GHANA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,258	1	16,262	+ 5,995
Malaria	2	19,684	5	11,162	+ 8,522
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,066	3	14,103	+ 1,964
Stroke	4	13,863	2	15,163	- 1,300
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,373	9	6,538	+ 5,835
HIV/AIDS	6	11,663	4	13,565	- 1,903
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,982	7	7,808	+ 1,175
Birth Trauma	8	8,958	10	6,194	+ 2,763
Low Birth Weight	9	7,776	8	6,662	+ 1,114
Liver Disease	10	5,884	11	6,053	- 170
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,582	12	5,929	- 1,347
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,539	14	3,935	+ 604
Kidney Disease	13	4,496	13	4,161	+ 334
Meningitis	14	3,651	16	2,983	+ 668
Endocrine Disorders	15	3,416	24	1,965	+ 1,451
Other Injuries	16	3,234	18	2,433	+ 802
Lung Disease	17	3,193	15	3,120	+ 73
Violence	18	2,804	27	1,857	+ 947
Suicide	19	2,757	21	1,993	+ 764
Hypertension	20	2,605	19	2,231	+ 374
Maternal Conditions	21	2,331	22	1,991	+ 340
Asthma	22	2,276	23	1,979	+ 297
Cervical Cancer	23	1,633	20	2,161	- 528
Breast Cancer	24	1,405	25	1,937	- 532
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,274	29	1,294	- 20
Liver Cancer	26	1,209	17	2,851	- 1,642
Falls	27	1,189	30	1,168	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,151	48	321	+ 830
Pertussis	29	1,093	35	744	+ 349
Stomach Cancer	30	1,085	33	870	+ 215
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,070	28	1,615	- 545
Malnutrition	32	984	26	1,868	- 884
Drownings	33	871	36	740	+ 131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	867	34	803	+ 64
Tuberculosis	35	837	6	10,214	- 9,377
Fires	36	834	37	729	+ 105
Epilepsy	37	815	47	329	+ 486
Lymphomas	38	737	32	875	- 137
Prostate Cancer	39	720	31	1,031	- 311
Skin Cancers	40	619	58	214	+ 404
Drug Use	41	611	39	630	- 19
Poisonings	42	594	40	522	+ 73
Oral Cancer	43	508	42	483	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	447	52	256	+ 191
Parkinson's Disease	45	431	43	387	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	46	380	51	257	+ 124
Oesophagus Cancer	47	373	49	285	+ 88
Syphilis	48	363	41	483	- 119
Ovary Cancer	49	342	38	698	- 356
Tetanus	50	309	56	220	+ 89
Lung Cancers	51	295	55	237	+ 58
Skin Disease	52	291	50	264	+ 27
Hepatitis B	53	252	62	101	+ 151
Alcohol	54	247	54	244	+ 3
Encephalitis	55	222	44	357	- 135
Bladder Cancer	56	204	53	245	- 42
Uterin Cancer	57	203	57	219	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	58	156	46	334	- 178
Leukemia	59	153	45	340	- 187
Appendicitis	60	90	59	146	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	61	50	61	113	- 63
Other Neoplasms	62	42	63	48	- 6
Hepatitis C	63	31	65	28	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	67	16	+ 11
Ascariasis	65	24	68	12	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	21	66	16	+ 4
Measles	67	11	60	135	- 124
War	68	7	64	29	- 22
Diphtheria	69	6	69	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Togo

Ghana

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.