SURINAME VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	416	5	171	+ 246
Malaria	2	368	78	0	+ 368
Coronary Heart Disease	3	300	1	650	- 350
Stroke	4	259	2	615	- 356
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	231	27	31	+ 200
HIV/AIDS	6	218	7	138	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	7	168	13	89	+ 79
Birth Trauma	8	167	30	28	+ 140
Low Birth Weight	9	145	19	51	+ 94
Liver Disease	10	110	8	134	- 24
Diabetes Mellitus	11	86	3	286	- 201
Congenital Anomalies	12	85	22	40	+ 45
Kidney Disease	13	84	4	281	- 197
Meningitis	14	68	50	5	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	15	64	24	37	+ 27
Other Injuries	16	60	15	73	- 12
Lung Disease	17	60	12	93	- 33
Violence	18	52	26	34	+ 19
Suicide	19	52	6	148	- 96
Hypertension	20	49	9	134	- 85
Maternal Conditions	21	44	41	14	+ 30
Asthma	22	43	39	16	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	23	31	20	48	- 17
Breast Cancer	24	26	17	55	- 29
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	24	10	117	- 94
Liver Cancer	26	23	21	45	- 22
Falls	27	22	25	34	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	22	28	29	- 7
Pertussis	29	20	59	1	+ 19
Stomach Cancer	30	20	33	25	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	31	20	23	37	- 17
Malnutrition	32	18	43	13	+ 5
Drownings	33	16	29	28	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	16	16	72	- 56
Tuberculosis	35	16	37	17	- 1
Fires	36	16	44	13	+ 3
Epilepsy	37	15	36	18	- 3
Lymphomas	38	14	34	23	- 9
Prostate Cancer	39	13	14	78	- 65
Skin Cancers	40	12	60	1	+ 11
Drug Use	41	11	45	7	+ 4
Poisonings	42	11	57	2	+ 9
Oral Cancer	43	9	40	16	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	8	47	6	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	45	8	31	28	- 20
Schistosomiasis	46	7	55	2	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	47	7	56	2	+ 5
Syphilis	48	7	52	3	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	49	6	42	14	- 7
Tetanus	50	6	62	1	+ 5
Lung Cancers	51	6	11	102	- 97
Skin Disease	52	5	18	53	- 48
Hepatitis B	53	5	63	1	+ 4
Alcohol	54	5	38	16	- 12
Encephalitis	55	4	51	4	- 0
Bladder Cancer	56	4	48	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	57	4	49	5	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	3	32	26	- 24
Leukemia	59	3	35	20	- 17
Appendicitis	60	2	53	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	61	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	62	1	54	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	67	0	73	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	46	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.