TOGO VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,868	4	3,574	+ 9,293
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,157	3	4,142	+ 7,014
Lung Disease	3	6,100	17	823	+ 5,277
Lung Cancers	4	4,499	51	76	+ 4,422
Stomach Cancer	5	2,509	30	280	+ 2,229
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,917	25	328	+ 1,589
Hypertension	7	1,897	20	672	+ 1,225
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,576	7	2,316	- 740
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,564	34	224	+ 1,341
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,530	47	96	+ 1,433
Kidney Disease	11	1,211	13	1,159	+ 52
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	1,155	1	5,739	- 4,584
Liver Cancer	13	1,140	26	312	+ 828
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,018	11	1,181	- 163
Liver Disease	15	917	10	1,517	- 600
Falls	16	875	27	307	+ 568
Suicide	17	733	19	711	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	18	702	58	40	+ 662
Breast Cancer	19	584	24	362	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	20	445	45	111	+ 334
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	412	44	115	+ 296
Leukemia	22	366	59	39	+ 327
Lymphomas	23	364	38	190	+ 174
Oral Cancer	24	344	43	131	+ 213
Other Injuries	25	341	16	834	- 493
Drownings	26	333	33	225	+ 108
Cervical Cancer	27	325	23	421	- 96
Prostate Cancer	28	322	39	186	+ 136
Bladder Cancer	29	239	56	52	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	238	28	297	- 59
Congenital Anomalies	31	231	12	1,170	- 940
Tuberculosis	32	219	35	216	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	33	189	31	276	- 87
HIV/AIDS	34	181	6	3,007	- 2,826
Ovary Cancer	35	177	49	88	+ 89
Poisonings	36	162	42	153	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	37	161	15	881	- 719
Drug Use	38	152	41	158	- 5
Asthma	39	146	22	587	- 441
Low Birth Weight	40	136	9	2,005	- 1,869
Skin Cancers	41	124	40	159	- 36
Alcohol	42	120	54	64	+ 56
Birth Trauma	43	111	8	2,309	- 2,198
Malnutrition	44	82	32	254	- 172
Uterin Cancer	45	74	57	52	+ 22
Epilepsy	46	72	37	210	- 139
Violence	47	70	18	723	- 653
Fires	48	66	36	215	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	64	64	7	+ 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	55	5	3,190	- 3,135
Meningitis	51	36	14	941	- 905
Skin Disease	52	33	52	75	- 42
Other Neoplasms	53	28	62	11	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	54	23	21	601	- 578
Encephalitis	55	18	55	57	- 40
Hepatitis B	56	17	53	65	- 48
Upper Respiratory	57	17	66	5	+ 11
Syphilis	58	11	48	94	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	59	11	61	13	- 2
Appendicitis	60	9	60	23	- 14
War	61	6	68	2	+ 4
Measles	62	4	67	3	+ 1
Tetanus	63	3	50	80	- 77
Pertussis	64	3	29	282	- 279
Schistosomiasis	65	3	46	98	- 96
Hepatitis C	66	1	63	8	- 8
Chlamydia	67	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	65	6	- 6
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

China

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.