UGANDA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,713	2	18,865	+ 12,848
Malaria	2	28,046	3	13,576	+ 14,470
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,891	9	8,784	+ 14,107
Stroke	4	19,752	6	11,181	+ 8,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,629	5	12,103	+ 5,525
HIV/AIDS	6	16,617	1	21,188	- 4,571
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,798	4	13,012	- 214
Birth Trauma	8	12,763	7	10,405	+ 2,358
Low Birth Weight	9	11,079	8	9,673	+ 1,405
Liver Disease	10	8,383	13	5,122	+ 3,261
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,529	14	4,794	+ 1,735
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,467	11	6,641	- 173
Kidney Disease	13	6,405	19	3,168	+ 3,237
Meningitis	14	5,202	16	3,718	+ 1,484
Endocrine Disorders	15	4,867	38	761	+ 4,106
Other Injuries	16	4,608	20	3,130	+ 1,479
Lung Disease	17	4,549	22	3,051	+ 1,498
Violence	18	3,995	12	6,175	- 2,180
Suicide	19	3,929	24	2,033	+ 1,896
Hypertension	20	3,712	21	3,120	+ 591
Maternal Conditions	21	3,321	17	3,641	- 320
Asthma	22	3,243	27	1,745	+ 1,498
Cervical Cancer	23	2,327	15	4,378	- 2,051
Breast Cancer	24	2,002	32	1,128	+ 874
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,815	30	1,286	+ 528
Liver Cancer	26	1,723	29	1,522	+ 200
Falls	27	1,694	33	1,127	+ 567
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,640	41	687	+ 953
Pertussis	29	1,558	25	1,909	- 351
Stomach Cancer	30	1,546	45	515	+ 1,032
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,524	37	859	+ 665
Malnutrition	32	1,402	18	3,317	- 1,915
Drownings	33	1,242	31	1,238	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	1,236	35	919	+ 317
Tuberculosis	35	1,193	10	7,255	- 6,062
Fires	36	1,189	36	872	+ 317
Epilepsy	37	1,161	43	599	+ 563
Lymphomas	38	1,051	26	1,762	- 711
Prostate Cancer	39	1,025	34	950	+ 76
Skin Cancers	40	881	49	349	+ 533
Drug Use	41	871	57	233	+ 638
Poisonings	42	847	39	745	+ 102
Oral Cancer	43	724	40	731	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	637	50	348	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	45	614	48	351	+ 262
Schistosomiasis	46	542	52	286	+ 256
Oesophagus Cancer	47	532	28	1,674	- 1,143
Syphilis	48	518	23	2,235	- 1,718
Ovary Cancer	49	488	44	519	- 31
Tetanus	50	440	53	271	+ 170
Lung Cancers	51	421	46	441	- 20
Skin Disease	52	414	55	242	+ 172
Hepatitis B	53	359	61	123	+ 236
Alcohol	54	352	54	256	+ 96
Encephalitis	55	316	62	122	+ 194
Bladder Cancer	56	290	59	181	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	57	290	56	234	+ 56
Pancreas Cancer	58	222	47	358	- 136
Leukemia	59	218	42	599	- 381
Appendicitis	60	128	58	211	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	61	71	69	16	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	62	60	66	37	+ 22
Hepatitis C	63	44	67	30	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	39	64	55	- 16
Ascariasis	65	34	70	16	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	66	30	60	144	- 114
Measles	67	16	51	343	- 327
War	68	10	63	88	- 77
Diphtheria	69	9	72	11	- 2
Chlamydia	70	6	73	6	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	11	- 11
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Togo

Uganda

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.