TOGO VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,874	1	5,739	+ 9,136
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	10,525	5	3,190	+ 7,335
Measles	3	7,930	67	3	+ 7,927
Tuberculosis	4	7,030	35	216	+ 6,814
Birth Trauma	5	6,559	8	2,309	+ 4,249
Stroke	6	5,889	4	3,574	+ 2,314
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,955	3	4,142	+ 813
Low Birth Weight	8	4,282	9	2,005	+ 2,277
Meningitis	9	3,687	14	941	+ 2,745
Malnutrition	10	3,305	32	254	+ 3,052
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,899	7	2,316	+ 583
Maternal Conditions	12	2,827	21	601	+ 2,226
Liver Disease	13	2,683	10	1,517	+ 1,166
Other Injuries	14	2,467	16	834	+ 1,634
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,336	12	1,170	+ 1,166
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,978	11	1,181	+ 797
Tetanus	17	1,814	50	80	+ 1,735
Hypertension	18	1,811	20	672	+ 1,139
Lung Disease	19	1,673	17	823	+ 850
Pertussis	20	1,407	29	282	+ 1,125
Kidney Disease	21	1,405	13	1,159	+ 246
Malaria	22	1,330	2	5,075	- 3,745
Asthma	23	1,287	22	587	+ 700
War	24	903	68	2	+ 901
Drownings	25	871	33	225	+ 646
Breast Cancer	26	844	24	362	+ 481
Suicide	27	835	19	711	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	28	605	23	421	+ 184
Violence	29	567	18	723	- 156
Fires	30	555	36	215	+ 340
Poisonings	31	519	42	153	+ 366
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	443	25	328	+ 115
HIV/AIDS	33	418	6	3,007	- 2,589
Lymphomas	34	414	38	190	+ 224
Leukemia	35	385	59	39	+ 345
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	383	28	297	+ 86
Falls	37	375	27	307	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	374	34	224	+ 151
Inflammatory/Heart	39	357	31	276	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	40	354	47	96	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	306	44	115	+ 190
Schistosomiasis	42	298	46	98	+ 200
Epilepsy	43	287	37	210	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	44	278	15	881	- 603
Syphilis	45	259	48	94	+ 165
Oral Cancer	46	225	43	131	+ 94
Upper Respiratory	47	223	66	5	+ 218
Hepatitis B	48	216	53	65	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	49	212	30	280	- 68
Ovary Cancer	50	202	49	88	+ 114
Leishmaniasis	51	199	78	0	+ 199
Prostate Cancer	52	195	39	186	+ 10
Liver Cancer	53	175	26	312	- 137
Lung Cancers	54	160	51	76	+ 83
Appendicitis	55	129	60	23	+ 105
Parkinson's Disease	56	126	45	111	+ 15
Skin Cancers	57	112	40	159	- 47
Skin Disease	58	104	52	75	+ 29
Alcohol	59	103	54	64	+ 40
Diphtheria	60	102	69	2	+ 101
Bladder Cancer	61	102	56	52	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	62	74	58	40	+ 33
Encephalitis	63	62	55	57	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	53	57	52	+ 1
Drug Use	65	37	41	158	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	24	64	7	+ 17
Hepatitis C	67	23	63	8	+ 15
Otitis Media	68	22	71	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	69	20	65	6	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	70	8	62	11	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	71	5	61	13	- 7
Chlamydia	72	3	70	1	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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

Somalia

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.