TOGO VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,975	3	4,142	+ 3,832
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,790	25	328	+ 7,461
Lung Disease	3	6,549	17	823	+ 5,726
Lung Cancers	4	5,556	51	76	+ 5,480
Stroke	5	5,468	4	3,574	+ 1,894
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,350	1	5,739	- 2,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,205	34	224	+ 2,982
Prostate Cancer	8	2,210	39	186	+ 2,024
Breast Cancer	9	1,939	24	362	+ 1,577
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,917	11	1,181	+ 735
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,636	58	40	+ 1,596
Kidney Disease	12	1,360	13	1,159	+ 201
Lymphomas	13	1,089	38	190	+ 899
Liver Disease	14	1,033	10	1,517	- 484
Hypertension	15	959	20	672	+ 288
Suicide	16	922	19	711	+ 211
Parkinson's Disease	17	896	45	111	+ 785
Alcohol	18	893	54	64	+ 830
Endocrine Disorders	19	858	15	881	- 23
Leukemia	20	834	59	39	+ 794
Bladder Cancer	21	814	56	52	+ 762
Falls	22	807	27	307	+ 501
Stomach Cancer	23	723	30	280	+ 443
Oesophagus Cancer	24	711	47	96	+ 615
Liver Cancer	25	693	26	312	+ 382
Skin Cancers	26	580	40	159	+ 421
Other Neoplasms	27	564	62	11	+ 553
Oral Cancer	28	553	43	131	+ 422
Ovary Cancer	29	548	49	88	+ 460
Other Injuries	30	518	16	834	- 316
Inflammatory/Heart	31	425	31	276	+ 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	323	28	297	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	33	319	7	2,316	- 1,997
Drug Use	34	294	41	158	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	35	232	57	52	+ 180
Congenital Anomalies	36	229	12	1,170	- 942
Cervical Cancer	37	228	23	421	- 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	216	5	3,190	- 2,974
Multiple Sclerosis	39	197	61	13	+ 184
Epilepsy	40	187	37	210	- 23
Low Birth Weight	41	174	9	2,005	- 1,831
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	144	44	115	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	126	64	7	+ 119
Asthma	44	123	22	587	- 464
Skin Disease	45	118	52	75	+ 43
Anemia	46	109	85	0	+ 109
Violence	47	94	18	723	- 629
Schizophrenia	48	85	86	0	+ 85
Fires	49	79	36	215	- 136
Drownings	50	56	33	225	- 169
Osteoarthritis	51	38	81	0	+ 38
Meningitis	52	37	14	941	- 904
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	37	80	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	54	34	60	23	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	55	34	6	3,007	- 2,973
Birth Trauma	56	32	8	2,309	- 2,278
Tuberculosis	57	23	35	216	- 193
Upper Respiratory	58	23	66	5	+ 18
Malnutrition	59	21	32	254	- 233
Hepatitis C	60	13	63	8	+ 5
Hepatitis B	61	9	53	65	- 56
Poisonings	62	8	42	153	- 145
Oral conditions	63	6	82	0	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	64	3	21	601	- 598
Otitis Media	65	3	71	0	+ 3
War	66	1	68	2	- 1
Encephalitis	67	1	55	57	- 56
Tetanus	68	1	50	80	- 79
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	48	94	- 93
Measles	71	0	67	3	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	29	282	- 282
Diphtheria	73	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	46	98	- 98
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.