TOGO VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,749	3	4,142	+ 5,606
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,986	25	328	+ 7,657
Stroke	3	5,471	4	3,574	+ 1,896
Lung Cancers	4	4,174	51	76	+ 4,098
Lung Disease	5	3,570	17	823	+ 2,747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,198	34	224	+ 2,975
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,587	1	5,739	- 3,151
Kidney Disease	8	1,834	13	1,159	+ 675
Hypertension	9	1,719	20	672	+ 1,048
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,466	11	1,181	+ 285
Breast Cancer	11	1,333	24	362	+ 971
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,274	58	40	+ 1,233
Prostate Cancer	13	1,211	39	186	+ 1,025
Stomach Cancer	14	1,093	30	280	+ 813
Other Injuries	15	1,044	16	834	+ 210
Lymphomas	16	1,006	38	190	+ 816
Bladder Cancer	17	985	56	52	+ 933
Liver Cancer	18	962	26	312	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	19	940	31	276	+ 664
Parkinson's Disease	20	932	45	111	+ 821
Endocrine Disorders	21	917	15	881	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	22	896	62	11	+ 885
Liver Disease	23	798	10	1,517	- 719
Leukemia	24	712	59	39	+ 672
Suicide	25	681	19	711	- 30
Falls	26	612	27	307	+ 306
Oral Cancer	27	487	43	131	+ 356
Ovary Cancer	28	382	49	88	+ 294
Oesophagus Cancer	29	379	47	96	+ 283
Skin Disease	30	347	52	75	+ 272
Road Traffic Accidents	31	345	7	2,316	- 1,971
Skin Cancers	32	340	40	159	+ 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	304	44	115	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	34	304	57	52	+ 252
Asthma	35	214	22	587	- 373
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	201	5	3,190	- 2,989
Anemia	37	172	85	0	+ 172
Congenital Anomalies	38	163	12	1,170	- 1,008
Cervical Cancer	39	161	23	421	- 260
Epilepsy	40	155	37	210	- 55
Drug Use	41	146	41	158	- 11
Hepatitis C	42	123	63	8	+ 115
HIV/AIDS	43	102	6	3,007	- 2,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	90	28	297	- 207
Drownings	45	84	33	225	- 141
Alcohol	46	63	54	64	- 1
Malnutrition	47	57	32	254	- 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	55	64	7	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	49	54	61	13	+ 41
Tuberculosis	50	51	35	216	- 165
Violence	51	49	18	723	- 674
Low Birth Weight	52	48	9	2,005	- 1,957
Osteoarthritis	53	40	81	0	+ 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	39	80	0	+ 39
Fires	55	35	36	215	- 180
Schizophrenia	56	34	86	0	+ 34
Poisonings	57	32	42	153	- 121
Hepatitis B	58	31	53	65	- 34
Meningitis	59	24	14	941	- 917
Birth Trauma	60	21	8	2,309	- 2,288
Appendicitis	61	15	60	23	- 8
Upper Respiratory	62	9	66	5	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	8	82	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	64	3	21	601	- 598
Leishmaniasis	65	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Syphilis	67	2	48	94	- 92
War	68	1	68	2	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	55	57	- 57
Chagas disease	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	50	80	- 79
Pertussis	73	0	29	282	- 282
Schistosomiasis	74	0	46	98	- 98
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	67	3	- 3
Chlamydia	82	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

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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.