ZAMBIA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,384	2	9,517	+ 3,867
Malaria	2	11,836	4	7,882	+ 3,954
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,661	10	4,432	+ 5,229
Stroke	4	8,336	3	7,948	+ 388
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,440	5	6,275	+ 1,165
HIV/AIDS	6	7,013	1	17,234	- 10,221
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,401	11	3,654	+ 1,747
Birth Trauma	8	5,386	7	5,062	+ 325
Low Birth Weight	9	4,676	8	4,857	- 181
Liver Disease	10	3,538	9	4,501	- 963
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,756	14	2,395	+ 361
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,729	12	3,146	- 416
Kidney Disease	13	2,703	18	1,760	+ 943
Meningitis	14	2,195	16	1,976	+ 219
Endocrine Disorders	15	2,054	37	354	+ 1,701
Other Injuries	16	1,945	19	1,729	+ 216
Lung Disease	17	1,920	21	1,273	+ 647
Violence	18	1,686	23	1,153	+ 533
Suicide	19	1,658	20	1,303	+ 356
Hypertension	20	1,566	13	2,616	- 1,050
Maternal Conditions	21	1,402	22	1,188	+ 214
Asthma	22	1,369	26	741	+ 628
Cervical Cancer	23	982	17	1,799	- 817
Breast Cancer	24	845	35	366	+ 479
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	766	29	590	+ 176
Liver Cancer	26	727	46	177	+ 550
Falls	27	715	28	596	+ 119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	692	40	246	+ 446
Pertussis	29	657	25	743	- 85
Stomach Cancer	30	653	42	206	+ 446
Inflammatory/Heart	31	643	33	501	+ 142
Malnutrition	32	592	15	2,303	- 1,711
Drownings	33	524	27	689	- 165
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	521	43	203	+ 319
Tuberculosis	35	503	6	5,941	- 5,438
Fires	36	502	32	546	- 45
Epilepsy	37	490	38	332	+ 158
Lymphomas	38	443	31	548	- 104
Prostate Cancer	39	433	30	561	- 129
Skin Cancers	40	372	54	108	+ 264
Drug Use	41	367	53	122	+ 245
Poisonings	42	357	34	456	- 99
Oral Cancer	43	305	48	155	+ 150
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	269	45	190	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	45	259	47	164	+ 95
Schistosomiasis	46	229	51	128	+ 100
Oesophagus Cancer	47	224	36	359	- 134
Syphilis	48	219	24	885	- 666
Ovary Cancer	49	206	57	82	+ 123
Tetanus	50	186	44	190	- 4
Lung Cancers	51	178	41	226	- 48
Skin Disease	52	175	52	126	+ 49
Hepatitis B	53	152	55	104	+ 47
Alcohol	54	149	49	140	+ 9
Encephalitis	55	134	59	70	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	56	122	50	132	- 9
Uterin Cancer	57	122	64	30	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	58	94	62	42	+ 51
Leukemia	59	92	39	261	- 169
Appendicitis	60	54	56	84	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	61	30	67	13	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	62	25	65	20	+ 5
Hepatitis C	63	19	66	18	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	63	30	- 14
Ascariasis	65	14	68	9	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	12	60	68	- 55
Measles	67	7	61	48	- 41
War	68	4	69	6	- 2
Diphtheria	69	4	73	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
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	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Togo

Zambia

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.