TOGO VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,114	3	4,142	+ 3,972
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,469	25	328	+ 5,140
Lung Cancers	3	3,265	51	76	+ 3,189
Lung Disease	4	3,264	17	823	+ 2,441
Stroke	5	3,016	4	3,574	- 559
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,212	1	5,739	- 3,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,866	34	224	+ 1,643
Breast Cancer	8	1,295	24	362	+ 932
Prostate Cancer	9	997	39	186	+ 811
Kidney Disease	10	965	13	1,159	- 194
Pancreas Cancer	11	904	58	40	+ 864
Parkinson's Disease	12	902	45	111	+ 791
Lymphomas	13	874	38	190	+ 684
Suicide	14	801	19	711	+ 90
Oesophagus Cancer	15	713	47	96	+ 617
Diabetes Mellitus	16	705	11	1,181	- 477
Stomach Cancer	17	608	30	280	+ 328
Liver Cancer	18	542	26	312	+ 230
Liver Disease	19	476	10	1,517	- 1,041
Leukemia	20	467	59	39	+ 427
Ovary Cancer	21	465	49	88	+ 377
Bladder Cancer	22	436	56	52	+ 384
Skin Cancers	23	429	40	159	+ 269
Endocrine Disorders	24	425	15	881	- 456
Falls	25	421	27	307	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	26	409	31	276	+ 133
Other Neoplasms	27	371	62	11	+ 361
Oral Cancer	28	311	43	131	+ 180
Hypertension	29	298	20	672	- 374
Other Injuries	30	291	16	834	- 543
Drug Use	31	284	41	158	+ 127
Congenital Anomalies	32	261	12	1,170	- 910
Road Traffic Accidents	33	261	7	2,316	- 2,055
Uterin Cancer	34	215	57	52	+ 163
Cervical Cancer	35	175	23	421	- 246
Epilepsy	36	145	37	210	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	37	141	61	13	+ 129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	114	28	297	- 183
Alcohol	39	109	54	64	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	100	64	7	+ 93
Asthma	41	99	22	587	- 488
Skin Disease	42	98	52	75	+ 23
Drownings	43	97	33	225	- 127
Low Birth Weight	44	95	9	2,005	- 1,910
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	90	5	3,190	- 3,100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	85	44	115	- 30
Violence	47	65	18	723	- 658
Fires	48	51	36	215	- 164
Anemia	49	49	85	0	+ 49
Tuberculosis	50	39	35	216	- 177
Osteoarthritis	51	33	81	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	52	33	63	8	+ 25
Poisonings	53	24	42	153	- 129
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	23	80	0	+ 23
Schizophrenia	55	20	86	0	+ 20
Birth Trauma	56	17	8	2,309	- 2,292
HIV/AIDS	57	15	6	3,007	- 2,992
Meningitis	58	12	14	941	- 929
Hepatitis B	59	10	53	65	- 55
Appendicitis	60	6	60	23	- 17
Maternal Conditions	61	5	21	601	- 596
Oral conditions	62	4	82	0	+ 4
Malnutrition	63	3	32	254	- 251
Upper Respiratory	64	2	66	5	- 4
War	65	1	68	2	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	55	57	- 57
Pertussis	67	0	29	282	- 282
Syphilis	68	0	48	94	- 94
Chlamydia	69	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	98	- 98
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	65	6	- 6
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	50	80	- 80
Diphtheria	82	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	67	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Ireland

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.