma
28
3.14
198
0.69
11. Congenital Anomalies
27
3.03
571
2.00
12. Diarrhoeal diseases
24
2.69
122
0.43
13. Asthma
22
2.47
105
0.37
14. Lung Cancers
15
1.68
274
0.96
15. Falls
15
1.68
276
0.97
16. Stomach Cancer
14
1.57
478
1.67
17. Diabetes Mellitus
13
1.46
2,068
7.23
18. Other Injuries
13
1.46
358
1.25
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
12
1.35
149
0.52
20. Violence
12
1.35
619
2.17
21. Endocrine Disorders
10
1.12
164
0.57
22. Malnutrition
9
1.01
163
0.57
23. Liver Cancer
9
1.01
509
1.78
24. Cervical Cancer
9
1.01
374
1.31
25. Hypertension
7
0.78
1,103
3.86
26. Pertussis
6
0.67
3
0.01
27. Breast Cancer
6
0.67
283
0.99
28. Prostate Cancer
6
0.67
386
1.35
29. Inflammatory/Heart
6
0.67
139
0.49
30. Meningitis
5
0.56
29
0.10
31. Maternal Conditions
5
0.56
88
0.31
32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4
0.45
315
1.10
33. Bladder Cancer
4
0.45
28
0.10
34. Parkinson's Disease
4
0.45
67
0.23
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4
0.45
20
0.07
36. Drownings
4
0.45
157
0.55
37. Syphilis
3
0.34
9
0.03
38. Encephalitis
3
0.34
10
0.03
39. Ovary Cancer
3
0.34
61
0.21
40. Epilepsy
3
0.34
74
0.26
41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
3
0.34
85
0.30
42. Suicide
3
0.34
285
1.00
43. Tetanus
2
0.22
0
0.00
44. Drug Use
2
0.22
50
0.17
45. Skin Disease
2
0.22
162
0.57
46. Measles
1
0.11
0
0.00
47. Hepatitis B
1
0.11
5
0.02
48. Oesophagus Cancer
1
0.11
42
0.15
49. Leukemia
1
0.11
227
0.79
50. Alcohol
1
0.11
279
0.98
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Sao Tome SAO TOME   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
18.78
70
20.62
60
2. Cervical Cancer
14.88
57
13.48
64
3. Lung Cancers
13.51
84
5.94
131
4. Stomach Cancer
11.50
27
10.11
45
5. Breast Cancer
10.59
153
10.15
158
6. Liver Cancer
9.21
34
10.93
25
7. Ovary Cancer
4.99
68
2.18
169
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.11
165
6.63
125
9. Bladder Cancer
3.77
32
0.61
176
10. Leukemia
1.16
167
3.91
74
11. Oesophagus Cancer
0.96
156
0.90
161
12. Lymphomas
0.07
183
3.32
140
13. Pancreas Cancer
0.01
182
3.88
86
14. Oral Cancer
0.01
182
1.33
167
15. Skin Cancers
0.00
179
1.27
128
16. Uterin Cancer
0.00
183
1.51
139
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.