NORTH KOREA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,923	6	6,231	+ 10,692
Malaria	2	14,966	69	0	+ 14,966
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,215	2	31,342	- 19,126
Stroke	4	10,540	1	49,648	- 39,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,407	40	374	+ 9,033
HIV/AIDS	6	8,867	31	753	+ 8,114
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,829	7	6,210	+ 619
Birth Trauma	8	6,811	32	736	+ 6,075
Low Birth Weight	9	5,912	25	1,208	+ 4,704
Liver Disease	10	4,473	10	4,506	- 33
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,484	14	3,671	- 186
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,451	29	991	+ 2,460
Kidney Disease	13	3,418	12	3,959	- 541
Meningitis	14	2,776	49	207	+ 2,569
Endocrine Disorders	15	2,597	39	452	+ 2,146
Other Injuries	16	2,459	20	1,531	+ 928
Lung Disease	17	2,427	3	26,178	- 23,750
Violence	18	2,132	28	1,082	+ 1,050
Suicide	19	2,096	16	2,407	- 311
Hypertension	20	1,981	8	5,368	- 3,387
Maternal Conditions	21	1,772	47	252	+ 1,521
Asthma	22	1,731	22	1,439	+ 292
Cervical Cancer	23	1,242	33	704	+ 537
Breast Cancer	24	1,068	23	1,366	- 298
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	968	11	4,340	- 3,371
Liver Cancer	26	919	9	5,326	- 4,407
Falls	27	904	18	1,801	- 897
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	875	19	1,712	- 837
Pertussis	29	831	61	34	+ 797
Stomach Cancer	30	825	13	3,771	- 2,946
Inflammatory/Heart	31	813	34	684	+ 129
Malnutrition	32	748	43	317	+ 431
Drownings	33	663	27	1,126	- 463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	659	15	3,232	- 2,572
Tuberculosis	35	636	4	17,417	- 16,781
Fires	36	634	46	253	+ 381
Epilepsy	37	620	45	266	+ 354
Lymphomas	38	561	35	560	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	39	547	48	219	+ 328
Skin Cancers	40	470	51	168	+ 302
Drug Use	41	465	42	356	+ 108
Poisonings	42	452	41	366	+ 86
Oral Cancer	43	386	37	513	- 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	340	17	2,093	- 1,753
Parkinson's Disease	45	328	26	1,155	- 827
Schistosomiasis	46	289	74	0	+ 289
Oesophagus Cancer	47	284	24	1,222	- 939
Syphilis	48	276	58	54	+ 222
Ovary Cancer	49	260	36	532	- 271
Tetanus	50	235	62	28	+ 207
Lung Cancers	51	225	5	11,893	- 11,669
Skin Disease	52	221	52	158	+ 63
Hepatitis B	53	192	55	68	+ 123
Alcohol	54	188	44	304	- 116
Encephalitis	55	169	54	117	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	56	155	38	500	- 345
Uterin Cancer	57	155	53	138	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	58	119	21	1,525	- 1,407
Leukemia	59	116	30	965	- 849
Appendicitis	60	68	57	57	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	60	40	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	32	59	44	- 12
Hepatitis C	63	24	64	10	+ 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	50	198	- 178
Ascariasis	65	18	67	1	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	66	16	56	67	- 51
Measles	67	9	65	4	+ 5
War	68	6	63	16	- 11
Diphtheria	69	5	68	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Togo

North Korea

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.