TOGO VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,099	3	4,142	+ 35,957
Stroke	2	29,174	4	3,574	+ 25,600
Hypertension	3	5,910	20	672	+ 5,239
Lung Cancers	4	4,735	51	76	+ 4,659
Inflammatory/Heart	5	4,559	31	276	+ 4,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,575	34	224	+ 3,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,286	25	328	+ 2,957
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,621	11	1,181	+ 1,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,481	1	5,739	- 3,257
Breast Cancer	10	2,339	24	362	+ 1,977
Stomach Cancer	11	2,325	30	280	+ 2,045
Prostate Cancer	12	2,297	39	186	+ 2,112
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,160	58	40	+ 2,119
Suicide	14	1,900	19	711	+ 1,189
Liver Disease	15	1,806	10	1,517	+ 289
Other Injuries	16	1,794	16	834	+ 960
Kidney Disease	17	1,765	13	1,159	+ 606
Lung Disease	18	1,715	17	823	+ 891
Lymphomas	19	1,215	38	190	+ 1,025
Bladder Cancer	20	1,129	56	52	+ 1,076
Alcohol	21	1,126	54	64	+ 1,062
Oral Cancer	22	1,060	43	131	+ 929
Falls	23	997	27	307	+ 690
Ovary Cancer	24	972	49	88	+ 884
Leukemia	25	922	59	39	+ 882
Liver Cancer	26	776	26	312	+ 464
Road Traffic Accidents	27	760	7	2,316	- 1,556
Other Neoplasms	28	756	62	11	+ 745
Uterin Cancer	29	731	57	52	+ 679
Skin Cancers	30	715	40	159	+ 556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	702	28	297	+ 406
Oesophagus Cancer	32	649	47	96	+ 553
Cervical Cancer	33	632	23	421	+ 211
Drownings	34	628	33	225	+ 403
Parkinson's Disease	35	621	45	111	+ 510
Fires	36	511	36	215	+ 296
Violence	37	468	18	723	- 255
Skin Disease	38	379	52	75	+ 304
HIV/AIDS	39	367	6	3,007	- 2,640
Tuberculosis	40	353	35	216	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	41	292	15	881	- 588
Hepatitis C	42	262	63	8	+ 254
Congenital Anomalies	43	230	12	1,170	- 940
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	225	80	0	+ 225
Epilepsy	45	219	37	210	+ 9
Asthma	46	206	22	587	- 381
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	202	44	115	+ 87
Drug Use	48	202	41	158	+ 44
Poisonings	49	115	42	153	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	50	100	61	13	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	98	64	7	+ 91
Meningitis	52	73	14	941	- 868
Anemia	53	70	85	0	+ 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	67	5	3,190	- 3,123
Birth Trauma	55	58	8	2,309	- 2,252
Low Birth Weight	56	56	9	2,005	- 1,949
Schizophrenia	57	37	86	0	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	58	34	81	0	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	24	60	23	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	23	21	601	- 578
Oral conditions	61	18	82	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	18	66	5	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	16	53	65	- 49
Malnutrition	64	9	32	254	- 244
Syphilis	65	6	48	94	- 87
Otitis Media	66	5	71	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	4	69	2	+ 2
War	68	1	68	2	- 1
Encephalitis	69	0	55	57	- 57
Pertussis	70	0	29	282	- 282
Tetanus	71	0	50	80	- 80
Measles	72	0	67	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	46	98	- 98
Malaria	79	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	65	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Latvia

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.