DOMINICAN REP. VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,960	6	2,254	+ 4,705
Malaria	2	6,155	65	4	+ 6,151
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,024	1	14,986	- 9,962
Stroke	4	4,335	2	7,882	- 3,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,869	26	504	+ 3,365
HIV/AIDS	6	3,647	8	1,931	+ 1,716
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,809	3	6,937	- 4,128
Birth Trauma	8	2,801	18	915	+ 1,886
Low Birth Weight	9	2,431	13	1,532	+ 899
Liver Disease	10	1,840	5	2,680	- 841
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,433	4	2,762	- 1,329
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,419	17	1,038	+ 381
Kidney Disease	13	1,406	7	2,121	- 715
Meningitis	14	1,142	45	134	+ 1,008
Endocrine Disorders	15	1,068	22	602	+ 466
Other Injuries	16	1,011	19	890	+ 121
Lung Disease	17	998	15	1,360	- 362
Violence	18	877	9	1,917	- 1,040
Suicide	19	862	25	530	+ 333
Hypertension	20	815	10	1,894	- 1,079
Maternal Conditions	21	729	39	202	+ 526
Asthma	22	712	29	441	+ 271
Cervical Cancer	23	511	23	560	- 50
Breast Cancer	24	439	14	1,460	- 1,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	398	11	1,808	- 1,409
Liver Cancer	26	378	21	664	- 286
Falls	27	372	30	435	- 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	360	36	295	+ 65
Pertussis	29	342	47	121	+ 221
Stomach Cancer	30	339	24	547	- 208
Inflammatory/Heart	31	334	35	312	+ 23
Malnutrition	32	308	34	372	- 64
Drownings	33	272	37	248	+ 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	271	20	851	- 580
Tuberculosis	35	262	38	242	+ 20
Fires	36	261	44	139	+ 122
Epilepsy	37	255	42	158	+ 97
Lymphomas	38	231	33	374	- 144
Prostate Cancer	39	225	12	1,655	- 1,429
Skin Cancers	40	193	41	172	+ 21
Drug Use	41	191	43	156	+ 35
Poisonings	42	186	55	47	+ 139
Oral Cancer	43	159	31	434	- 275
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	140	46	123	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	45	135	28	446	- 312
Schistosomiasis	46	119	59	22	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	47	117	40	200	- 84
Syphilis	48	114	51	70	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	49	107	50	89	+ 18
Tetanus	50	97	61	17	+ 80
Lung Cancers	51	92	16	1,244	- 1,151
Skin Disease	52	91	53	50	+ 41
Hepatitis B	53	79	63	11	+ 68
Alcohol	54	77	48	120	- 43
Encephalitis	55	69	56	44	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	56	64	49	92	- 29
Uterin Cancer	57	64	57	43	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	58	49	27	456	- 407
Leukemia	59	48	32	409	- 361
Appendicitis	60	28	52	67	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	62	13	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	13	58	35	- 22
Hepatitis C	63	10	60	17	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	54	48	- 40
Ascariasis	65	7	70	1	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	68	1	+ 6
Measles	67	4	79	0	+ 4
War	68	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	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	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Togo

Dominican Rep.

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.