AFGHANISTAN VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,818	4	14,649	+ 11,168
Malaria	2	22,832	57	185	+ 22,647
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,636	1	40,195	- 21,559
Stroke	4	16,081	3	19,060	- 2,980
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,352	13	5,555	+ 8,796
HIV/AIDS	6	13,528	46	464	+ 13,064
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,419	11	6,033	+ 4,386
Birth Trauma	8	10,390	6	10,723	- 332
Low Birth Weight	9	9,019	5	12,631	- 3,611
Liver Disease	10	6,825	16	4,600	+ 2,225
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,315	12	5,750	- 434
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,265	14	5,001	+ 264
Kidney Disease	13	5,215	10	6,590	- 1,376
Meningitis	14	4,235	20	2,626	+ 1,609
Endocrine Disorders	15	3,963	28	1,364	+ 2,599
Other Injuries	16	3,752	18	3,241	+ 510
Lung Disease	17	3,703	15	4,650	- 947
Violence	18	3,253	19	3,217	+ 36
Suicide	19	3,198	24	1,573	+ 1,626
Hypertension	20	3,022	8	7,995	- 4,973
Maternal Conditions	21	2,704	9	7,807	- 5,103
Asthma	22	2,640	17	3,403	- 762
Cervical Cancer	23	1,894	44	541	+ 1,353
Breast Cancer	24	1,630	22	1,822	- 192
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,477	23	1,765	- 287
Liver Cancer	26	1,402	40	657	+ 745
Falls	27	1,379	37	905	+ 474
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,335	25	1,505	- 170
Pertussis	29	1,268	21	2,107	- 839
Stomach Cancer	30	1,259	26	1,501	- 242
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,241	45	527	+ 714
Malnutrition	32	1,142	43	589	+ 552
Drownings	33	1,011	34	996	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,006	39	741	+ 264
Tuberculosis	35	971	7	9,839	- 8,868
Fires	36	968	50	348	+ 620
Epilepsy	37	945	35	993	- 47
Lymphomas	38	855	36	946	- 91
Prostate Cancer	39	835	55	258	+ 577
Skin Cancers	40	718	59	145	+ 573
Drug Use	41	709	51	328	+ 381
Poisonings	42	689	47	384	+ 306
Oral Cancer	43	589	27	1,467	- 878
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	519	33	1,041	- 522
Parkinson's Disease	45	500	41	628	- 128
Schistosomiasis	46	441	79	0	+ 441
Oesophagus Cancer	47	433	29	1,314	- 881
Syphilis	48	421	60	94	+ 327
Ovary Cancer	49	397	48	369	+ 28
Tetanus	50	359	30	1,254	- 896
Lung Cancers	51	343	32	1,076	- 733
Skin Disease	52	337	61	94	+ 243
Hepatitis B	53	293	38	863	- 571
Alcohol	54	287	58	150	+ 137
Encephalitis	55	258	31	1,190	- 933
Bladder Cancer	56	236	54	272	- 36
Uterin Cancer	57	236	53	289	- 52
Pancreas Cancer	58	181	56	229	- 48
Leukemia	59	177	42	610	- 433
Appendicitis	60	104	52	298	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	61	58	62	84	- 26
Other Neoplasms	62	49	63	29	+ 20
Hepatitis C	63	36	64	28	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	32	65	25	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	28	66	17	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	24	68	9	+ 15
Measles	67	13	49	350	- 337
War	68	9	2	25,620	- 25,611
Diphtheria	69	7	67	16	- 9
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Togo

Afghanistan

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.