SOUTH AFRICA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	38,894	2	39,341	- 447
Malaria	2	34,396	63	83	+ 34,314
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,075	3	32,739	- 4,664
Stroke	4	24,225	4	30,693	- 6,468
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,621	8	15,843	+ 5,777
HIV/AIDS	6	20,380	1	71,996	- 51,616
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,696	11	13,014	+ 2,682
Birth Trauma	8	15,653	30	3,004	+ 12,649
Low Birth Weight	9	13,588	16	6,250	+ 7,337
Liver Disease	10	10,281	14	9,013	+ 1,268
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,008	5	30,188	- 22,180
Congenital Anomalies	12	7,932	25	4,351	+ 3,581
Kidney Disease	13	7,856	9	15,302	- 7,446
Meningitis	14	6,380	26	3,660	+ 2,719
Endocrine Disorders	15	5,970	19	5,890	+ 79
Other Injuries	16	5,652	17	6,014	- 362
Lung Disease	17	5,579	13	11,895	- 6,316
Violence	18	4,900	7	21,000	- 16,100
Suicide	19	4,818	10	13,774	- 8,956
Hypertension	20	4,552	12	12,789	- 8,237
Maternal Conditions	21	4,073	38	1,700	+ 2,374
Asthma	22	3,978	18	5,966	- 1,988
Cervical Cancer	23	2,853	20	5,555	- 2,702
Breast Cancer	24	2,456	23	4,533	- 2,078
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,226	22	4,676	- 2,450
Liver Cancer	26	2,113	33	2,383	- 271
Falls	27	2,077	42	1,399	+ 678
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,011	36	1,894	+ 117
Pertussis	29	1,911	43	1,142	+ 768
Stomach Cancer	30	1,897	39	1,535	+ 362
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,869	21	5,408	- 3,539
Malnutrition	32	1,720	34	2,381	- 661
Drownings	33	1,523	32	2,403	- 880
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,515	28	3,587	- 2,071
Tuberculosis	35	1,463	6	21,965	- 20,503
Fires	36	1,458	27	3,618	- 2,160
Epilepsy	37	1,424	37	1,870	- 446
Lymphomas	38	1,289	31	2,818	- 1,529
Prostate Cancer	39	1,258	24	4,374	- 3,116
Skin Cancers	40	1,081	48	993	+ 88
Drug Use	41	1,068	53	770	+ 298
Poisonings	42	1,039	50	975	+ 63
Oral Cancer	43	888	41	1,406	- 518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	781	47	1,015	- 233
Parkinson's Disease	45	753	46	1,077	- 324
Schistosomiasis	46	665	66	35	+ 630
Oesophagus Cancer	47	652	29	3,486	- 2,833
Syphilis	48	635	44	1,130	- 495
Ovary Cancer	49	598	51	951	- 352
Tetanus	50	540	65	38	+ 502
Lung Cancers	51	516	15	7,705	- 7,189
Skin Disease	52	508	45	1,101	- 594
Hepatitis B	53	441	61	139	+ 301
Alcohol	54	432	49	987	- 555
Encephalitis	55	388	59	234	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	56	356	52	829	- 474
Uterin Cancer	57	356	54	512	- 157
Pancreas Cancer	58	273	35	2,007	- 1,735
Leukemia	59	267	40	1,464	- 1,197
Appendicitis	60	157	56	274	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	61	87	62	113	- 26
Other Neoplasms	62	73	58	267	- 193
Hepatitis C	63	55	70	8	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	48	55	376	- 328
Ascariasis	65	42	71	3	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	66	36	60	223	- 187
Measles	67	20	57	270	- 251
War	68	13	64	66	- 53
Diphtheria	69	11	69	16	- 5
Chlamydia	70	7	68	18	- 11
Otitis Media	71	1	67	19	- 19
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Togo

South Africa

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.