TOGO VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,612	3	4,142	+ 4,470
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,226	25	328	+ 6,897
Lung Disease	3	4,407	17	823	+ 3,584
Stroke	4	4,007	4	3,574	+ 432
Lung Cancers	5	3,755	51	76	+ 3,679
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,908	1	5,739	- 2,831
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,892	34	224	+ 2,668
Prostate Cancer	8	1,897	39	186	+ 1,712
Falls	9	1,258	27	307	+ 952
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,246	58	40	+ 1,206
Breast Cancer	11	1,130	24	362	+ 767
Lymphomas	12	1,045	38	190	+ 855
Suicide	13	1,025	19	711	+ 314
Kidney Disease	14	989	13	1,159	- 170
Other Injuries	15	944	16	834	+ 110
Diabetes Mellitus	16	906	11	1,181	- 276
Parkinson's Disease	17	897	45	111	+ 786
Skin Cancers	18	659	40	159	+ 500
Endocrine Disorders	19	581	15	881	- 300
Bladder Cancer	20	576	56	52	+ 524
Leukemia	21	573	59	39	+ 533
Stomach Cancer	22	556	30	280	+ 276
Other Neoplasms	23	525	62	11	+ 514
Ovary Cancer	24	500	49	88	+ 412
Drug Use	25	427	41	158	+ 269
Liver Cancer	26	420	26	312	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	27	401	47	96	+ 305
Hypertension	28	372	20	672	- 300
Inflammatory/Heart	29	358	31	276	+ 82
Liver Disease	30	346	10	1,517	- 1,171
Alcohol	31	331	54	64	+ 267
Oral Cancer	32	271	43	131	+ 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	258	28	297	- 38
Congenital Anomalies	34	221	12	1,170	- 950
Malnutrition	35	219	32	254	- 35
Uterin Cancer	36	217	57	52	+ 165
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	207	5	3,190	- 2,983
Skin Disease	38	207	52	75	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	39	202	23	421	- 219
Epilepsy	40	193	37	210	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	41	193	61	13	+ 180
Road Traffic Accidents	42	185	7	2,316	- 2,131
Asthma	43	137	22	587	- 450
Anemia	44	121	85	0	+ 121
Drownings	45	105	33	225	- 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	99	44	115	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	98	64	7	+ 91
Fires	48	72	36	215	- 143
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	52	80	0	+ 52
Violence	50	52	18	723	- 671
Osteoarthritis	51	44	81	0	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	52	38	9	2,005	- 1,967
Schizophrenia	53	37	86	0	+ 37
Birth Trauma	54	28	8	2,309	- 2,281
Hepatitis C	55	27	63	8	+ 19
Tuberculosis	56	24	35	216	- 192
Poisonings	57	23	42	153	- 130
Meningitis	58	22	14	941	- 919
Appendicitis	59	20	60	23	- 4
Upper Respiratory	60	19	66	5	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	61	17	6	3,007	- 2,990
Oral conditions	62	14	82	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	63	5	53	65	- 60
Pertussis	64	2	29	282	- 280
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	66	2	21	601	- 599
Syphilis	67	1	48	94	- 92
War	68	1	68	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	50	80	- 79
Encephalitis	70	0	55	57	- 57
Diphtheria	71	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	77	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	46	98	- 98
Malaria	84	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Norway

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.