COMOROS VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	579	1	594	- 15
Malaria	2	512	29	29	+ 483
Coronary Heart Disease	3	418	4	349	+ 69
Stroke	4	361	3	356	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	322	2	363	- 41
HIV/AIDS	6	304	76	0	+ 304
Road Traffic Accidents	7	234	6	226	+ 8
Birth Trauma	8	233	7	211	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	9	202	5	328	- 126
Liver Disease	10	153	8	160	- 7
Diabetes Mellitus	11	119	9	136	- 17
Congenital Anomalies	12	118	10	131	- 13
Kidney Disease	13	117	14	101	+ 16
Meningitis	14	95	11	115	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	15	89	36	19	+ 69
Other Injuries	16	84	16	90	- 6
Lung Disease	17	83	17	83	- 0
Violence	18	73	20	63	+ 10
Suicide	19	72	24	46	+ 26
Hypertension	20	68	12	115	- 47
Maternal Conditions	21	61	22	47	+ 14
Asthma	22	59	21	49	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	23	42	13	104	- 62
Breast Cancer	24	37	33	23	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	33	23	46	- 13
Liver Cancer	26	31	28	29	+ 2
Falls	27	31	32	26	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	30	34	21	+ 9
Pertussis	29	28	18	80	- 52
Stomach Cancer	30	28	45	11	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	31	28	31	26	+ 2
Malnutrition	32	26	15	96	- 70
Drownings	33	23	25	35	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	23	39	19	+ 4
Tuberculosis	35	22	19	79	- 57
Fires	36	22	30	27	- 5
Epilepsy	37	21	40	17	+ 4
Lymphomas	38	19	37	19	- 0
Prostate Cancer	39	19	27	33	- 14
Skin Cancers	40	16	42	12	+ 4
Drug Use	41	16	49	7	+ 9
Poisonings	42	15	35	20	- 5
Oral Cancer	43	13	41	15	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	12	47	10	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	45	11	44	11	- 0
Schistosomiasis	46	10	75	0	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	47	10	26	34	- 24
Syphilis	48	9	38	19	- 10
Ovary Cancer	49	9	56	3	+ 6
Tetanus	50	8	43	12	- 4
Lung Cancers	51	8	60	1	+ 7
Skin Disease	52	8	48	9	- 2
Hepatitis B	53	7	52	5	+ 1
Alcohol	54	6	51	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	55	6	54	4	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	56	5	46	10	- 5
Uterin Cancer	57	5	55	3	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	58	4	82	0	+ 4
Leukemia	59	4	57	3	+ 1
Appendicitis	60	2	50	6	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	62	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	1	59	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	63	1	61	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	2	- 1
Ascariasis	65	1	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	53	4	- 4
Measles	67	0	78	0	+ 0
War	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.