CAMEROON VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,926	1	19,694	+ 232
Malaria	2	17,622	4	11,233	+ 6,389
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,383	6	10,695	+ 3,689
Stroke	4	12,411	5	11,199	+ 1,212
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,077	3	11,849	- 772
HIV/AIDS	6	10,441	2	13,888	- 3,447
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,041	9	7,810	+ 232
Birth Trauma	8	8,019	7	8,243	- 224
Low Birth Weight	9	6,961	8	7,950	- 989
Liver Disease	10	5,267	14	4,531	+ 736
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,103	11	5,468	- 1,365
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,064	12	5,258	- 1,194
Kidney Disease	13	4,025	13	5,140	- 1,116
Meningitis	14	3,268	15	3,441	- 172
Endocrine Disorders	15	3,058	18	2,474	+ 584
Other Injuries	16	2,896	16	3,289	- 394
Lung Disease	17	2,858	20	2,310	+ 548
Violence	18	2,510	24	1,666	+ 844
Suicide	19	2,469	19	2,333	+ 136
Hypertension	20	2,332	22	2,035	+ 297
Maternal Conditions	21	2,087	17	2,615	- 528
Asthma	22	2,038	25	1,619	+ 418
Cervical Cancer	23	1,462	26	1,582	- 120
Breast Cancer	24	1,258	23	1,874	- 616
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,140	31	1,157	- 16
Liver Cancer	26	1,082	37	875	+ 207
Falls	27	1,064	27	1,235	- 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,030	40	754	+ 276
Pertussis	29	979	21	2,288	- 1,309
Stomach Cancer	30	972	45	458	+ 514
Inflammatory/Heart	31	957	33	986	- 29
Malnutrition	32	881	28	1,218	- 337
Drownings	33	780	29	1,178	- 398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	776	43	569	+ 207
Tuberculosis	35	749	10	7,414	- 6,665
Fires	36	747	36	908	- 161
Epilepsy	37	730	38	867	- 137
Lymphomas	38	660	44	489	+ 171
Prostate Cancer	39	644	34	940	- 296
Skin Cancers	40	554	56	204	+ 350
Drug Use	41	547	35	928	- 381
Poisonings	42	532	41	666	- 134
Oral Cancer	43	455	39	845	- 391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	400	49	323	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	45	386	46	449	- 64
Schistosomiasis	46	340	53	288	+ 53
Oesophagus Cancer	47	334	59	135	+ 199
Syphilis	48	325	30	1,170	- 845
Ovary Cancer	49	307	50	303	+ 4
Tetanus	50	277	55	223	+ 54
Lung Cancers	51	265	51	301	- 36
Skin Disease	52	260	48	324	- 64
Hepatitis B	53	226	47	336	- 110
Alcohol	54	221	57	198	+ 24
Encephalitis	55	199	58	187	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	56	182	62	65	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	57	182	60	75	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	58	140	52	290	- 150
Leukemia	59	137	54	275	- 138
Appendicitis	60	80	61	72	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	45	64	41	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	62	38	63	49	- 11
Hepatitis C	63	28	66	27	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	68	26	- 1
Ascariasis	65	21	65	30	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	19	70	19	- 0
Measles	67	10	32	1,028	- 1,018
War	68	7	42	643	- 637
Diphtheria	69	6	67	26	- 21
Chlamydia	70	4	72	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	20	- 20
Leprosy	79	0	75	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.