TOGO VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,377	3	4,142	+ 7,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,011	25	328	+ 6,682
Stroke	3	5,515	4	3,574	+ 1,941
Lung Cancers	4	5,046	51	76	+ 4,970
Lung Disease	5	4,793	17	823	+ 3,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,227	1	5,739	- 1,512
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,478	34	224	+ 2,255
Kidney Disease	8	2,198	13	1,159	+ 1,039
Breast Cancer	9	1,926	24	362	+ 1,564
Suicide	10	1,572	19	711	+ 861
Other Injuries	11	1,494	16	834	+ 660
Other Neoplasms	12	1,361	62	11	+ 1,350
Prostate Cancer	13	1,358	39	186	+ 1,173
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,347	58	40	+ 1,307
Falls	15	1,307	27	307	+ 1,001
Lymphomas	16	1,156	38	190	+ 966
Liver Disease	17	1,067	10	1,517	- 450
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,066	15	881	+ 185
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,026	45	111	+ 915
Diabetes Mellitus	20	945	11	1,181	- 236
Leukemia	21	893	59	39	+ 854
Bladder Cancer	22	803	56	52	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	23	790	31	276	+ 514
Liver Cancer	24	726	26	312	+ 415
Oesophagus Cancer	25	669	47	96	+ 573
Stomach Cancer	26	643	30	280	+ 363
Hypertension	27	551	20	672	- 121
Oral Cancer	28	502	43	131	+ 371
Road Traffic Accidents	29	496	7	2,316	- 1,820
Ovary Cancer	30	486	49	88	+ 398
Skin Cancers	31	389	40	159	+ 229
Alcohol	32	372	54	64	+ 308
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	311	5	3,190	- 2,879
Uterin Cancer	34	286	57	52	+ 234
Skin Disease	35	283	52	75	+ 208
Epilepsy	36	259	37	210	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	218	44	115	+ 103
Malnutrition	38	216	32	254	- 37
Drug Use	39	214	41	158	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	40	210	12	1,170	- 960
Cervical Cancer	41	181	23	421	- 240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	158	28	297	- 138
Anemia	43	148	85	0	+ 148
Violence	44	111	18	723	- 612
Multiple Sclerosis	45	109	61	13	+ 97
Asthma	46	95	22	587	- 492
Drownings	47	59	33	225	- 166
Fires	48	56	36	215	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	54	64	7	+ 47
Low Birth Weight	50	52	9	2,005	- 1,953
Osteoarthritis	51	44	81	0	+ 44
Hepatitis C	52	39	63	8	+ 31
Birth Trauma	53	35	8	2,309	- 2,275
Tuberculosis	54	34	35	216	- 182
Poisonings	55	31	42	153	- 123
Schizophrenia	56	29	86	0	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	57	27	6	3,007	- 2,980
Meningitis	58	21	14	941	- 920
Upper Respiratory	59	16	66	5	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	15	80	0	+ 15
Oral conditions	61	14	82	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	62	12	60	23	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	12	53	65	- 53
Maternal Conditions	64	4	21	601	- 597
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	55	57	- 56
War	67	1	68	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	1	29	282	- 281
Diphtheria	69	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	70	0	48	94	- 94
Chlamydia	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Schistosomiasis	76	0	46	98	- 98
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	50	80	- 80
Measles	79	0	67	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	6	- 6
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Belgium

Togo

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.