TOGO VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,828	3	4,142	+ 3,686
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,676	1	5,739	+ 1,938
Stroke	3	2,306	4	3,574	- 1,269
Lung Cancers	4	2,279	51	76	+ 2,203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,779	34	224	+ 1,555
Kidney Disease	6	1,521	13	1,159	+ 362
Liver Cancer	7	1,103	26	312	+ 791
Hypertension	8	1,083	20	672	+ 411
Suicide	9	962	19	711	+ 251
Breast Cancer	10	895	24	362	+ 533
Pancreas Cancer	11	794	58	40	+ 754
Stomach Cancer	12	598	30	280	+ 319
Lymphomas	13	587	38	190	+ 397
Lung Disease	14	566	17	823	- 257
Oral Cancer	15	469	43	131	+ 338
Prostate Cancer	16	448	39	186	+ 262
Leukemia	17	369	59	39	+ 329
Falls	18	322	27	307	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	19	319	31	276	+ 43
Liver Disease	20	310	10	1,517	- 1,207
Ovary Cancer	21	301	49	88	+ 213
Other Neoplasms	22	289	62	11	+ 278
Uterin Cancer	23	218	57	52	+ 165
Oesophagus Cancer	24	202	47	96	+ 106
Skin Disease	25	201	52	75	+ 126
Road Traffic Accidents	26	179	7	2,316	- 2,137
Bladder Cancer	27	178	56	52	+ 125
Diabetes Mellitus	28	159	11	1,181	- 1,022
Parkinson's Disease	29	133	45	111	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	30	126	23	421	- 295
Congenital Anomalies	31	118	12	1,170	- 1,053
Other Injuries	32	117	16	834	- 717
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	102	28	297	- 194
Skin Cancers	34	83	40	159	- 77
Asthma	35	55	22	587	- 532
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	48	25	328	- 280
Endocrine Disorders	37	45	15	881	- 836
Drownings	38	43	33	225	- 182
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	41	5	3,190	- 3,149
Tuberculosis	40	38	35	216	- 178
Low Birth Weight	41	37	9	2,005	- 1,967
Epilepsy	42	37	37	210	- 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	33	44	115	- 83
Drug Use	44	28	41	158	- 129
HIV/AIDS	45	27	6	3,007	- 2,980
Violence	46	22	18	723	- 701
Alcohol	47	15	54	64	- 49
Meningitis	48	12	14	941	- 929
Fires	49	10	36	215	- 205
Appendicitis	50	9	60	23	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	8	80	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	52	6	53	65	- 59
Maternal Conditions	53	5	21	601	- 596
Upper Respiratory	54	5	66	5	- 1
Birth Trauma	55	5	8	2,309	- 2,305
Hepatitis C	56	4	63	8	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	57	4	61	13	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	3	64	7	- 4
War	59	3	68	2	+ 1
Poisonings	60	2	42	153	- 152
Encephalitis	61	0	55	57	- 57
Pertussis	62	0	29	282	- 282
Malnutrition	63	0	32	254	- 254
Diphtheria	64	0	69	2	- 2
Syphilis	65	0	48	94	- 94
Dengue	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	68	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	73	0	50	80	- 80
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	46	98	- 98
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Singapore

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.