TOGO VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,683	1	5,739	- 55
Tuberculosis	2	3,382	35	216	+ 3,166
Measles	3	3,265	67	3	+ 3,262
Malaria	4	3,231	2	5,075	- 1,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,192	5	3,190	+ 2
Stroke	6	2,828	4	3,574	- 746
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,683	3	4,142	- 1,460
Low Birth Weight	8	2,679	9	2,005	+ 674
Birth Trauma	9	2,556	8	2,309	+ 246
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,338	7	2,316	+ 22
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,256	12	1,170	+ 86
Hypertension	12	1,217	20	672	+ 545
Liver Disease	13	1,163	10	1,517	- 354
Lung Disease	14	1,045	17	823	+ 222
HIV/AIDS	15	1,027	6	3,007	- 1,980
Diabetes Mellitus	16	997	11	1,181	- 184
Meningitis	17	894	14	941	- 47
Violence	18	859	18	723	+ 136
Maternal Conditions	19	812	21	601	+ 211
Kidney Disease	20	701	13	1,159	- 458
Malnutrition	21	689	32	254	+ 435
Other Injuries	22	639	16	834	- 195
Pertussis	23	612	29	282	+ 330
Asthma	24	598	22	587	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	25	570	15	881	- 310
Suicide	26	449	19	711	- 262
Cervical Cancer	27	373	23	421	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	351	25	328	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	29	313	31	276	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	30	305	39	186	+ 120
Liver Cancer	31	297	26	312	- 15
Syphilis	32	290	48	94	+ 196
Falls	33	269	27	307	- 37
Drownings	34	267	33	225	+ 42
Breast Cancer	35	264	24	362	- 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	229	34	224	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	37	199	30	280	- 81
Lymphomas	38	159	38	190	- 31
Fires	39	155	36	215	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	149	28	297	- 148
Leukemia	41	145	59	39	+ 105
Poisonings	42	134	42	153	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	134	44	115	+ 18
Epilepsy	44	133	37	210	- 77
War	45	128	68	2	+ 126
Tetanus	46	90	50	80	+ 10
Lung Cancers	47	89	51	76	+ 13
Schistosomiasis	48	83	46	98	- 15
Parkinson's Disease	49	80	45	111	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	50	79	58	40	+ 38
Oral Cancer	51	77	43	131	- 53
Leishmaniasis	52	67	78	0	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	53	61	47	96	- 35
Skin Disease	54	60	52	75	- 15
Skin Cancers	55	59	40	159	- 100
Appendicitis	56	54	60	23	+ 31
Encephalitis	57	53	55	57	- 5
Ovary Cancer	58	51	49	88	- 38
Drug Use	59	49	41	158	- 108
Alcohol	60	49	54	64	- 15
Hepatitis B	61	35	53	65	- 30
Upper Respiratory	62	29	66	5	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	63	27	57	52	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	64	27	76	0	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	65	21	56	52	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	64	7	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	67	7	62	11	- 4
Ascariasis	68	6	65	6	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	5	63	8	- 3
Diphtheria	70	4	69	2	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	61	13	- 9
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	73	1	70	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

DR Congo

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.