RWANDA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,766	1	5,280	+ 3,487
Malaria	2	7,753	5	3,298	+ 4,455
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,328	4	3,605	+ 2,722
Stroke	4	5,460	2	5,060	+ 400
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,873	6	3,121	+ 1,752
HIV/AIDS	6	4,594	7	2,826	+ 1,768
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,538	3	3,718	- 181
Birth Trauma	8	3,528	10	1,888	+ 1,640
Low Birth Weight	9	3,063	9	2,193	+ 870
Liver Disease	10	2,317	8	2,548	- 231
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,805	11	1,858	- 54
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,788	12	1,777	+ 11
Kidney Disease	13	1,771	15	1,206	+ 565
Meningitis	14	1,438	19	847	+ 591
Endocrine Disorders	15	1,345	41	219	+ 1,126
Other Injuries	16	1,274	17	944	+ 330
Lung Disease	17	1,257	13	1,555	- 297
Violence	18	1,104	29	548	+ 556
Suicide	19	1,086	24	704	+ 382
Hypertension	20	1,026	14	1,357	- 331
Maternal Conditions	21	918	21	722	+ 196
Asthma	22	897	22	717	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	23	643	18	941	- 297
Breast Cancer	24	553	27	600	- 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	502	25	657	- 156
Liver Cancer	26	476	23	706	- 230
Falls	27	468	31	412	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	453	33	362	+ 91
Pertussis	29	431	42	218	+ 213
Stomach Cancer	30	427	20	780	- 353
Inflammatory/Heart	31	421	34	347	+ 74
Malnutrition	32	388	16	1,168	- 780
Drownings	33	343	36	285	+ 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	342	28	591	- 250
Tuberculosis	35	330	26	625	- 295
Fires	36	329	38	270	+ 59
Epilepsy	37	321	45	191	+ 130
Lymphomas	38	290	30	450	- 159
Prostate Cancer	39	283	32	396	- 113
Skin Cancers	40	244	50	113	+ 131
Drug Use	41	241	60	45	+ 196
Poisonings	42	234	40	220	+ 14
Oral Cancer	43	200	37	272	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	176	48	136	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	45	170	47	146	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	46	150	51	111	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	47	147	44	213	- 66
Syphilis	48	143	46	173	- 29
Ovary Cancer	49	135	53	92	+ 43
Tetanus	50	122	58	53	+ 69
Lung Cancers	51	116	39	234	- 118
Skin Disease	52	114	52	103	+ 12
Hepatitis B	53	99	55	68	+ 31
Alcohol	54	97	49	125	- 28
Encephalitis	55	87	61	39	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	56	80	62	35	+ 45
Uterin Cancer	57	80	56	58	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	58	61	43	214	- 152
Leukemia	59	60	35	317	- 257
Appendicitis	60	35	54	70	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	66	7	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	62	17	64	16	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	12	65	12	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	63	23	- 12
Ascariasis	65	9	67	5	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	8	57	58	- 50
Measles	67	4	59	51	- 47
War	68	3	69	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
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	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.