BELIZE VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	268	7	97	+ 171
Malaria	2	237	76	0	+ 237
Coronary Heart Disease	3	193	1	192	+ 1
Stroke	4	167	4	127	+ 40
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	149	34	9	+ 140
HIV/AIDS	6	140	5	119	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	7	108	8	88	+ 20
Birth Trauma	8	108	32	9	+ 98
Low Birth Weight	9	93	25	20	+ 74
Liver Disease	10	71	9	58	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	11	55	3	141	- 86
Congenital Anomalies	12	55	21	23	+ 32
Kidney Disease	13	54	6	102	- 48
Meningitis	14	44	46	1	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	15	41	22	23	+ 19
Other Injuries	16	39	14	36	+ 3
Lung Disease	17	38	11	46	- 8
Violence	18	34	2	146	- 112
Suicide	19	33	16	28	+ 6
Hypertension	20	31	12	46	- 14
Maternal Conditions	21	28	42	2	+ 26
Asthma	22	27	35	8	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	23	20	17	28	- 8
Breast Cancer	24	17	23	22	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	15	13	45	- 29
Liver Cancer	26	15	19	24	- 9
Falls	27	14	27	13	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	14	38	5	+ 9
Pertussis	29	13	63	0	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	30	13	20	23	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	31	13	26	18	- 5
Malnutrition	32	12	29	10	+ 2
Drownings	33	10	18	24	- 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	10	24	20	- 10
Tuberculosis	35	10	33	9	+ 1
Fires	36	10	40	4	+ 6
Epilepsy	37	10	36	8	+ 2
Lymphomas	38	9	50	1	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	39	9	10	47	- 39
Skin Cancers	40	7	66	0	+ 7
Drug Use	41	7	47	1	+ 6
Poisonings	42	7	45	1	+ 6
Oral Cancer	43	6	67	0	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	5	41	3	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	45	5	28	11	- 6
Schistosomiasis	46	5	78	0	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	47	4	43	2	+ 2
Syphilis	48	4	62	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	49	4	52	1	+ 3
Tetanus	50	4	59	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	51	4	15	30	- 27
Skin Disease	52	3	37	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	53	3	56	0	+ 3
Alcohol	54	3	30	10	- 7
Encephalitis	55	3	48	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	2	81	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	57	2	51	1	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	2	31	9	- 7
Leukemia	59	2	39	4	- 2
Appendicitis	60	1	44	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	54	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	62	1	53	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	49	1	- 1
Ascariasis	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	71	0	+ 0
War	68	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	57	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.