TOGO VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,802	3	4,142	+ 659
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,563	1	5,739	- 1,175
Stroke	3	4,383	4	3,574	+ 809
Lung Cancers	4	3,475	51	76	+ 3,399
Suicide	5	2,506	19	711	+ 1,795
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,080	25	328	+ 1,751
Liver Cancer	7	1,984	26	312	+ 1,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,743	34	224	+ 1,520
Kidney Disease	9	1,731	13	1,159	+ 572
Stomach Cancer	10	1,477	30	280	+ 1,197
Lung Disease	11	1,460	17	823	+ 637
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,198	58	40	+ 1,157
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,166	11	1,181	- 15
Liver Disease	14	1,087	10	1,517	- 430
Road Traffic Accidents	15	753	7	2,316	- 1,563
Parkinson's Disease	16	677	45	111	+ 565
Hypertension	17	635	20	672	- 36
Other Injuries	18	622	16	834	- 212
Lymphomas	19	595	38	190	+ 405
Falls	20	502	27	307	+ 196
Breast Cancer	21	493	24	362	+ 131
Prostate Cancer	22	396	39	186	+ 211
Leukemia	23	366	59	39	+ 327
Tuberculosis	24	334	35	216	+ 118
Endocrine Disorders	25	324	15	881	- 557
Other Neoplasms	26	309	62	11	+ 299
Bladder Cancer	27	303	56	52	+ 250
Oesophagus Cancer	28	297	47	96	+ 200
Oral Cancer	29	250	43	131	+ 119
Ovary Cancer	30	228	49	88	+ 139
Inflammatory/Heart	31	227	31	276	- 49
Asthma	32	197	22	587	- 390
Alcohol	33	185	54	64	+ 121
Cervical Cancer	34	182	23	421	- 239
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	159	5	3,190	- 3,031
Skin Disease	36	121	52	75	+ 46
Skin Cancers	37	100	40	159	- 59
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	92	28	297	- 204
Hepatitis B	39	90	53	65	+ 25
Epilepsy	40	90	37	210	- 120
Congenital Anomalies	41	89	12	1,170	- 1,082
Drownings	42	86	33	225	- 139
Uterin Cancer	43	72	57	52	+ 19
Violence	44	66	18	723	- 657
Low Birth Weight	45	63	9	2,005	- 1,941
Anemia	46	56	85	0	+ 56
Fires	47	45	36	215	- 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	38	44	115	- 77
Hepatitis C	49	29	63	8	+ 21
Drug Use	50	26	41	158	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	26	64	7	+ 19
Poisonings	52	20	42	153	- 134
Malnutrition	53	15	32	254	- 239
Birth Trauma	54	15	8	2,309	- 2,294
HIV/AIDS	55	14	6	3,007	- 2,993
Schizophrenia	56	13	86	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	57	9	60	23	- 14
Meningitis	58	9	14	941	- 933
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	8	80	0	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	60	7	81	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	61	6	21	601	- 595
Syphilis	62	5	48	94	- 89
Upper Respiratory	63	4	66	5	- 1
Oral conditions	64	4	82	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	65	3	55	57	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	61	13	- 11
Pertussis	67	1	29	282	- 281
War	68	1	68	2	- 1
Tetanus	69	1	50	80	- 79
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	98	- 98
Diphtheria	73	0	69	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	65	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

South Korea

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.