BENIN VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,457	1	10,205	- 747
Malaria	2	8,364	2	7,037	+ 1,327
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,827	5	5,397	+ 1,429
Stroke	4	5,891	4	5,855	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,257	3	6,830	- 1,573
HIV/AIDS	6	4,956	11	2,263	+ 2,693
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,817	8	3,162	+ 654
Birth Trauma	8	3,806	7	3,950	- 144
Low Birth Weight	9	3,304	6	4,908	- 1,604
Liver Disease	10	2,500	9	2,447	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,947	14	1,912	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,929	10	2,265	- 336
Kidney Disease	13	1,910	13	1,929	- 18
Meningitis	14	1,551	12	1,967	- 415
Endocrine Disorders	15	1,452	16	1,454	- 2
Other Injuries	16	1,374	15	1,532	- 158
Lung Disease	17	1,357	17	1,220	+ 137
Violence	18	1,191	28	726	+ 465
Suicide	19	1,172	22	922	+ 250
Hypertension	20	1,107	19	1,088	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	21	990	20	1,039	- 49
Asthma	22	967	24	891	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	23	694	30	669	+ 25
Breast Cancer	24	597	27	784	- 187
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	541	29	715	- 174
Liver Cancer	26	514	40	322	+ 192
Falls	27	505	32	543	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	489	34	442	+ 47
Pertussis	29	465	18	1,168	- 703
Stomach Cancer	30	461	38	361	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	31	454	33	457	- 3
Malnutrition	32	418	21	928	- 510
Drownings	33	370	31	570	- 200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	368	41	311	+ 57
Tuberculosis	35	356	23	919	- 563
Fires	36	354	35	431	- 76
Epilepsy	37	346	37	369	- 23
Lymphomas	38	313	36	387	- 73
Prostate Cancer	39	306	25	867	- 561
Skin Cancers	40	263	54	102	+ 161
Drug Use	41	260	44	197	+ 62
Poisonings	42	253	42	307	- 55
Oral Cancer	43	216	49	156	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	190	45	197	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	45	183	43	212	- 29
Schistosomiasis	46	162	47	183	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	47	159	39	326	- 167
Syphilis	48	154	51	150	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	49	146	56	86	+ 60
Tetanus	50	131	50	156	- 25
Lung Cancers	51	126	59	66	+ 59
Skin Disease	52	124	52	144	- 20
Hepatitis B	53	107	53	143	- 36
Alcohol	54	105	58	85	+ 20
Encephalitis	55	94	57	85	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	56	86	61	43	+ 43
Uterin Cancer	57	86	55	99	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	58	66	48	177	- 111
Leukemia	59	65	46	196	- 131
Appendicitis	60	38	60	45	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	21	66	16	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	62	18	63	20	- 2
Hepatitis C	63	13	65	17	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	67	11	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	10	62	40	- 30
Upper Respiratory	66	9	64	17	- 8
Measles	67	5	26	788	- 783
War	68	3	69	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	3	68	10	- 8
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	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	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

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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.