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Seychelles
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Seychelles 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
Seychelles Population Pyramid
104,561
Sao Tome Population Pyramid
394,163
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sao Tome SAO TOME
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
49.3
52.3
50.8
92
93
91
1970
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
54.2
57.2
55.7
96
95
95
1980
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
 
58.2
61.0
59.6
104
110
107
1990
67.2
73.5
70.3
60
64
59
 
60.9
63.7
62.2
116
120
119
2000
67.7
76.4
71.8
86
46
67
 
60.8
64.4
62.6
123
126
127
2010
68.3
77.3
72.4
97
64
96
 
64.3
68.1
66.2
124
129
128
2019
70.0
77.1
73.3
96
88
93
 
68.8
72.0
70.4
115
123
120
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sao Tome SAO TOME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
70.0
77.1
96
88
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age
70.0
77.1
96
88
68.8
72.0
115
123
Age 5
71.1
78.2
108
90
71.2
74.0
104
124
Age 10
71.1
78.2
109
90
71.4
74.2
104
124
Age 15
71.3
78.3
109
90
71.6
74.4
103
125
Age 20
71.5
78.4
111
90
71.9
74.5
102
126
Age 25
71.9
78.5
111
90
72.2
74.7
104
126
Age 30
72.3
78.7
110
90
72.5
74.9
107
126
Age 35
72.8
78.9
109
90
72.8
75.2
107
129
Age 40
73.3
79.2
108
88
73.2
75.5
110
129
Age 45
74.0
79.6
106
87
73.7
76.0
113
132
Age 50
74.9
80.1
105
86
74.4
76.7
116
136
Age 55
76.0
80.8
102
85
75.4
77.5
122
142
Age 60
77.5
81.5
98
87
76.7
78.6
126
142
Age 65
79.2
82.5
99
87
78.4
80.0
132
145
Age 70
81.4
83.7
97
88
80.6
81.7
133
145
Age 75
83.6
85.3
112
94
83.2
83.9
134
151
Age 80
86.5
87.6
101
92
86.1
86.5
131
157
Age 85
89.8
90.4
89
93
89.3
89.6
146
162
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sao Tome SAO TOME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.13
116
133.60
64
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
70.92
49
99.50
24
3. Stroke
62.39
116
107.87
61
4. Prostate Cancer
49.62
5
18.78
70
5. Kidney Disease
40.23
21
46.72
13
6. Hypertension
39.54
25
7.94
145
7. Liver Disease
28.12
60
38.72
28
8. Breast Cancer
24.69
30
10.59
153
9. Diabetes Mellitus
24.13
101
14.76
128
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.22
3
4.11
165
11. Lung Disease
21.51
95
50.70
16
12. Lung Cancers
17.23
72
13.51
84
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.22
100
17.73
86
14. Cervical Cancer
15.71
51
14.88
57
15. Violence
13.66
32
6.18
77
16. Oral Cancer
12.25
3
0.01
182
17. Drownings
11.64
5
1.67
124
18. Road Traffic Accidents
10.94
121
42.59
17
19. Inflammatory/Heart
9.39
31
5.37
78
20. Ovary Cancer
8.75
4
4.99
68
21. Lymphomas
8.01
8
0.07
183
22. Suicide
7.73
102
2.20
176
23. Pancreas Cancer
7.02
44
0.01
182
24. Congenital Anomalies
6.66
61
6.30
79
25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.58
36
2.84
88
26. Stomach Cancer
6.42
85
11.50
27
27. Leukemia
6.05
7
1.16
167
28. Asthma
5.89
81
24.13
16
29. Diarrhoeal diseases
5.82
78
12.46
66
30. Parkinson's Disease
5.80
26
5.57
31
31. Endocrine Disorders
5.70
57
6.27
48
32. Liver Cancer
5.44
90
9.21
34
33. Oesophagus Cancer
5.35
34
0.96
156
34. Falls
5.28
97
