TOGO VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,261	6	3,007	+ 2,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,171	1	5,739	- 2,568
Malaria	3	2,585	2	5,075	- 2,490
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,549	7	2,316	+ 233
Stroke	5	2,434	4	3,574	- 1,141
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,369	5	3,190	- 821
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,020	3	4,142	- 2,123
Low Birth Weight	8	1,778	9	2,005	- 227
Birth Trauma	9	1,460	8	2,309	- 850
Liver Disease	10	1,335	10	1,517	- 182
Tuberculosis	11	1,226	35	216	+ 1,010
Cervical Cancer	12	1,179	23	421	+ 758
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,028	12	1,170	- 142
Diabetes Mellitus	14	929	11	1,181	- 253
Maternal Conditions	15	760	21	601	+ 159
Oesophagus Cancer	16	755	47	96	+ 658
Hypertension	17	736	20	672	+ 65
Meningitis	18	734	14	941	- 207
Kidney Disease	19	642	13	1,159	- 517
Malnutrition	20	614	32	254	+ 361
Lung Disease	21	549	17	823	- 274
Other Injuries	22	519	16	834	- 315
Suicide	23	413	19	711	- 298
Lymphomas	24	344	38	190	+ 153
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	321	25	328	- 8
Asthma	26	289	22	587	- 298
Breast Cancer	27	246	24	362	- 116
Falls	28	230	27	307	- 76
Syphilis	29	197	48	94	+ 103
Drownings	30	188	33	225	- 37
Pertussis	31	179	29	282	- 103
Violence	32	167	18	723	- 556
Bladder Cancer	33	159	56	52	+ 107
Fires	34	156	36	215	- 60
Inflammatory/Heart	35	152	31	276	- 124
Skin Cancers	36	136	40	159	- 24
Poisonings	37	133	42	153	- 20
Liver Cancer	38	130	26	312	- 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	115	28	297	- 182
Prostate Cancer	40	111	39	186	- 75
Epilepsy	41	107	37	210	- 104
Endocrine Disorders	42	105	15	881	- 776
Oral Cancer	43	103	43	131	- 28
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	96	34	224	- 128
Stomach Cancer	45	84	30	280	- 195
Parkinson's Disease	46	82	45	111	- 29
Tetanus	47	73	50	80	- 7
Ovary Cancer	48	65	49	88	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	63	44	115	- 52
Schistosomiasis	50	59	46	98	- 39
Lung Cancers	51	53	51	76	- 23
Alcohol	52	47	54	64	- 17
Skin Disease	53	42	52	75	- 33
Appendicitis	54	38	60	23	+ 15
Hepatitis B	55	36	53	65	- 29
Leukemia	56	34	59	39	- 6
Upper Respiratory	57	24	66	5	+ 19
Encephalitis	58	20	55	57	- 38
Drug Use	59	19	41	158	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	60	16	58	40	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	64	7	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	62	9	57	52	- 43
Other Neoplasms	63	7	62	11	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	6	63	8	- 2
Dengue	65	4	72	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	61	13	- 9
Measles	67	3	67	3	- 0
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	65	6	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
War	71	1	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	72	1	69	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Malawi

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.