TOGO VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,068	3	4,142	+ 1,925
Stroke	2	4,522	4	3,574	+ 948
Lung Disease	3	4,028	17	823	+ 3,205
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,024	11	1,181	+ 2,842
Tuberculosis	5	3,523	35	216	+ 3,307
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,304	1	5,739	- 3,435
Malaria	7	2,171	2	5,075	- 2,904
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,037	5	3,190	- 1,153
Asthma	9	1,635	22	587	+ 1,048
Low Birth Weight	10	1,475	9	2,005	- 530
Birth Trauma	11	1,335	8	2,309	- 975
Road Traffic Accidents	12	981	7	2,316	- 1,335
Hypertension	13	973	20	672	+ 301
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	951	44	115	+ 836
Violence	15	860	18	723	+ 137
Congenital Anomalies	16	844	12	1,170	- 327
Breast Cancer	17	678	24	362	+ 316
Kidney Disease	18	610	13	1,159	- 549
Cervical Cancer	19	590	23	421	+ 169
Other Injuries	20	574	16	834	- 260
Liver Cancer	21	572	26	312	+ 260
Liver Disease	22	554	10	1,517	- 963
Lung Cancers	23	552	51	76	+ 476
HIV/AIDS	24	543	6	3,007	- 2,464
Oral Cancer	25	515	43	131	+ 384
Falls	26	445	27	307	+ 139
Fires	27	433	36	215	+ 218
Stomach Cancer	28	397	30	280	+ 117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	395	34	224	+ 171
Maternal Conditions	30	373	21	601	- 228
Skin Cancers	31	370	40	159	+ 210
Lymphomas	32	313	38	190	+ 123
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	304	25	328	- 24
Meningitis	34	287	14	941	- 654
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	268	28	297	- 29
Prostate Cancer	36	253	39	186	+ 67
Suicide	37	230	19	711	- 481
Leukemia	38	225	59	39	+ 185
Pertussis	39	220	29	282	- 62
Drownings	40	213	33	225	- 12
Measles	41	211	67	3	+ 208
Syphilis	42	208	48	94	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	43	203	31	276	- 73
Oesophagus Cancer	44	177	47	96	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	45	164	45	111	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	46	159	49	88	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	47	136	15	881	- 745
Malnutrition	48	119	32	254	- 135
Skin Disease	49	112	52	75	+ 37
Poisonings	50	108	42	153	- 45
Epilepsy	51	98	37	210	- 112
Pancreas Cancer	52	95	58	40	+ 55
Alcohol	53	83	54	64	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	54	73	56	52	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	55	72	57	52	+ 20
Tetanus	56	42	50	80	- 37
Encephalitis	57	27	55	57	- 30
Hepatitis B	58	24	53	65	- 41
Appendicitis	59	18	60	23	- 5
Other Neoplasms	60	14	62	11	+ 3
Drug Use	61	11	41	158	- 146
Hepatitis C	62	7	63	8	- 1
Ascariasis	63	6	65	6	- 0
Dengue	64	6	72	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	5	64	7	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	61	13	- 8
Diphtheria	67	3	69	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	2	66	5	- 4
War	69	1	68	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	46	98	- 98
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	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
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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

New Guinea

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.