TOGO VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	9,129	6	3,007	+ 6,122
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,532	1	5,739	- 1,206
Malaria	3	3,315	2	5,075	- 1,760
Low Birth Weight	4	2,269	9	2,005	+ 264
Birth Trauma	5	2,189	8	2,309	- 120
Stroke	6	2,171	4	3,574	- 1,404
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,080	3	4,142	- 2,062
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,830	7	2,316	- 486
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,732	5	3,190	- 1,458
Tuberculosis	10	1,593	35	216	+ 1,378
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,486	11	1,181	+ 304
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,238	12	1,170	+ 68
Liver Disease	13	990	10	1,517	- 527
Kidney Disease	14	985	13	1,159	- 174
Measles	15	899	67	3	+ 896
Hypertension	16	820	20	672	+ 148
Maternal Conditions	17	689	21	601	+ 88
Syphilis	18	665	48	94	+ 571
Meningitis	19	631	14	941	- 310
Lung Disease	20	598	17	823	- 225
Pertussis	21	541	29	282	+ 259
Suicide	22	532	19	711	- 179
Other Injuries	23	522	16	834	- 312
Breast Cancer	24	419	24	362	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	25	363	15	881	- 518
Asthma	26	324	22	587	- 263
Inflammatory/Heart	27	313	31	276	+ 38
Cervical Cancer	28	278	23	421	- 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	276	25	328	- 53
Drug Use	30	250	41	158	+ 92
Malnutrition	31	239	32	254	- 15
Falls	32	227	27	307	- 80
Violence	33	222	18	723	- 501
Liver Cancer	34	214	26	312	- 98
Prostate Cancer	35	213	39	186	+ 27
Drownings	36	196	33	225	- 29
Oral Cancer	37	171	43	131	+ 40
Epilepsy	38	160	37	210	- 50
Fires	39	150	36	215	- 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	142	34	224	- 82
Lung Cancers	41	133	51	76	+ 57
Tetanus	42	116	50	80	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	109	28	297	- 188
Poisonings	44	104	42	153	- 49
Lymphomas	45	96	38	190	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	46	87	45	111	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	47	82	76	0	+ 82
Skin Cancers	48	80	40	159	- 79
Stomach Cancer	49	77	30	280	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	71	44	115	- 45
Skin Disease	51	65	52	75	- 10
Ovary Cancer	52	64	49	88	- 25
Alcohol	53	59	54	64	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	54	59	47	96	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	55	56	58	40	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	56	42	56	52	- 10
Encephalitis	57	39	55	57	- 19
Uterin Cancer	58	38	57	52	- 14
Appendicitis	59	28	60	23	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	60	21	46	98	- 77
Leukemia	61	19	59	39	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	18	64	7	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	63	16	62	11	+ 5
Diphtheria	64	15	69	2	+ 14
Hepatitis B	65	15	53	65	- 50
Upper Respiratory	66	8	66	5	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	67	7	61	13	- 6
Chlamydia	68	2	70	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	63	8	- 7
Ascariasis	70	1	65	6	- 5
War	71	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Equ. Guinea

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.