TOGO VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,450	3	4,142	+ 3,308
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,351	11	1,181	+ 5,170
Stroke	3	4,242	4	3,574	+ 667
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,928	7	2,316	+ 612
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,623	1	5,739	- 3,116
Kidney Disease	6	2,466	13	1,159	+ 1,307
Lung Disease	7	2,254	17	823	+ 1,431
Lung Cancers	8	1,876	51	76	+ 1,800
Liver Cancer	9	1,659	26	312	+ 1,348
Liver Disease	10	1,444	10	1,517	- 73
Breast Cancer	11	1,138	24	362	+ 776
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,131	25	328	+ 802
Congenital Anomalies	13	950	12	1,170	- 221
Stomach Cancer	14	861	30	280	+ 581
Prostate Cancer	15	857	39	186	+ 672
Low Birth Weight	16	762	9	2,005	- 1,243
Asthma	17	654	22	587	+ 67
Cervical Cancer	18	607	23	421	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	507	28	297	+ 211
Other Injuries	20	485	16	834	- 349
Hypertension	21	440	20	672	- 232
Lymphomas	22	428	38	190	+ 238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	417	34	224	+ 193
Parkinson's Disease	24	391	45	111	+ 280
Drownings	25	363	33	225	+ 138
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	341	5	3,190	- 2,849
Suicide	27	339	19	711	- 371
Violence	28	305	18	723	- 418
Meningitis	29	298	14	941	- 643
Pancreas Cancer	30	285	58	40	+ 245
Endocrine Disorders	31	248	15	881	- 633
Falls	32	237	27	307	- 70
Birth Trauma	33	230	8	2,309	- 2,079
Leukemia	34	214	59	39	+ 175
Dengue	35	212	72	0	+ 212
Fires	36	207	36	215	- 8
Malnutrition	37	195	32	254	- 59
Inflammatory/Heart	38	194	31	276	- 82
Oral Cancer	39	185	43	131	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	182	44	115	+ 67
Hepatitis B	41	175	53	65	+ 110
Skin Cancers	42	170	40	159	+ 11
Skin Disease	43	164	52	75	+ 89
Ovary Cancer	44	146	49	88	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	45	144	21	601	- 457
Oesophagus Cancer	46	138	47	96	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	47	125	57	52	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	48	106	56	52	+ 53
Poisonings	49	98	42	153	- 56
Pertussis	50	88	29	282	- 194
Tuberculosis	51	80	35	216	- 135
Alcohol	52	66	54	64	+ 2
Epilepsy	53	64	37	210	- 146
Syphilis	54	61	48	94	- 32
Drug Use	55	36	41	158	- 121
Encephalitis	56	28	55	57	- 29
Other Neoplasms	57	28	62	11	+ 17
Appendicitis	58	22	60	23	- 1
Hepatitis C	59	18	63	8	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	64	7	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	61	13	- 6
War	62	1	68	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	50	80	- 79
Diphtheria	64	1	69	2	- 1
Measles	65	1	67	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	5	- 5
Ascariasis	67	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	6	3,007	- 3,007
Schistosomiasis	72	0	46	98	- 98
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	5,075	- 5,075
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TOGO

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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.