Australia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Burden of disease

Australia
25,050 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
25,285 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
176th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
175th

Burden of disease over time

  • Australia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020.0k40.0k60.0k200020102021

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 25,285 DALYs per 100,000 people against 25,050 DALYs per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 235 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Australia ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 194 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 25,787 DALYs per 100,000 people 44,508 DALYs per 100,000 people 18,721 DALYs per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 24,968 DALYs per 100,000 people 28,632 DALYs per 100,000 people 3,664 DALYs per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 24,852 DALYs per 100,000 people 25,178 DALYs per 100,000 people 325.75 DALYs per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Australia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 25,285 DALYs per 100,000 people against 25,050 DALYs per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
235 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for burden of disease?
Australia ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burden of disease
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.