TOGO VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,883	3	4,142	+ 5,741
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,238	25	328	+ 6,910
Stroke	3	3,444	4	3,574	- 130
Lung Cancers	4	3,287	51	76	+ 3,211
Lung Disease	5	3,153	17	823	+ 2,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,017	1	5,739	- 3,722
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,799	34	224	+ 1,576
Prostate Cancer	8	1,490	39	186	+ 1,305
Breast Cancer	9	1,307	24	362	+ 945
Parkinson's Disease	10	1,298	45	111	+ 1,187
Other Injuries	11	1,225	16	834	+ 391
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,061	58	40	+ 1,021
Suicide	13	986	19	711	+ 275
Lymphomas	14	901	38	190	+ 710
Kidney Disease	15	814	13	1,159	- 345
Diabetes Mellitus	16	727	11	1,181	- 455
Hypertension	17	593	20	672	- 79
Falls	18	580	27	307	+ 274
Oesophagus Cancer	19	552	47	96	+ 456
Liver Cancer	20	548	26	312	+ 236
Bladder Cancer	21	499	56	52	+ 446
Leukemia	22	463	59	39	+ 424
Stomach Cancer	23	430	30	280	+ 150
Drug Use	24	412	41	158	+ 254
Ovary Cancer	25	403	49	88	+ 314
Inflammatory/Heart	26	383	31	276	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	27	382	15	881	- 499
Alcohol	28	346	54	64	+ 283
Skin Cancers	29	318	40	159	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	30	238	62	11	+ 228
Liver Disease	31	232	10	1,517	- 1,285
Cervical Cancer	32	225	23	421	- 196
Oral Cancer	33	209	43	131	+ 78
Congenital Anomalies	34	183	12	1,170	- 988
Road Traffic Accidents	35	170	7	2,316	- 2,146
Uterin Cancer	36	169	57	52	+ 117
Epilepsy	37	133	37	210	- 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	104	64	7	+ 97
Violence	39	98	18	723	- 625
Anemia	40	90	85	0	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	80	28	297	- 217
Poisonings	42	79	42	153	- 74
Low Birth Weight	43	74	9	2,005	- 1,931
Multiple Sclerosis	44	68	61	13	+ 55
Skin Disease	45	65	52	75	- 10
Birth Trauma	46	61	8	2,309	- 2,249
Osteoarthritis	47	51	81	0	+ 51
Asthma	48	41	22	587	- 546
Schizophrenia	49	36	86	0	+ 36
Meningitis	50	31	14	941	- 910
Upper Respiratory	51	27	66	5	+ 22
Hepatitis C	52	27	63	8	+ 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	26	80	0	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	26	44	115	- 90
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	24	5	3,190	- 3,166
Drownings	56	22	33	225	- 202
Malnutrition	57	13	32	254	- 240
Fires	58	13	36	215	- 202
HIV/AIDS	59	11	6	3,007	- 2,996
Maternal Conditions	60	9	21	601	- 592
War	61	1	68	2	- 1
Pertussis	62	0	29	282	- 282
Hepatitis B	63	0	53	65	- 65
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	67	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	68	0	50	80	- 80
Ascariasis	69	0	65	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	46	98	- 98
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	55	57	- 57
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	48	94	- 94
Chlamydia	81	0	70	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	35	216	- 216
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	60	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

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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.