LAOS VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,118	3	2,820	+ 2,298
Malaria	2	4,526	63	10	+ 4,516
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,694	2	5,190	- 1,496
Stroke	4	3,188	1	5,769	- 2,582
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,845	7	1,552	+ 1,293
HIV/AIDS	6	2,682	29	313	+ 2,369
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,065	9	1,281	+ 784
Birth Trauma	8	2,060	12	1,116	+ 944
Low Birth Weight	9	1,788	11	1,156	+ 632
Liver Disease	10	1,353	10	1,171	+ 182
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,054	8	1,466	- 413
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,044	18	647	+ 397
Kidney Disease	13	1,034	5	1,646	- 612
Meningitis	14	840	40	154	+ 686
Endocrine Disorders	15	786	38	186	+ 599
Other Injuries	16	744	21	519	+ 225
Lung Disease	17	734	6	1,626	- 892
Violence	18	645	22	475	+ 170
Suicide	19	634	27	390	+ 244
Hypertension	20	599	15	890	- 291
Maternal Conditions	21	536	32	218	+ 318
Asthma	22	523	16	840	- 317
Cervical Cancer	23	375	37	187	+ 188
Breast Cancer	24	323	25	437	- 114
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	293	23	458	- 165
Liver Cancer	26	278	13	1,104	- 826
Falls	27	273	24	440	- 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	265	17	651	- 387
Pertussis	29	251	30	304	- 53
Stomach Cancer	30	250	20	530	- 281
Inflammatory/Heart	31	246	36	206	+ 40
Malnutrition	32	226	39	166	+ 60
Drownings	33	200	19	568	- 368
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	199	26	422	- 223
Tuberculosis	35	192	4	1,949	- 1,756
Fires	36	192	42	108	+ 84
Epilepsy	37	187	50	58	+ 129
Lymphomas	38	170	34	211	- 41
Prostate Cancer	39	165	53	37	+ 128
Skin Cancers	40	142	49	59	+ 83
Drug Use	41	140	54	33	+ 108
Poisonings	42	137	52	41	+ 96
Oral Cancer	43	117	28	349	- 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	103	35	207	- 104
Parkinson's Disease	45	99	41	139	- 40
Schistosomiasis	46	87	62	11	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	47	86	33	214	- 128
Syphilis	48	84	58	28	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	49	79	43	101	- 22
Tetanus	50	71	44	96	- 25
Lung Cancers	51	68	14	919	- 851
Skin Disease	52	67	45	89	- 22
Hepatitis B	53	58	60	17	+ 41
Alcohol	54	57	47	61	- 4
Encephalitis	55	51	46	69	- 18
Bladder Cancer	56	47	51	49	- 2
Uterin Cancer	57	47	55	29	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	58	36	48	61	- 25
Leukemia	59	35	31	290	- 255
Appendicitis	60	21	57	29	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	11	65	6	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	62	10	61	12	- 2
Hepatitis C	63	7	67	4	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	64	7	- 1
Ascariasis	65	5	70	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	5	66	5	+ 0
Measles	67	3	56	29	- 27
War	68	2	68	3	- 1
Diphtheria	69	1	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.