TOGO VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,864	3	4,142	+ 7,722
Stroke	2	8,818	4	3,574	+ 5,244
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,810	1	5,739	+ 2,072
Lung Cancers	4	5,768	51	76	+ 5,692
Lung Disease	5	5,658	17	823	+ 4,835
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,151	34	224	+ 3,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,121	25	328	+ 3,793
Stomach Cancer	8	3,651	30	280	+ 3,371
Kidney Disease	9	3,241	13	1,159	+ 2,082
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,680	58	40	+ 2,640
Liver Cancer	11	2,127	26	312	+ 1,815
Other Injuries	12	1,597	16	834	+ 764
Suicide	13	1,409	19	711	+ 698
Lymphomas	14	1,395	38	190	+ 1,205
Breast Cancer	15	1,144	24	362	+ 782
Other Neoplasms	16	1,094	62	11	+ 1,084
Liver Disease	17	1,028	10	1,517	- 489
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,014	45	111	+ 903
Prostate Cancer	19	978	39	186	+ 793
Oesophagus Cancer	20	891	47	96	+ 795
Endocrine Disorders	21	831	15	881	- 49
Bladder Cancer	22	719	56	52	+ 667
Falls	23	705	27	307	+ 398
Leukemia	24	695	59	39	+ 656
Drownings	25	609	33	225	+ 384
Oral Cancer	26	603	43	131	+ 472
Inflammatory/Heart	27	596	31	276	+ 320
Hypertension	28	483	20	672	- 189
Diabetes Mellitus	29	393	11	1,181	- 788
Ovary Cancer	30	366	49	88	+ 278
Road Traffic Accidents	31	330	7	2,316	- 1,985
Cervical Cancer	32	275	23	421	- 146
Uterin Cancer	33	251	57	52	+ 198
Tuberculosis	34	250	35	216	+ 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	211	28	297	- 85
Skin Disease	36	203	52	75	+ 128
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	198	5	3,190	- 2,992
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	189	64	7	+ 182
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	185	44	115	+ 70
Congenital Anomalies	40	179	12	1,170	- 991
Hepatitis C	41	161	63	8	+ 153
Asthma	42	139	22	587	- 448
Malnutrition	43	138	32	254	- 116
Skin Cancers	44	133	40	159	- 26
Epilepsy	45	113	37	210	- 97
Hepatitis B	46	103	53	65	+ 38
Schizophrenia	47	76	86	0	+ 76
Fires	48	73	36	215	- 142
Anemia	49	63	85	0	+ 63
Drug Use	50	53	41	158	- 105
Alcohol	51	42	54	64	- 22
Meningitis	52	22	14	941	- 919
Violence	53	19	18	723	- 704
Poisonings	54	18	42	153	- 135
Low Birth Weight	55	15	9	2,005	- 1,990
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	12	80	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	57	12	66	5	+ 6
Appendicitis	58	9	60	23	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	61	13	- 5
Oral conditions	60	8	82	0	+ 8
Birth Trauma	61	8	8	2,309	- 2,302
Osteoarthritis	62	6	81	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	63	3	6	3,007	- 3,004
Maternal Conditions	64	3	21	601	- 598
Syphilis	65	1	48	94	- 93
War	66	1	68	2	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	50	80	- 79
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	55	57	- 57
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	29	282	- 282
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	98	- 98
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	67	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chlamydia	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	6	- 6
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
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.