BURKINA FASO VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,827	1	16,807	- 1,980
Malaria	2	13,113	2	14,602	- 1,489
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,703	4	8,117	+ 2,586
Stroke	4	9,235	7	6,324	+ 2,911
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,242	3	11,887	- 3,645
HIV/AIDS	6	7,769	12	3,100	+ 4,669
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,984	8	6,303	- 319
Birth Trauma	8	5,967	6	6,426	- 459
Low Birth Weight	9	5,180	5	6,809	- 1,629
Liver Disease	10	3,920	14	2,722	+ 1,197
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,053	16	2,609	+ 444
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,024	10	3,515	- 491
Kidney Disease	13	2,995	17	2,398	+ 597
Meningitis	14	2,432	11	3,375	- 943
Endocrine Disorders	15	2,276	9	4,794	- 2,518
Other Injuries	16	2,155	15	2,637	- 482
Lung Disease	17	2,127	26	1,161	+ 966
Violence	18	1,868	21	1,943	- 75
Suicide	19	1,837	22	1,521	+ 316
Hypertension	20	1,735	19	2,020	- 284
Maternal Conditions	21	1,553	23	1,379	+ 174
Asthma	22	1,516	27	941	+ 575
Cervical Cancer	23	1,088	18	2,122	- 1,034
Breast Cancer	24	936	30	862	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	849	33	767	+ 81
Liver Cancer	26	805	24	1,309	- 504
Falls	27	792	31	828	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	767	41	410	+ 356
Pertussis	29	728	34	746	- 18
Stomach Cancer	30	723	32	777	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	31	712	35	743	- 30
Malnutrition	32	656	13	2,868	- 2,213
Drownings	33	581	28	910	- 329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	578	39	478	+ 99
Tuberculosis	35	558	20	1,968	- 1,410
Fires	36	556	36	704	- 148
Epilepsy	37	543	40	477	+ 66
Lymphomas	38	491	43	280	+ 211
Prostate Cancer	39	479	38	514	- 35
Skin Cancers	40	412	50	220	+ 192
Drug Use	41	407	54	172	+ 235
Poisonings	42	396	37	620	- 224
Oral Cancer	43	338	49	227	+ 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	298	44	269	+ 29
Parkinson's Disease	45	287	46	252	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	46	253	47	249	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	47	249	59	101	+ 148
Syphilis	48	242	42	294	- 52
Ovary Cancer	49	228	52	174	+ 54
Tetanus	50	206	51	181	+ 25
Lung Cancers	51	197	48	242	- 45
Skin Disease	52	194	53	174	+ 20
Hepatitis B	53	168	55	164	+ 4
Alcohol	54	165	56	152	+ 13
Encephalitis	55	148	61	83	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	56	136	45	265	- 130
Uterin Cancer	57	136	62	74	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	58	104	57	148	- 44
Leukemia	59	102	58	112	- 10
Appendicitis	60	60	60	95	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	61	33	66	24	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	62	28	67	23	+ 5
Hepatitis C	63	21	64	58	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	68	15	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	16	63	74	- 58
Upper Respiratory	66	14	65	48	- 34
Measles	67	8	25	1,196	- 1,188
War	68	5	29	884	- 879
Diphtheria	69	4	69	7	- 3
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Togo

Burkina Faso

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.