KENYA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	37,481	1	22,571	+ 14,909
Malaria	2	33,147	8	12,652	+ 20,495
Coronary Heart Disease	3	27,055	9	11,972	+ 15,082
Stroke	4	23,345	4	15,895	+ 7,450
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	20,835	5	15,420	+ 5,415
HIV/AIDS	6	19,640	2	20,885	- 1,245
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,126	6	14,883	+ 243
Birth Trauma	8	15,084	10	9,957	+ 5,127
Low Birth Weight	9	13,094	11	9,562	+ 3,532
Liver Disease	10	9,908	7	13,405	- 3,497
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,717	14	5,651	+ 2,065
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,644	12	6,115	+ 1,528
Kidney Disease	13	7,570	16	4,464	+ 3,107
Meningitis	14	6,148	15	5,364	+ 784
Endocrine Disorders	15	5,753	44	831	+ 4,922
Other Injuries	16	5,446	19	4,336	+ 1,111
Lung Disease	17	5,376	20	4,280	+ 1,096
Violence	18	4,722	24	2,942	+ 1,780
Suicide	19	4,643	23	3,214	+ 1,429
Hypertension	20	4,387	17	4,418	- 31
Maternal Conditions	21	3,925	13	5,651	- 1,726
Asthma	22	3,833	26	2,300	+ 1,533
Cervical Cancer	23	2,750	22	3,389	- 639
Breast Cancer	24	2,366	25	2,658	- 291
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,145	31	1,827	+ 318
Liver Cancer	26	2,036	34	1,351	+ 685
Falls	27	2,002	33	1,465	+ 537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,938	41	1,089	+ 849
Pertussis	29	1,841	42	1,014	+ 828
Stomach Cancer	30	1,828	28	2,010	- 182
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,801	40	1,121	+ 680
Malnutrition	32	1,657	21	4,212	- 2,555
Drownings	33	1,467	39	1,200	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,460	32	1,477	- 17
Tuberculosis	35	1,410	3	19,655	- 18,246
Fires	36	1,405	36	1,316	+ 88
Epilepsy	37	1,372	43	832	+ 540
Lymphomas	38	1,242	29	1,931	- 689
Prostate Cancer	39	1,212	37	1,292	- 80
Skin Cancers	40	1,042	48	638	+ 403
Drug Use	41	1,029	62	113	+ 915
Poisonings	42	1,001	38	1,269	- 268
Oral Cancer	43	855	30	1,842	- 987
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	753	53	408	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	45	725	50	470	+ 256
Schistosomiasis	46	640	54	370	+ 270
Oesophagus Cancer	47	628	18	4,373	- 3,744
Syphilis	48	612	52	449	+ 163
Ovary Cancer	49	577	45	795	- 218
Tetanus	50	521	27	2,129	- 1,608
Lung Cancers	51	498	47	669	- 171
Skin Disease	52	489	51	455	+ 34
Hepatitis B	53	425	49	522	- 97
Alcohol	54	416	55	355	+ 61
Encephalitis	55	374	60	189	+ 185
Bladder Cancer	56	343	57	318	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	343	56	323	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	58	263	46	716	- 454
Leukemia	59	257	35	1,327	- 1,070
Appendicitis	60	151	58	240	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	61	84	68	39	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	62	71	67	60	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	53	61	152	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	46	66	84	- 38
Ascariasis	65	40	71	9	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	35	64	95	- 60
Measles	67	19	63	103	- 84
War	68	12	65	89	- 77
Diphtheria	69	11	69	13	- 2
Chlamydia	70	7	70	10	- 3
Otitis Media	71	1	72	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Leprosy	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Togo

Kenya

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.