TOGO VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,626	4	3,574	+ 4,052
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,560	11	1,181	+ 5,378
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,451	3	4,142	+ 1,309
Violence	4	4,688	18	723	+ 3,965
Prostate Cancer	5	2,790	39	186	+ 2,604
Kidney Disease	6	2,504	13	1,159	+ 1,345
HIV/AIDS	7	2,392	6	3,007	- 615
Hypertension	8	2,055	20	672	+ 1,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,855	25	328	+ 1,526
Lung Cancers	10	1,492	51	76	+ 1,416
Lung Disease	11	1,427	17	823	+ 604
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,402	7	2,316	- 913
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,378	34	224	+ 1,155
Breast Cancer	14	1,305	24	362	+ 943
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,241	1	5,739	- 4,498
Cervical Cancer	16	1,130	23	421	+ 709
Lymphomas	17	792	38	190	+ 602
Low Birth Weight	18	760	9	2,005	- 1,245
Stomach Cancer	19	728	30	280	+ 448
Endocrine Disorders	20	557	15	881	- 324
Liver Disease	21	489	10	1,517	- 1,028
Skin Disease	22	459	52	75	+ 384
Congenital Anomalies	23	438	12	1,170	- 732
Inflammatory/Heart	24	421	31	276	+ 145
Parkinson's Disease	25	418	45	111	+ 307
Leukemia	26	407	59	39	+ 368
Pancreas Cancer	27	375	58	40	+ 334
Uterin Cancer	28	335	57	52	+ 283
Liver Cancer	29	319	26	312	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	30	306	49	88	+ 218
Other Injuries	31	287	16	834	- 547
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	260	28	297	- 36
Falls	33	259	27	307	- 47
Oesophagus Cancer	34	233	47	96	+ 137
Suicide	35	222	19	711	- 489
Asthma	36	206	22	587	- 381
Birth Trauma	37	205	8	2,309	- 2,104
Bladder Cancer	38	188	56	52	+ 136
Oral Cancer	39	186	43	131	+ 55
Malnutrition	40	151	32	254	- 103
Epilepsy	41	145	37	210	- 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	109	5	3,190	- 3,081
Maternal Conditions	43	109	21	601	- 492
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	84	44	115	- 31
Other Neoplasms	45	59	62	11	+ 48
Fires	46	49	36	215	- 166
Meningitis	47	49	14	941	- 892
Drug Use	48	41	41	158	- 116
Encephalitis	49	41	55	57	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	36	64	7	+ 29
Drownings	51	32	33	225	- 192
Skin Cancers	52	32	40	159	- 128
Appendicitis	53	29	60	23	+ 5
Tuberculosis	54	24	35	216	- 191
Alcohol	55	24	54	64	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	61	13	- 2
Poisonings	57	7	42	153	- 146
Dengue	58	3	72	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	59	3	53	65	- 62
Syphilis	60	2	48	94	- 91
War	61	2	68	2	- 0
Chlamydia	62	1	70	1	+ 0
Tetanus	63	1	50	80	- 79
Hepatitis C	64	0	63	8	- 8
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	5	- 5
Ascariasis	66	0	65	6	- 6
Pertussis	67	0	29	282	- 282
Diphtheria	68	0	69	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	98	- 98
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Jamaica

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.