BELGIUM VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,707	6	5,677	+ 2,030
Malaria	2	6,816	75	0	+ 6,816
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,563	1	15,281	- 9,717
Stroke	4	4,801	3	7,408	- 2,607
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,284	33	418	+ 3,867
HIV/AIDS	6	4,039	57	36	+ 4,003
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,110	29	666	+ 2,444
Birth Trauma	8	3,102	53	47	+ 3,055
Low Birth Weight	9	2,693	50	70	+ 2,623
Liver Disease	10	2,037	17	1,433	+ 605
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,587	20	1,269	+ 318
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,572	40	282	+ 1,290
Kidney Disease	13	1,557	8	2,952	- 1,395
Meningitis	14	1,264	58	28	+ 1,236
Endocrine Disorders	15	1,183	18	1,432	- 249
Other Injuries	16	1,120	11	2,006	- 886
Lung Disease	17	1,106	5	6,438	- 5,332
Violence	18	971	44	149	+ 822
Suicide	19	955	10	2,111	- 1,156
Hypertension	20	902	27	740	+ 162
Maternal Conditions	21	807	64	6	+ 801
Asthma	22	788	46	128	+ 661
Cervical Cancer	23	565	41	243	+ 323
Breast Cancer	24	487	9	2,587	- 2,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	441	2	9,416	- 8,975
Liver Cancer	26	419	24	976	- 557
Falls	27	412	15	1,756	- 1,344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	398	42	213	+ 186
Pertussis	29	379	68	1	+ 378
Stomach Cancer	30	376	26	863	- 487
Inflammatory/Heart	31	370	23	1,060	- 690
Malnutrition	32	341	38	291	+ 50
Drownings	33	302	47	79	+ 223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	300	7	3,329	- 3,028
Tuberculosis	35	290	54	46	+ 244
Fires	36	289	48	75	+ 214
Epilepsy	37	282	36	348	- 66
Lymphomas	38	255	16	1,552	- 1,297
Prostate Cancer	39	249	13	1,824	- 1,575
Skin Cancers	40	214	31	522	- 308
Drug Use	41	212	39	287	- 76
Poisonings	42	206	55	41	+ 165
Oral Cancer	43	176	28	675	- 499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	155	37	293	- 138
Parkinson's Disease	45	149	19	1,378	- 1,228
Schistosomiasis	46	132	76	0	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	47	129	25	898	- 769
Syphilis	48	126	70	0	+ 126
Ovary Cancer	49	119	30	653	- 534
Tetanus	50	107	78	0	+ 107
Lung Cancers	51	102	4	6,777	- 6,675
Skin Disease	52	101	35	380	- 279
Hepatitis B	53	87	63	17	+ 71
Alcohol	54	86	32	500	- 414
Encephalitis	55	77	66	1	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	56	70	22	1,078	- 1,008
Uterin Cancer	57	70	34	384	- 314
Pancreas Cancer	58	54	14	1,809	- 1,755
Leukemia	59	53	21	1,199	- 1,146
Appendicitis	60	31	62	17	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	45	147	- 130
Other Neoplasms	62	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Hepatitis C	63	11	52	53	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	49	73	- 63
Ascariasis	65	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	66	7	59	22	- 15
Measles	67	4	79	0	+ 4
War	68	3	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Togo

Belgium

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.