TOGO VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,256	1	5,739	+ 2,517
Tuberculosis	2	7,423	35	216	+ 7,207
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	7,392	5	3,190	+ 4,202
HIV/AIDS	4	5,922	6	3,007	+ 2,915
Stroke	5	5,182	4	3,574	+ 1,608
Malaria	6	5,175	2	5,075	+ 100
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,577	3	4,142	+ 434
Low Birth Weight	8	3,516	9	2,005	+ 1,511
Birth Trauma	9	3,459	8	2,309	+ 1,149
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,825	7	2,316	+ 509
Measles	11	2,565	67	3	+ 2,562
Hypertension	12	1,976	20	672	+ 1,305
Maternal Conditions	13	1,853	21	601	+ 1,252
Liver Disease	14	1,820	10	1,517	+ 303
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,801	11	1,181	+ 620
Meningitis	16	1,601	14	941	+ 660
Violence	17	1,592	18	723	+ 869
Lung Disease	18	1,509	17	823	+ 686
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,224	12	1,170	+ 54
Asthma	20	1,201	22	587	+ 614
Kidney Disease	21	1,121	13	1,159	- 38
Malnutrition	22	1,090	32	254	+ 836
Other Injuries	23	979	16	834	+ 145
Suicide	24	923	19	711	+ 212
Endocrine Disorders	25	668	15	881	- 213
Breast Cancer	26	543	24	362	+ 181
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	501	28	297	+ 204
War	28	495	68	2	+ 493
Tetanus	29	442	50	80	+ 363
Inflammatory/Heart	30	426	31	276	+ 150
Pertussis	31	418	29	282	+ 137
Cervical Cancer	32	363	23	421	- 58
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	322	25	328	- 7
Drownings	34	319	33	225	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	306	44	115	+ 191
Falls	36	286	27	307	- 20
Schistosomiasis	37	267	46	98	+ 169
Prostate Cancer	38	247	39	186	+ 61
Fires	39	224	36	215	+ 9
Poisonings	40	211	42	153	+ 58
Syphilis	41	189	48	94	+ 96
Lymphomas	42	188	38	190	- 2
Epilepsy	43	187	37	210	- 23
Liver Cancer	44	184	26	312	- 128
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	184	34	224	- 40
Oral Cancer	46	144	43	131	+ 13
Leukemia	47	139	59	39	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	48	106	45	111	- 5
Stomach Cancer	49	103	30	280	- 176
Ovary Cancer	50	101	49	88	+ 13
Appendicitis	51	98	60	23	+ 74
Alcohol	52	97	54	64	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	53	76	47	96	- 20
Skin Disease	54	76	52	75	+ 1
Lung Cancers	55	74	51	76	- 2
Leishmaniasis	56	72	78	0	+ 72
Drug Use	57	69	41	158	- 88
Skin Cancers	58	68	40	159	- 92
Trypanosomiasis	59	63	76	0	+ 63
Pancreas Cancer	60	58	58	40	+ 18
Hepatitis B	61	52	53	65	- 13
Encephalitis	62	44	55	57	- 13
Upper Respiratory	63	38	66	5	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	64	37	56	52	- 16
Uterin Cancer	65	31	57	52	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	64	7	+ 17
Diphtheria	67	17	69	2	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	10	71	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	9	63	8	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	8	62	11	- 3
Ascariasis	71	8	65	6	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	61	13	- 7
Chlamydia	73	3	70	1	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Central Africa

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.