TOGO VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,141	1	5,739	+ 1,402
Malaria	2	5,763	2	5,075	+ 688
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,427	5	3,190	+ 2,237
Low Birth Weight	4	3,236	9	2,005	+ 1,232
Stroke	5	2,951	4	3,574	- 623
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,786	3	4,142	- 1,356
Birth Trauma	7	2,719	8	2,309	+ 409
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,013	7	2,316	- 303
Meningitis	9	1,773	14	941	+ 832
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,471	12	1,170	+ 301
Liver Disease	11	1,394	10	1,517	- 123
Other Injuries	12	1,295	16	834	+ 461
Tuberculosis	13	1,254	35	216	+ 1,038
Maternal Conditions	14	1,123	21	601	+ 522
Pertussis	15	967	29	282	+ 685
Kidney Disease	16	925	13	1,159	- 234
Diabetes Mellitus	17	890	11	1,181	- 291
Measles	18	817	67	3	+ 814
Violence	19	760	18	723	+ 37
Lung Disease	20	735	17	823	- 88
Malnutrition	21	735	32	254	+ 481
Asthma	22	644	22	587	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	23	611	15	881	- 269
Drownings	24	535	33	225	+ 310
Hypertension	25	459	20	672	- 213
Falls	26	439	27	307	+ 133
Suicide	27	415	19	711	- 296
Fires	28	379	36	215	+ 164
Breast Cancer	29	364	24	362	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	30	355	6	3,007	- 2,652
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	354	28	297	+ 57
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	290	25	328	- 38
Poisonings	33	261	42	153	+ 108
Inflammatory/Heart	34	260	31	276	- 16
Liver Cancer	35	252	26	312	- 59
Epilepsy	36	229	37	210	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	177	34	224	- 47
Cervical Cancer	38	165	23	421	- 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	158	44	115	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	40	144	49	88	+ 56
War	41	139	68	2	+ 137
Tetanus	42	126	50	80	+ 46
Lymphomas	43	119	38	190	- 72
Stomach Cancer	44	102	30	280	- 178
Skin Cancers	45	97	40	159	- 62
Hepatitis B	46	94	53	65	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	47	93	45	111	- 18
Leukemia	48	87	59	39	+ 48
Oral Cancer	49	82	43	131	- 49
Schistosomiasis	50	80	46	98	- 18
Leishmaniasis	51	80	78	0	+ 80
Skin Disease	52	72	52	75	- 3
Bladder Cancer	53	55	56	52	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	54	47	58	40	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	55	45	47	96	- 52
Appendicitis	56	43	60	23	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	57	43	39	186	- 142
Drug Use	58	43	41	158	- 115
Ascariasis	59	42	65	6	+ 36
Alcohol	60	41	54	64	- 23
Encephalitis	61	38	55	57	- 19
Syphilis	62	37	48	94	- 57
Upper Respiratory	63	32	66	5	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	64	29	57	52	- 23
Diphtheria	65	20	69	2	+ 19
Hepatitis C	66	15	63	8	+ 7
Lung Cancers	67	14	51	76	- 62
Other Neoplasms	68	8	62	11	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	8	61	13	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	6	64	7	- 1
Chlamydia	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

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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.