TOGO VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,783	3	4,142	+ 6,640
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	7,239	25	328	+ 6,910
Stroke	3	3,943	4	3,574	+ 369
Lung Cancers	4	3,542	51	76	+ 3,466
Lung Disease	5	2,921	17	823	+ 2,098
Hypertension	6	2,487	20	672	+ 1,816
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,008	34	224	+ 1,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,962	1	5,739	- 3,777
Falls	9	1,932	27	307	+ 1,625
Prostate Cancer	10	1,590	39	186	+ 1,404
Breast Cancer	11	1,587	24	362	+ 1,225
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,495	58	40	+ 1,455
Kidney Disease	13	1,269	13	1,159	+ 110
Suicide	14	1,257	19	711	+ 546
Lymphomas	15	1,139	38	190	+ 948
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,033	31	276	+ 758
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,028	11	1,181	- 153
Parkinson's Disease	18	863	45	111	+ 752
Liver Cancer	19	810	26	312	+ 498
Other Neoplasms	20	686	62	11	+ 675
Liver Disease	21	682	10	1,517	- 835
Leukemia	22	676	59	39	+ 636
Bladder Cancer	23	674	56	52	+ 621
Stomach Cancer	24	618	30	280	+ 338
Endocrine Disorders	25	597	15	881	- 284
Oral Cancer	26	504	43	131	+ 373
Skin Cancers	27	496	40	159	+ 337
Oesophagus Cancer	28	494	47	96	+ 398
Ovary Cancer	29	460	49	88	+ 372
Other Injuries	30	412	16	834	- 422
Congenital Anomalies	31	307	12	1,170	- 863
Alcohol	32	230	54	64	+ 167
Uterin Cancer	33	225	57	52	+ 173
Road Traffic Accidents	34	194	7	2,316	- 2,122
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	187	5	3,190	- 3,003
Drug Use	36	177	41	158	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	37	171	81	0	+ 171
Multiple Sclerosis	38	161	61	13	+ 148
Epilepsy	39	160	37	210	- 51
Skin Disease	40	130	52	75	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	123	28	297	- 174
Cervical Cancer	42	106	23	421	- 315
Low Birth Weight	43	106	9	2,005	- 1,899
Anemia	44	102	85	0	+ 102
Schizophrenia	45	97	86	0	+ 97
Asthma	46	95	22	587	- 492
Malnutrition	47	85	32	254	- 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	78	44	115	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	68	64	7	+ 61
Drownings	50	50	33	225	- 175
Violence	51	43	18	723	- 680
Birth Trauma	52	32	8	2,309	- 2,277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	32	80	0	+ 32
HIV/AIDS	54	29	6	3,007	- 2,978
Fires	55	21	36	215	- 194
Tuberculosis	56	21	35	216	- 194
Meningitis	57	20	14	941	- 921
Hepatitis C	58	15	63	8	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	15	60	23	- 9
Poisonings	60	13	42	153	- 140
Upper Respiratory	61	11	66	5	+ 6
Oral conditions	62	8	82	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	63	5	53	65	- 60
Maternal Conditions	64	4	21	601	- 597
Syphilis	65	2	48	94	- 92
Iodine Deficiency	66	1	75	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	55	57	- 57
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	50	80	- 79
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	98	- 98
Pertussis	73	0	29	282	- 282
Diphtheria	74	0	69	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	67	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

Switzerland

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.