COLOMBIA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,909	5	10,773	+ 21,136
Malaria	2	28,219	67	26	+ 28,194
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,033	1	43,066	- 20,033
Stroke	4	19,875	3	16,573	+ 3,302
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,738	38	747	+ 16,990
HIV/AIDS	6	16,720	17	2,683	+ 14,037
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,877	6	7,765	+ 5,113
Birth Trauma	8	12,842	41	648	+ 12,193
Low Birth Weight	9	11,148	23	2,095	+ 9,052
Liver Disease	10	8,435	19	2,426	+ 6,009
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,570	11	5,028	+ 1,541
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,507	16	2,963	+ 3,545
Kidney Disease	13	6,445	7	6,834	- 389
Meningitis	14	5,234	50	244	+ 4,990
Endocrine Disorders	15	4,898	30	1,367	+ 3,530
Other Injuries	16	4,637	28	1,592	+ 3,045
Lung Disease	17	4,577	4	15,928	- 11,351
Violence	18	4,020	2	19,268	- 15,248
Suicide	19	3,953	26	1,965	+ 1,988
Hypertension	20	3,735	8	6,400	- 2,665
Maternal Conditions	21	3,342	46	394	+ 2,948
Asthma	22	3,263	54	191	+ 3,072
Cervical Cancer	23	2,341	20	2,266	+ 75
Breast Cancer	24	2,015	13	3,669	- 1,655
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,826	22	2,157	- 331
Liver Cancer	26	1,733	24	2,065	- 332
Falls	27	1,704	29	1,518	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,650	39	698	+ 951
Pertussis	29	1,568	69	18	+ 1,549
Stomach Cancer	30	1,556	9	6,112	- 4,556
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,533	31	1,329	+ 204
Malnutrition	32	1,411	27	1,878	- 467
Drownings	33	1,249	40	689	+ 560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,243	12	4,371	- 3,128
Tuberculosis	35	1,200	32	1,272	- 72
Fires	36	1,196	56	127	+ 1,070
Epilepsy	37	1,168	43	597	+ 571
Lymphomas	38	1,057	18	2,603	- 1,546
Prostate Cancer	39	1,032	14	3,584	- 2,553
Skin Cancers	40	887	35	1,028	- 142
Drug Use	41	876	44	492	+ 384
Poisonings	42	852	61	61	+ 791
Oral Cancer	43	728	37	807	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	641	63	38	+ 603
Parkinson's Disease	45	618	47	383	+ 235
Schistosomiasis	46	545	77	1	+ 545
Oesophagus Cancer	47	535	36	835	- 300
Syphilis	48	521	65	30	+ 491
Ovary Cancer	49	491	33	1,122	- 631
Tetanus	50	443	71	14	+ 429
Lung Cancers	51	424	10	5,250	- 4,827
Skin Disease	52	417	34	1,102	- 685
Hepatitis B	53	362	62	50	+ 311
Alcohol	54	354	68	23	+ 332
Encephalitis	55	318	64	38	+ 280
Bladder Cancer	56	292	42	609	- 317
Uterin Cancer	57	292	45	423	- 131
Pancreas Cancer	58	224	25	2,022	- 1,799
Leukemia	59	219	21	2,208	- 1,989
Appendicitis	60	129	52	213	- 84
Multiple Sclerosis	61	71	60	62	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	62	60	15	3,205	- 3,145
Hepatitis C	63	45	59	65	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	39	51	242	- 203
Ascariasis	65	34	76	5	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	66	30	66	27	+ 3
Measles	67	16	78	0	+ 16
War	68	11	49	260	- 249
Diphtheria	69	9	80	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	6	81	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Togo

Colombia

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.