TANZANIA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,411	2	26,028	+ 17,383
Malaria	2	38,391	3	21,758	+ 16,633
Coronary Heart Disease	3	31,335	9	13,215	+ 18,121
Stroke	4	27,039	7	16,894	+ 10,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	24,131	6	17,587	+ 6,545
HIV/AIDS	6	22,747	1	27,402	- 4,655
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,519	5	18,054	- 535
Birth Trauma	8	17,471	8	15,086	+ 2,385
Low Birth Weight	9	15,166	10	12,173	+ 2,993
Liver Disease	10	11,475	13	6,586	+ 4,890
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,938	15	6,247	+ 2,691
Congenital Anomalies	12	8,853	11	9,791	- 938
Kidney Disease	13	8,768	19	4,547	+ 4,221
Meningitis	14	7,121	21	3,188	+ 3,932
Endocrine Disorders	15	6,663	29	1,778	+ 4,885
Other Injuries	16	6,308	20	4,270	+ 2,038
Lung Disease	17	6,227	22	3,051	+ 3,176
Violence	18	5,469	18	4,713	+ 756
Suicide	19	5,378	24	2,474	+ 2,904
Hypertension	20	5,081	17	5,209	- 128
Maternal Conditions	21	4,546	12	6,835	- 2,289
Asthma	22	4,439	30	1,700	+ 2,739
Cervical Cancer	23	3,185	14	6,424	- 3,239
Breast Cancer	24	2,741	37	1,285	+ 1,456
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,484	27	2,048	+ 436
Liver Cancer	26	2,358	36	1,413	+ 945
Falls	27	2,319	34	1,533	+ 785
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	2,244	46	462	+ 1,782
Pertussis	29	2,133	23	2,774	- 641
Stomach Cancer	30	2,117	39	1,190	+ 927
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,086	38	1,227	+ 859
Malnutrition	32	1,920	16	5,574	- 3,655
Drownings	33	1,700	32	1,642	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,691	33	1,567	+ 124
Tuberculosis	35	1,633	4	20,269	- 18,636
Fires	36	1,627	35	1,424	+ 203
Epilepsy	37	1,590	43	707	+ 883
Lymphomas	38	1,438	41	805	+ 633
Prostate Cancer	39	1,404	28	1,819	- 415
Skin Cancers	40	1,207	42	744	+ 462
Drug Use	41	1,192	48	404	+ 788
Poisonings	42	1,159	40	1,170	- 10
Oral Cancer	43	991	31	1,646	- 655
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	872	50	401	+ 471
Parkinson's Disease	45	840	45	513	+ 327
Schistosomiasis	46	742	51	371	+ 371
Oesophagus Cancer	47	728	25	2,247	- 1,519
Syphilis	48	709	26	2,115	- 1,406
Ovary Cancer	49	668	53	337	+ 331
Tetanus	50	603	49	402	+ 201
Lung Cancers	51	576	61	159	+ 418
Skin Disease	52	567	52	359	+ 207
Hepatitis B	53	492	60	168	+ 324
Alcohol	54	482	56	270	+ 212
Encephalitis	55	433	59	199	+ 235
Bladder Cancer	56	397	44	667	- 270
Uterin Cancer	57	397	57	218	+ 179
Pancreas Cancer	58	304	62	158	+ 146
Leukemia	59	298	47	416	- 118
Appendicitis	60	175	58	218	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	61	97	68	27	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	62	82	64	58	+ 24
Hepatitis C	63	61	66	40	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	53	63	81	- 28
Ascariasis	65	46	65	56	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	40	54	299	- 258
Measles	67	22	55	295	- 272
War	68	14	67	30	- 15
Diphtheria	69	12	70	11	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	8	71	9	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	69	17	- 16
Dengue	72	0	73	2	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Togo

Tanzania

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.