TOGO VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	9,107	25	328	+ 8,778
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,832	3	4,142	+ 4,690
Lung Cancers	3	5,509	51	76	+ 5,433
Stroke	4	4,871	4	3,574	+ 1,297
Lung Disease	5	4,801	17	823	+ 3,978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,925	34	224	+ 2,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,482	1	5,739	- 3,257
Falls	8	2,073	27	307	+ 1,766
Breast Cancer	9	1,774	24	362	+ 1,411
Prostate Cancer	10	1,638	39	186	+ 1,453
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,503	58	40	+ 1,463
Kidney Disease	12	1,270	13	1,159	+ 111
Lymphomas	13	1,260	38	190	+ 1,070
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,197	11	1,181	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,076	47	96	+ 980
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,064	45	111	+ 953
Suicide	17	1,016	19	711	+ 305
Other Neoplasms	18	919	62	11	+ 908
Other Injuries	19	827	16	834	- 7
Leukemia	20	792	59	39	+ 753
Bladder Cancer	21	738	56	52	+ 686
Stomach Cancer	22	683	30	280	+ 403
Inflammatory/Heart	23	603	31	276	+ 327
Liver Cancer	24	584	26	312	+ 272
Ovary Cancer	25	535	49	88	+ 447
Endocrine Disorders	26	529	15	881	- 352
Skin Cancers	27	514	40	159	+ 354
Liver Disease	28	469	10	1,517	- 1,047
Hypertension	29	411	20	672	- 261
Oral Cancer	30	385	43	131	+ 254
Road Traffic Accidents	31	342	7	2,316	- 1,974
Alcohol	32	307	54	64	+ 244
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	293	5	3,190	- 2,897
Uterin Cancer	34	284	57	52	+ 232
Congenital Anomalies	35	273	12	1,170	- 897
Skin Disease	36	148	52	75	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	37	148	61	13	+ 135
Epilepsy	38	145	37	210	- 65
Cervical Cancer	39	134	23	421	- 287
Anemia	40	125	85	0	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	119	44	115	+ 4
Drug Use	42	116	41	158	- 42
Osteoarthritis	43	110	81	0	+ 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	107	64	7	+ 100
Low Birth Weight	45	84	9	2,005	- 1,921
Asthma	46	83	22	587	- 504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	65	28	297	- 231
Violence	48	54	18	723	- 669
Drownings	49	49	33	225	- 176
Schizophrenia	50	48	86	0	+ 48
Meningitis	51	39	14	941	- 902
Birth Trauma	52	37	8	2,309	- 2,272
Fires	53	25	36	215	- 190
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	21	80	0	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	55	16	6	3,007	- 2,991
Tuberculosis	56	14	35	216	- 201
Upper Respiratory	57	14	66	5	+ 9
Appendicitis	58	13	60	23	- 10
Oral conditions	59	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	60	10	63	8	+ 2
Poisonings	61	9	42	153	- 145
Hepatitis B	62	7	53	65	- 58
Malnutrition	63	6	32	254	- 248
Otitis Media	64	5	71	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	65	4	21	601	- 597
War	66	1	68	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	29	282	- 281
Encephalitis	68	0	55	57	- 57
Syphilis	69	0	48	94	- 93
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	50	80	- 80
Measles	73	0	67	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	98	- 98
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chlamydia	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Netherlands

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.