ZIMBABWE VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,036	2	10,779	+ 257
Malaria	2	9,760	15	2,003	+ 7,757
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,966	3	8,493	- 527
Stroke	4	6,874	5	5,126	+ 1,748
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,135	6	4,595	+ 1,540
HIV/AIDS	6	5,783	1	19,988	- 14,205
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,454	4	6,037	- 1,584
Birth Trauma	8	4,441	8	3,405	+ 1,036
Low Birth Weight	9	3,855	7	4,038	- 182
Liver Disease	10	2,917	17	1,941	+ 976
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,272	9	3,344	- 1,072
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,251	11	2,217	+ 33
Kidney Disease	13	2,229	12	2,214	+ 15
Meningitis	14	1,810	22	1,325	+ 485
Endocrine Disorders	15	1,694	34	553	+ 1,140
Other Injuries	16	1,604	20	1,656	- 52
Lung Disease	17	1,583	23	1,163	+ 420
Violence	18	1,390	18	1,916	- 526
Suicide	19	1,367	13	2,069	- 701
Hypertension	20	1,292	24	1,146	+ 146
Maternal Conditions	21	1,156	19	1,749	- 593
Asthma	22	1,129	21	1,531	- 402
Cervical Cancer	23	810	14	2,023	- 1,213
Breast Cancer	24	697	28	839	- 142
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	632	31	768	- 136
Liver Cancer	26	599	38	510	+ 90
Falls	27	589	41	465	+ 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	571	35	548	+ 22
Pertussis	29	542	42	419	+ 123
Stomach Cancer	30	538	33	559	- 21
Inflammatory/Heart	31	530	25	1,047	- 517
Malnutrition	32	488	10	2,396	- 1,908
Drownings	33	432	27	956	- 524
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	430	40	505	- 75
Tuberculosis	35	415	16	1,999	- 1,584
Fires	36	414	30	793	- 379
Epilepsy	37	404	39	508	- 104
Lymphomas	38	366	26	960	- 594
Prostate Cancer	39	357	32	628	- 271
Skin Cancers	40	307	44	264	+ 43
Drug Use	41	303	48	213	+ 90
Poisonings	42	295	37	515	- 220
Oral Cancer	43	252	49	208	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	222	36	542	- 320
Parkinson's Disease	45	214	46	226	- 12
Schistosomiasis	46	189	53	172	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	47	185	29	801	- 616
Syphilis	48	180	55	124	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	49	170	51	173	- 4
Tetanus	50	153	57	102	+ 52
Lung Cancers	51	147	43	286	- 139
Skin Disease	52	144	52	173	- 29
Hepatitis B	53	125	60	57	+ 68
Alcohol	54	123	61	48	+ 74
Encephalitis	55	110	56	117	- 7
Bladder Cancer	56	101	54	125	- 24
Uterin Cancer	57	101	50	182	- 81
Pancreas Cancer	58	77	47	217	- 139
Leukemia	59	76	45	244	- 168
Appendicitis	60	45	58	66	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	61	25	67	14	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	62	21	62	37	- 16
Hepatitis C	63	15	66	14	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	64	26	- 13
Ascariasis	65	12	70	2	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	10	59	65	- 55
Measles	67	6	63	30	- 25
War	68	4	65	26	- 22
Diphtheria	69	3	72	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	69	3	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 ZIMBABWE

Togo

Zimbabwe

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.