NICARAGUA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,297	7	1,152	+ 3,145
Malaria	2	3,800	83	0	+ 3,800
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,101	1	5,843	- 2,742
Stroke	4	2,676	3	2,225	+ 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,388	36	122	+ 2,266
HIV/AIDS	6	2,251	35	139	+ 2,112
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,734	8	1,109	+ 625
Birth Trauma	8	1,729	25	198	+ 1,531
Low Birth Weight	9	1,501	13	490	+ 1,011
Liver Disease	10	1,136	6	1,203	- 67
Diabetes Mellitus	11	885	4	2,068	- 1,183
Congenital Anomalies	12	876	11	571	+ 305
Kidney Disease	13	868	2	3,533	- 2,665
Meningitis	14	705	51	29	+ 676
Endocrine Disorders	15	659	28	164	+ 496
Other Injuries	16	624	17	358	+ 267
Lung Disease	17	616	5	1,570	- 953
Violence	18	541	10	619	- 77
Suicide	19	532	19	285	+ 248
Hypertension	20	503	9	1,103	- 600
Maternal Conditions	21	450	39	88	+ 362
Asthma	22	439	38	105	+ 334
Cervical Cancer	23	315	16	374	- 59
Breast Cancer	24	271	20	283	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	246	33	149	+ 97
Liver Cancer	26	233	12	509	- 275
Falls	27	229	22	276	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	222	40	85	+ 137
Pertussis	29	211	67	3	+ 208
Stomach Cancer	30	210	14	478	- 268
Inflammatory/Heart	31	206	34	139	+ 67
Malnutrition	32	190	30	163	+ 27
Drownings	33	168	32	157	+ 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	167	18	315	- 148
Tuberculosis	35	162	37	115	+ 47
Fires	36	161	57	16	+ 145
Epilepsy	37	157	41	74	+ 83
Lymphomas	38	142	29	164	- 21
Prostate Cancer	39	139	15	386	- 247
Skin Cancers	40	119	45	59	+ 61
Drug Use	41	118	46	50	+ 68
Poisonings	42	115	55	18	+ 97
Oral Cancer	43	98	43	64	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	86	54	20	+ 66
Parkinson's Disease	45	83	42	67	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	46	73	84	0	+ 73
Oesophagus Cancer	47	72	47	42	+ 30
Syphilis	48	70	60	9	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	49	66	44	61	+ 5
Tetanus	50	60	79	0	+ 60
Lung Cancers	51	57	23	274	- 217
Skin Disease	52	56	31	162	- 106
Hepatitis B	53	49	62	5	+ 44
Alcohol	54	48	21	279	- 231
Encephalitis	55	43	58	10	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	56	39	52	28	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	57	39	48	39	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	58	30	27	178	- 148
Leukemia	59	29	24	227	- 197
Appendicitis	60	17	49	32	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	61	10	61	7	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	62	8	26	192	- 184
Hepatitis C	63	6	68	1	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	50	31	- 25
Ascariasis	65	5	69	1	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	4	72	1	+ 3
Measles	67	2	78	0	+ 2
War	68	1	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	53	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Togo

Nicaragua

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.