MALAWI VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,004	2	7,739	+ 6,266
Malaria	2	12,385	3	6,308	+ 6,077
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,109	7	4,929	+ 5,180
Stroke	4	8,723	5	5,939	+ 2,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,785	6	5,782	+ 2,003
HIV/AIDS	6	7,338	1	12,839	- 5,501
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,652	4	6,221	- 570
Birth Trauma	8	5,636	9	3,563	+ 2,073
Low Birth Weight	9	4,892	8	4,339	+ 554
Liver Disease	10	3,702	10	3,259	+ 443
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,883	14	2,267	+ 616
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,856	13	2,509	+ 347
Kidney Disease	13	2,829	19	1,567	+ 1,261
Meningitis	14	2,297	18	1,792	+ 505
Endocrine Disorders	15	2,149	42	257	+ 1,893
Other Injuries	16	2,035	22	1,266	+ 769
Lung Disease	17	2,009	21	1,340	+ 668
Violence	18	1,764	32	406	+ 1,358
Suicide	19	1,735	23	1,007	+ 728
Hypertension	20	1,639	17	1,797	- 158
Maternal Conditions	21	1,467	15	1,854	- 387
Asthma	22	1,432	26	705	+ 727
Cervical Cancer	23	1,027	12	2,876	- 1,849
Breast Cancer	24	884	27	600	+ 284
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	801	25	782	+ 19
Liver Cancer	26	761	38	317	+ 444
Falls	27	748	28	562	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	724	39	280	+ 444
Pertussis	29	688	31	436	+ 252
Stomach Cancer	30	683	45	206	+ 477
Inflammatory/Heart	31	673	35	370	+ 302
Malnutrition	32	619	20	1,499	- 880
Drownings	33	548	30	458	+ 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	546	44	234	+ 311
Tuberculosis	35	527	11	2,992	- 2,465
Fires	36	525	34	380	+ 145
Epilepsy	37	513	41	260	+ 253
Lymphomas	38	464	24	839	- 375
Prostate Cancer	39	453	40	271	+ 182
Skin Cancers	40	389	36	331	+ 58
Drug Use	41	384	59	48	+ 337
Poisonings	42	374	37	325	+ 49
Oral Cancer	43	320	43	251	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	281	49	154	+ 127
Parkinson's Disease	45	271	46	200	+ 71
Schistosomiasis	46	239	50	143	+ 96
Oesophagus Cancer	47	235	16	1,842	- 1,607
Syphilis	48	229	29	480	- 252
Ovary Cancer	49	215	48	158	+ 58
Tetanus	50	195	47	178	+ 17
Lung Cancers	51	186	51	131	+ 55
Skin Disease	52	183	53	101	+ 82
Hepatitis B	53	159	55	88	+ 71
Alcohol	54	156	52	114	+ 42
Encephalitis	55	140	58	48	+ 92
Bladder Cancer	56	128	33	388	- 260
Uterin Cancer	57	128	62	23	+ 105
Pancreas Cancer	58	98	60	38	+ 60
Leukemia	59	96	56	82	+ 14
Appendicitis	60	56	54	94	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	61	31	66	9	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	62	26	63	17	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	20	64	15	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	61	29	- 12
Ascariasis	65	15	69	4	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	13	57	60	- 46
Measles	67	7	67	6	+ 1
War	68	5	71	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	4	72	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	3	70	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Togo

Malawi

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.