ERITREA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,082	1	3,277	+ 806
Malaria	2	3,610	17	437	+ 3,173
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,947	4	2,154	+ 793
Stroke	4	2,543	2	2,564	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,269	3	2,292	- 23
HIV/AIDS	6	2,139	25	308	+ 1,832
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,647	5	1,326	+ 321
Birth Trauma	8	1,643	11	616	+ 1,027
Low Birth Weight	9	1,426	16	531	+ 895
Liver Disease	10	1,079	6	1,215	- 136
Diabetes Mellitus	11	840	7	944	- 104
Congenital Anomalies	12	833	18	432	+ 400
Kidney Disease	13	825	12	578	+ 247
Meningitis	14	670	19	404	+ 265
Endocrine Disorders	15	627	43	71	+ 555
Other Injuries	16	593	15	540	+ 53
Lung Disease	17	586	9	662	- 76
Violence	18	514	20	384	+ 130
Suicide	19	506	21	382	+ 124
Hypertension	20	478	8	926	- 448
Maternal Conditions	21	428	13	544	- 116
Asthma	22	417	22	326	+ 91
Cervical Cancer	23	299	30	132	+ 167
Breast Cancer	24	258	23	311	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	234	24	310	- 76
Liver Cancer	26	222	45	69	+ 153
Falls	27	218	26	168	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	211	27	147	+ 64
Pertussis	29	201	36	90	+ 111
Stomach Cancer	30	199	48	48	+ 151
Inflammatory/Heart	31	196	32	123	+ 73
Malnutrition	32	181	10	660	- 479
Drownings	33	160	33	118	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	159	35	113	+ 46
Tuberculosis	35	154	14	543	- 390
Fires	36	153	31	132	+ 21
Epilepsy	37	149	38	81	+ 68
Lymphomas	38	135	28	147	- 12
Prostate Cancer	39	132	47	54	+ 78
Skin Cancers	40	113	56	30	+ 84
Drug Use	41	112	53	36	+ 76
Poisonings	42	109	34	114	- 5
Oral Cancer	43	93	44	71	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	82	41	77	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	45	79	37	85	- 6
Schistosomiasis	46	70	42	73	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	47	68	39	81	- 13
Syphilis	48	67	54	35	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	49	63	40	79	- 17
Tetanus	50	57	52	37	+ 19
Lung Cancers	51	54	46	62	- 7
Skin Disease	52	53	50	45	+ 9
Hepatitis B	53	46	57	28	+ 19
Alcohol	54	45	49	45	- 0
Encephalitis	55	41	62	16	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	56	37	51	42	- 5
Uterin Cancer	57	37	61	18	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	58	29	58	20	+ 9
Leukemia	59	28	29	144	- 116
Appendicitis	60	16	55	31	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	61	9	67	4	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	62	8	66	6	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	6	65	6	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	64	12	- 7
Ascariasis	65	4	68	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	4	60	18	- 14
Measles	67	2	63	13	- 11
War	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	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	59	19	- 19
Leprosy	79	0	78	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	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 ERITREA

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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.