14.27
7
35. Low Birth Weight
4.59
94
5.99
82
36. Bladder Cancer
4.22
21
3.77
32
37. Other Injuries
4.16
149
7.20
97
38. Uterin Cancer
2.94
59
0.00
183
39. Meningitis
2.26
59
3.20
51
40. Fires
1.74
81
0.48
142
41. Skin Disease
1.69
86
1.66
89
42. Malnutrition
1.59
87
5.35
50
43. Birth Trauma
1.52
104
5.51
60
44. Skin Cancers
1.10
135
0.00
179
45. Maternal Conditions
0.96
86
2.97
59
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.80
130
4.25
22
47. Encephalitis
0.79
41
1.71
7
48. Drug Use
0.78
133
1.30
84
49. Alcohol
0.56
140
1.23
102
50. Epilepsy
0.54
175
2.19
55
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
104
14.75
108
12.11
2. Influenza and Pneumonia
75
10.64
111
12.44
3. Stroke
66
9.36
92
10.31
4. Kidney Disease
43
6.10
44
4.93
5. Hypertension
42
5.96
7
0.78
6. Liver Disease
31
4.40
40
4.48
7. Diabetes Mellitus
26
3.69
13
1.46
8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
25
3.55
4
0.45
9. Lung Disease
22
3.12
41
4.60
10. Prostate Cancer
20
2.84
6
0.67
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
19
2.70
12
1.35
12. Lung Cancers
18
2.55
15
1.68
13. Violence
14
1.99
12
1.35
14. Breast Cancer
14
1.99
6
0.67
15. Oral Cancer
13
1.84
0
0.00
16. Drownings
12
1.70
4
0.45
17. Road Traffic Accidents
11
1.56
60
6.73
18. Inflammatory/Heart
10
1.42
6
0.67
19. Cervical Cancer
9
1.28
9
1.01
20. Lymphomas
8
1.13
0
0.00
21. Suicide
8
1.13
3
0.34
22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7
0.99
3
0.34
23. Congenital Anomalies
7
0.99
27
3.03
24. Stomach Cancer
7
0.99
14
1.57
25. Pancreas Cancer
7
0.99
0
0.00
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
6
0.85
24
2.69
27. Endocrine Disorders
6
0.85
10
1.12
28. Falls
6
0.85
15
1.68
29. Low Birth Weight
6
0.85
31
3.48
30. Oesophagus Cancer
6
0.85
1
0.11
31. Asthma
6
0.85
22
2.47
32. Liver Cancer
6
0.85
9
1.01
33. Leukemia
6
0.85
1
0.11
34. Parkinson's Disease
6
0.85
4
0.45
35. Ovary Cancer
5
0.71
3
0.34
36. Other Injuries
4
0.57
13
1.46
37. Bladder Cancer
4
0.57
4
0.45
38. Uterin Cancer
2
0.28
0
0.00
39. Meningitis
2
0.28
5
0.56
40. Skin Disease
2
0.28
2
0.22
41. Fires
2
0.28
1
0.11
42. Birth Trauma
2
0.28
28
3.14
43. Malnutrition
2
0.28
9
1.01
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
1
0.14
4
0.45
45. Poisonings
1
0.14
1
0.11
46. Drug Use
1
0.14
2
0.22
47. Maternal Conditions
1
0.14
5
0.56
48. Alcohol
1
0.14
1
0.11
49. Epilepsy
1
0.14
3
0.34
50. Encephalitis
1
0.14
3
0.34
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Seychelles SEYCHELLES   Sao Tome SAO TOME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
49.62
5
18.78
70
2. Breast Cancer
24.69
30
10.59
153
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
23.22
3
4.11
165
4. Lung Cancers
17.23
72
13.51
84
5. Cervical Cancer
15.71
51
14.88
57
6. Oral Cancer
12.25
3
0.01
182
7. Ovary Cancer
8.75
4
4.99
68
8. Lymphomas
8.01
8
0.07
183
9. Pancreas Cancer
7.02
44
0.01
182
10. Stomach Cancer
6.42
85
11.50
27
11. Leukemia
6.05
7
1.16
167
12. Liver Cancer
5.44
90
9.21
34
13. Oesophagus Cancer
5.35
34
0.96
156
14. Bladder Cancer
4.22
21
3.77
32
15. Uterin Cancer
2.94
59
0.00
183
16. Skin Cancers
1.10
135
0.00
179
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.