TOGO VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,746	3	4,142	+ 8,604
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,193	25	328	+ 8,865
Stroke	3	5,082	4	3,574	+ 1,508
Lung Disease	4	3,659	17	823	+ 2,835
Lung Cancers	5	3,135	51	76	+ 3,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,568	34	224	+ 2,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	2,239	1	5,739	- 3,500
Prostate Cancer	8	2,208	39	186	+ 2,023
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,557	58	40	+ 1,517
Hypertension	10	1,548	20	672	+ 877
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,545	11	1,181	+ 363
Kidney Disease	12	1,372	13	1,159	+ 213
Breast Cancer	13	1,333	24	362	+ 970
Suicide	14	1,246	19	711	+ 535
Other Injuries	15	1,157	16	834	+ 323
Lymphomas	16	1,142	38	190	+ 952
Falls	17	934	27	307	+ 627
Other Neoplasms	18	872	62	11	+ 862
Parkinson's Disease	19	794	45	111	+ 683
Leukemia	20	695	59	39	+ 656
Bladder Cancer	21	640	56	52	+ 588
Liver Cancer	22	633	26	312	+ 321
Liver Disease	23	609	10	1,517	- 908
Endocrine Disorders	24	591	15	881	- 290
Skin Cancers	25	548	40	159	+ 388
Stomach Cancer	26	516	30	280	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	27	465	49	88	+ 377
Inflammatory/Heart	28	461	31	276	+ 185
Oesophagus Cancer	29	453	47	96	+ 357
Drug Use	30	357	41	158	+ 199
Oral Cancer	31	319	43	131	+ 188
Alcohol	32	302	54	64	+ 238
Uterin Cancer	33	290	57	52	+ 238
Road Traffic Accidents	34	265	7	2,316	- 2,051
Congenital Anomalies	35	259	12	1,170	- 911
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	244	5	3,190	- 2,946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	233	28	297	- 63
Cervical Cancer	38	192	23	421	- 229
Skin Disease	39	185	52	75	+ 110
Anemia	40	147	85	0	+ 147
Multiple Sclerosis	41	143	61	13	+ 131
Asthma	42	133	22	587	- 454
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	108	64	7	+ 101
Epilepsy	44	102	37	210	- 109
Malnutrition	45	99	32	254	- 155
Drownings	46	96	33	225	- 128
Violence	47	95	18	723	- 628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	93	44	115	- 22
Fires	49	54	36	215	- 161
Schizophrenia	50	53	86	0	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	51	42	9	2,005	- 1,962
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	39	80	0	+ 39
Hepatitis C	53	37	63	8	+ 29
Meningitis	54	30	14	941	- 912
Birth Trauma	55	28	8	2,309	- 2,281
Tuberculosis	56	20	35	216	- 196
Osteoarthritis	57	20	81	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	58	16	66	5	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	15	60	23	- 8
Poisonings	60	15	42	153	- 138
HIV/AIDS	61	11	6	3,007	- 2,996
Hepatitis B	62	8	53	65	- 57
Oral conditions	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	4	21	601	- 597
War	65	1	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	29	282	- 282
Tetanus	68	0	50	80	- 79
Schistosomiasis	69	0	46	98	- 98
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 1
Encephalitis	71	0	55	57	- 57
Syphilis	72	0	48	94	- 94
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Sweden

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.