NAMIBIA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,804	2	1,464	+ 340
Malaria	2	1,595	51	22	+ 1,574
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,302	5	1,221	+ 82
Stroke	4	1,124	4	1,333	- 209
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,003	8	645	+ 358
HIV/AIDS	6	945	1	2,928	- 1,983
Road Traffic Accidents	7	728	6	868	- 140
Birth Trauma	8	726	13	345	+ 382
Low Birth Weight	9	630	9	516	+ 114
Liver Disease	10	477	14	336	+ 141
Diabetes Mellitus	11	371	7	724	- 353
Congenital Anomalies	12	368	16	283	+ 85
Kidney Disease	13	364	15	322	+ 43
Meningitis	14	296	27	109	+ 187
Endocrine Disorders	15	277	33	73	+ 204
Other Injuries	16	262	19	207	+ 55
Lung Disease	17	259	10	461	- 202
Violence	18	227	11	450	- 222
Suicide	19	224	17	243	- 19
Hypertension	20	211	12	428	- 217
Maternal Conditions	21	189	25	110	+ 79
Asthma	22	185	20	200	- 16
Cervical Cancer	23	132	23	133	- 0
Breast Cancer	24	114	24	121	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	103	21	176	- 72
Liver Cancer	26	98	41	45	+ 53
Falls	27	96	34	62	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	93	32	76	+ 18
Pertussis	29	89	37	54	+ 34
Stomach Cancer	30	88	45	33	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	31	87	22	162	- 75
Malnutrition	32	80	18	224	- 144
Drownings	33	71	26	110	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	70	36	54	+ 16
Tuberculosis	35	68	3	1,416	- 1,348
Fires	36	68	28	109	- 41
Epilepsy	37	66	38	49	+ 17
Lymphomas	38	60	40	46	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	39	58	31	94	- 36
Skin Cancers	40	50	29	108	- 58
Drug Use	41	50	46	32	+ 18
Poisonings	42	48	39	46	+ 2
Oral Cancer	43	41	30	100	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	36	44	33	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	45	35	42	43	- 8
Schistosomiasis	46	31	55	14	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	47	30	52	21	+ 9
Syphilis	48	29	43	35	- 5
Ovary Cancer	49	28	50	23	+ 5
Tetanus	50	25	62	6	+ 19
Lung Cancers	51	24	35	59	- 35
Skin Disease	52	24	47	31	- 7
Hepatitis B	53	20	63	4	+ 16
Alcohol	54	20	48	28	- 8
Encephalitis	55	18	59	8	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	56	16	54	16	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	57	16	56	11	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	58	13	53	18	- 5
Leukemia	59	12	49	24	- 11
Appendicitis	60	7	58	9	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	64	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	3	60	8	- 4
Hepatitis C	63	3	66	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2	57	9	- 7
Ascariasis	65	2	69	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	61	6	- 5
Measles	67	1	65	2	- 1
War	68	1	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.