FINLAND VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,621	21	436	+ 3,184
Malaria	2	3,202	74	0	+ 3,202
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,613	2	9,831	- 7,218
Stroke	4	2,255	3	4,115	- 1,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,013	52	15	+ 1,997
HIV/AIDS	6	1,897	59	6	+ 1,892
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,461	33	215	+ 1,246
Birth Trauma	8	1,457	56	8	+ 1,449
Low Birth Weight	9	1,265	48	26	+ 1,239
Liver Disease	10	957	10	1,068	- 111
Diabetes Mellitus	11	745	22	418	+ 328
Congenital Anomalies	12	738	35	192	+ 546
Kidney Disease	13	731	26	342	+ 389
Meningitis	14	594	55	9	+ 584
Endocrine Disorders	15	556	31	257	+ 299
Other Injuries	16	526	20	437	+ 89
Lung Disease	17	519	8	1,289	- 770
Violence	18	456	43	64	+ 392
Suicide	19	449	15	846	- 398
Hypertension	20	424	5	2,030	- 1,606
Maternal Conditions	21	379	64	2	+ 378
Asthma	22	370	40	85	+ 286
Cervical Cancer	23	266	44	62	+ 204
Breast Cancer	24	229	12	948	- 720
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	207	1	11,120	- 10,913
Liver Cancer	26	197	16	545	- 348
Falls	27	193	7	1,325	- 1,132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	187	36	151	+ 36
Pertussis	29	178	69	0	+ 178
Stomach Cancer	30	177	19	447	- 270
Inflammatory/Heart	31	174	17	518	- 344
Malnutrition	32	160	57	7	+ 154
Drownings	33	142	37	106	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	141	6	1,433	- 1,292
Tuberculosis	35	136	46	32	+ 104
Fires	36	136	45	62	+ 74
Epilepsy	37	133	38	104	+ 28
Lymphomas	38	120	14	851	- 731
Prostate Cancer	39	117	11	970	- 853
Skin Cancers	40	101	29	297	- 197
Drug Use	41	99	30	269	- 170
Poisonings	42	97	49	25	+ 72
Oral Cancer	43	83	34	207	- 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	73	50	19	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	45	70	13	853	- 783
Schistosomiasis	46	62	77	0	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	47	61	27	320	- 259
Syphilis	48	59	67	0	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	49	56	25	344	- 289
Tetanus	50	50	70	0	+ 50
Lung Cancers	51	48	4	2,312	- 2,264
Skin Disease	52	47	47	27	+ 20
Hepatitis B	53	41	63	2	+ 39
Alcohol	54	40	18	464	- 424
Encephalitis	55	36	66	0	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	56	33	28	308	- 275
Uterin Cancer	57	33	32	225	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	58	25	9	1,247	- 1,222
Leukemia	59	25	24	371	- 346
Appendicitis	60	15	54	10	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	42	80	- 72
Other Neoplasms	62	7	23	377	- 370
Hepatitis C	63	5	60	5	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	41	83	- 79
Ascariasis	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	2	+ 1
Measles	67	2	72	0	+ 2
War	68	1	65	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	58	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Togo

Finland

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.