SAMOA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		SAMOA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	134	5	53	+ 81
Malaria	2	119	76	0	+ 119
Coronary Heart Disease	3	97	1	241	- 144
Stroke	4	84	2	148	- 64
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	75	21	12	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	6	70	73	0	+ 70
Road Traffic Accidents	7	54	10	26	+ 29
Birth Trauma	8	54	35	5	+ 49
Low Birth Weight	9	47	16	16	+ 31
Liver Disease	10	36	8	27	+ 8
Diabetes Mellitus	11	28	3	108	- 80
Congenital Anomalies	12	27	15	18	+ 10
Kidney Disease	13	27	6	52	- 25
Meningitis	14	22	44	2	+ 20
Endocrine Disorders	15	21	31	6	+ 15
Other Injuries	16	20	20	13	+ 7
Lung Disease	17	19	4	57	- 38
Violence	18	17	34	6	+ 11
Suicide	19	17	11	25	- 8
Hypertension	20	16	7	30	- 14
Maternal Conditions	21	14	37	5	+ 9
Asthma	22	14	12	21	- 7
Cervical Cancer	23	10	32	6	+ 4
Breast Cancer	24	8	13	19	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	8	14	19	- 11
Liver Cancer	26	7	30	7	+ 1
Falls	27	7	27	8	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	7	26	9	- 2
Pertussis	29	7	58	0	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	30	7	17	16	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	31	6	29	7	- 1
Malnutrition	32	6	43	3	+ 3
Drownings	33	5	19	13	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	5	22	12	- 7
Tuberculosis	35	5	50	2	+ 3
Fires	36	5	48	2	+ 3
Epilepsy	37	5	45	2	+ 3
Lymphomas	38	4	33	6	- 1
Prostate Cancer	39	4	24	11	- 6
Skin Cancers	40	4	47	2	+ 2
Drug Use	41	4	55	1	+ 3
Poisonings	42	4	52	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	43	3	39	4	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3	23	11	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	45	3	28	7	- 5
Schistosomiasis	46	2	74	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2	51	1	+ 1
Syphilis	48	2	49	2	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	49	2	25	10	- 8
Tetanus	50	2	62	0	+ 2
Lung Cancers	51	2	9	26	- 25
Skin Disease	52	2	41	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	53	2	57	0	+ 1
Alcohol	54	1	46	2	- 1
Encephalitis	55	1	54	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	56	1	38	5	- 4
Uterin Cancer	57	1	36	5	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	58	1	40	4	- 3
Leukemia	59	1	42	3	- 2
Appendicitis	60	1	56	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	60	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	62	0	53	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	18	16	- 15
War	68	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	63	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	61	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAMOA

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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.