SWITZERLAND VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,702	8	1,949	+ 3,752
Malaria	2	5,042	77	0	+ 5,042
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,116	1	10,713	- 6,598
Stroke	4	3,551	3	3,918	- 366
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,169	35	186	+ 2,984
HIV/AIDS	6	2,988	54	29	+ 2,959
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,301	34	193	+ 2,108
Birth Trauma	8	2,295	52	32	+ 2,263
Low Birth Weight	9	1,992	43	105	+ 1,887
Liver Disease	10	1,507	21	677	+ 830
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,174	17	1,022	+ 152
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,163	31	305	+ 858
Kidney Disease	13	1,152	13	1,261	- 109
Meningitis	14	935	57	20	+ 915
Endocrine Disorders	15	875	25	593	+ 282
Other Injuries	16	829	30	410	+ 419
Lung Disease	17	818	5	2,902	- 2,084
Violence	18	718	51	42	+ 676
Suicide	19	706	14	1,249	- 543
Hypertension	20	667	6	2,471	- 1,804
Maternal Conditions	21	597	64	4	+ 593
Asthma	22	583	46	95	+ 488
Cervical Cancer	23	418	42	105	+ 313
Breast Cancer	24	360	11	1,577	- 1,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	326	2	7,192	- 6,866
Liver Cancer	26	310	19	805	- 495
Falls	27	305	9	1,919	- 1,615
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	295	41	122	+ 172
Pertussis	29	280	73	0	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	30	278	24	614	- 336
Inflammatory/Heart	31	274	16	1,027	- 753
Malnutrition	32	252	47	84	+ 168
Drownings	33	223	50	49	+ 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	222	7	1,995	- 1,772
Tuberculosis	35	214	56	21	+ 193
Fires	36	214	55	21	+ 192
Epilepsy	37	209	39	159	+ 50
Lymphomas	38	189	15	1,131	- 942
Prostate Cancer	39	184	10	1,579	- 1,395
Skin Cancers	40	158	27	493	- 335
Drug Use	41	157	36	176	- 20
Poisonings	42	152	60	13	+ 139
Oral Cancer	43	130	26	500	- 370
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	115	48	78	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	45	110	18	857	- 747
Schistosomiasis	46	97	72	0	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	47	96	28	491	- 395
Syphilis	48	93	65	2	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	49	88	29	457	- 369
Tetanus	50	79	70	0	+ 79
Lung Cancers	51	76	4	3,520	- 3,444
Skin Disease	52	74	40	129	- 55
Hepatitis B	53	65	63	5	+ 60
Alcohol	54	63	32	229	- 166
Encephalitis	55	57	68	1	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	56	52	23	669	- 617
Uterin Cancer	57	52	33	224	- 172
Pancreas Cancer	58	40	12	1,486	- 1,446
Leukemia	59	39	22	671	- 632
Appendicitis	60	23	59	15	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	38	160	- 147
Other Neoplasms	62	11	20	681	- 671
Hepatitis C	63	8	58	15	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	49	68	- 61
Ascariasis	65	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	5	61	11	- 6
Measles	67	3	75	0	+ 3
War	68	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Togo

Switzerland

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.