NIGER VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,951	1	21,093	- 4,142
Malaria	2	14,991	2	17,022	- 2,031
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,236	6	8,229	+ 4,007
Stroke	4	10,558	5	8,717	+ 1,841
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,423	3	16,030	- 6,607
HIV/AIDS	6	8,882	30	1,048	+ 7,834
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,841	8	5,946	+ 895
Birth Trauma	8	6,822	7	8,030	- 1,208
Low Birth Weight	9	5,922	4	9,560	- 3,638
Liver Disease	10	4,481	11	4,116	+ 365
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,490	17	2,630	+ 860
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,457	10	4,346	- 889
Kidney Disease	13	3,424	16	2,732	+ 691
Meningitis	14	2,780	9	5,237	- 2,457
Endocrine Disorders	15	2,602	23	1,806	+ 796
Other Injuries	16	2,463	12	3,826	- 1,362
Lung Disease	17	2,432	20	2,172	+ 259
Violence	18	2,136	19	2,244	- 108
Suicide	19	2,100	27	1,227	+ 873
Hypertension	20	1,984	25	1,356	+ 628
Maternal Conditions	21	1,775	14	3,317	- 1,542
Asthma	22	1,734	22	1,902	- 168
Cervical Cancer	23	1,244	38	487	+ 757
Breast Cancer	24	1,070	29	1,075	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	970	32	858	+ 112
Liver Cancer	26	921	35	745	+ 176
Falls	27	905	26	1,297	- 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	876	31	1,044	- 168
Pertussis	29	833	15	2,858	- 2,025
Stomach Cancer	30	827	44	300	+ 526
Inflammatory/Heart	31	815	34	769	+ 46
Malnutrition	32	750	21	2,170	- 1,420
Drownings	33	664	24	1,581	- 917
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	660	37	522	+ 139
Tuberculosis	35	638	13	3,703	- 3,065
Fires	36	635	28	1,120	- 485
Epilepsy	37	621	36	676	- 56
Lymphomas	38	562	43	350	+ 211
Prostate Cancer	39	548	57	128	+ 420
Skin Cancers	40	471	45	287	+ 184
Drug Use	41	465	58	126	+ 339
Poisonings	42	453	33	771	- 319
Oral Cancer	43	387	49	242	+ 145
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	341	39	467	- 126
Parkinson's Disease	45	328	47	275	+ 53
Schistosomiasis	46	290	50	237	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	47	284	55	132	+ 153
Syphilis	48	277	62	110	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	49	261	40	425	- 164
Tetanus	50	235	42	372	- 137
Lung Cancers	51	225	67	42	+ 183
Skin Disease	52	221	52	213	+ 9
Hepatitis B	53	192	46	279	- 87
Alcohol	54	188	60	120	+ 68
Encephalitis	55	169	61	112	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	56	155	53	161	- 6
Uterin Cancer	57	155	64	86	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	58	119	54	138	- 19
Leukemia	59	116	48	258	- 141
Appendicitis	60	68	56	128	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	69	22	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	62	32	68	24	+ 8
Hepatitis C	63	24	66	46	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	70	18	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	18	59	125	- 107
Upper Respiratory	66	16	63	94	- 78
Measles	67	9	18	2,414	- 2,405
War	68	6	41	409	- 404
Diphtheria	69	5	65	60	- 56
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
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	51	237	- 237
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.