TOGO VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,439	4	3,574	+ 1,865
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,422	1	5,739	- 1,316
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,751	3	4,142	- 391
Tuberculosis	4	3,514	35	216	+ 3,298
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,356	5	3,190	+ 166
Measles	6	2,777	67	3	+ 2,774
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,386	7	2,316	+ 70
Hypertension	8	1,880	20	672	+ 1,208
Malaria	9	1,667	2	5,075	- 3,408
Low Birth Weight	10	1,621	9	2,005	- 384
Birth Trauma	11	1,619	8	2,309	- 690
Liver Disease	12	1,454	10	1,517	- 63
Malnutrition	13	1,283	32	254	+ 1,029
Lung Disease	14	1,198	17	823	+ 375
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,024	12	1,170	- 147
Diabetes Mellitus	16	993	11	1,181	- 189
Cervical Cancer	17	917	23	421	+ 496
Maternal Conditions	18	841	21	601	+ 240
Asthma	19	759	22	587	+ 172
Meningitis	20	724	14	941	- 217
Other Injuries	21	714	16	834	- 120
Kidney Disease	22	667	13	1,159	- 492
Violence	23	530	18	723	- 193
Suicide	24	447	19	711	- 264
HIV/AIDS	25	406	6	3,007	- 2,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	339	25	328	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	27	327	47	96	+ 231
Inflammatory/Heart	28	317	31	276	+ 41
Prostate Cancer	29	302	39	186	+ 116
Liver Cancer	30	283	26	312	- 29
Drownings	31	250	33	225	+ 25
Oral Cancer	32	211	43	131	+ 80
Syphilis	33	206	48	94	+ 112
Lymphomas	34	204	38	190	+ 14
Fires	35	200	36	215	- 15
Falls	36	198	27	307	- 109
Breast Cancer	37	190	24	362	- 172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	190	44	115	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	183	34	224	- 40
Poisonings	40	173	42	153	+ 20
Pertussis	41	157	29	282	- 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	150	28	297	- 147
Skin Cancers	43	141	40	159	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	44	140	15	881	- 741
Leukemia	45	121	59	39	+ 82
Epilepsy	46	116	37	210	- 94
Stomach Cancer	47	111	30	280	- 169
Bladder Cancer	48	87	56	52	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	49	81	45	111	- 31
Schistosomiasis	50	79	46	98	- 19
Skin Disease	51	57	52	75	- 18
Tetanus	52	56	50	80	- 23
Alcohol	53	49	54	64	- 15
War	54	47	68	2	+ 45
Lung Cancers	55	45	51	76	- 32
Appendicitis	56	44	60	23	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	57	41	49	88	- 48
Hepatitis B	58	30	53	65	- 35
Uterin Cancer	59	29	57	52	- 24
Encephalitis	60	28	55	57	- 29
Pancreas Cancer	61	24	58	40	- 16
Drug Use	62	18	41	158	- 140
Upper Respiratory	63	15	66	5	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	64	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	65	7	62	11	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	61	13	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	5	63	8	- 3
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	65	6	- 5
Diphtheria	71	1	69	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Madagascar

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.