TOGO VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	17,626	25	328	+ 17,297
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,582	3	4,142	+ 11,440
Stroke	3	6,522	4	3,574	+ 2,948
Lung Cancers	4	3,665	51	76	+ 3,589
Hypertension	5	3,218	20	672	+ 2,546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,272	34	224	+ 2,048
Falls	7	2,100	27	307	+ 1,794
Lung Disease	8	2,044	17	823	+ 1,220
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,977	58	40	+ 1,936
Liver Disease	10	1,693	10	1,517	+ 176
Prostate Cancer	11	1,538	39	186	+ 1,352
Breast Cancer	12	1,503	24	362	+ 1,141
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,352	45	111	+ 1,241
Lymphomas	14	1,349	38	190	+ 1,158
Suicide	15	1,341	19	711	+ 630
Liver Cancer	16	864	26	312	+ 552
Inflammatory/Heart	17	821	31	276	+ 545
Alcohol	18	736	54	64	+ 672
Stomach Cancer	19	708	30	280	+ 428
Other Injuries	20	692	16	834	- 142
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	691	1	5,739	- 5,047
Diabetes Mellitus	22	662	11	1,181	- 519
Other Neoplasms	23	597	62	11	+ 587
Leukemia	24	588	59	39	+ 549
Ovary Cancer	25	546	49	88	+ 458
Kidney Disease	26	542	13	1,159	- 617
Oesophagus Cancer	27	507	47	96	+ 411
Bladder Cancer	28	489	56	52	+ 436
Skin Cancers	29	471	40	159	+ 311
Drug Use	30	427	41	158	+ 269
Endocrine Disorders	31	407	15	881	- 474
Uterin Cancer	32	357	57	52	+ 304
Road Traffic Accidents	33	341	7	2,316	- 1,975
Oral Cancer	34	328	43	131	+ 197
Congenital Anomalies	35	304	12	1,170	- 866
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	240	28	297	- 57
Drownings	37	168	33	225	- 57
Epilepsy	38	165	37	210	- 45
Schizophrenia	39	147	86	0	+ 147
Asthma	40	134	22	587	- 453
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	132	64	7	+ 125
Multiple Sclerosis	42	127	61	13	+ 114
Violence	43	102	18	723	- 621
Cervical Cancer	44	98	23	421	- 323
Fires	45	98	36	215	- 117
Tuberculosis	46	51	35	216	- 165
Skin Disease	47	43	52	75	- 32
Low Birth Weight	48	41	9	2,005	- 1,963
Poisonings	49	39	42	153	- 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	30	44	115	- 85
Osteoarthritis	51	27	81	0	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	24	5	3,190	- 3,166
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	17	80	0	+ 17
Appendicitis	54	15	60	23	- 8
Meningitis	55	15	14	941	- 926
Birth Trauma	56	12	8	2,309	- 2,297
Malnutrition	57	10	32	254	- 243
Anemia	58	9	85	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	59	9	6	3,007	- 2,998
Hepatitis C	60	7	63	8	- 1
Oral conditions	61	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	62	3	66	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	3	53	65	- 62
Maternal Conditions	64	2	21	601	- 599
War	65	1	68	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	1	55	57	- 56
Syphilis	67	1	48	94	- 93
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	29	282	- 282
Tetanus	70	0	50	80	- 80
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	67	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	46	98	- 98
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	6	- 6
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Finland

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.