DR CONGO VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	74,260	1	73,546	+ 714
Malaria	2	65,673	4	41,813	+ 23,860
Coronary Heart Disease	3	53,603	7	34,713	+ 18,890
Stroke	4	46,253	6	36,596	+ 9,657
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	41,280	5	41,301	- 21
HIV/AIDS	6	38,912	15	13,286	+ 25,626
Road Traffic Accidents	7	29,968	10	30,256	- 288
Birth Trauma	8	29,886	9	33,075	- 3,190
Low Birth Weight	9	25,943	8	34,668	- 8,726
Liver Disease	10	19,630	13	15,044	+ 4,586
Diabetes Mellitus	11	15,289	16	12,902	+ 2,387
Congenital Anomalies	12	15,144	11	16,256	- 1,112
Kidney Disease	13	14,999	20	9,077	+ 5,922
Meningitis	14	12,181	17	11,568	+ 613
Endocrine Disorders	15	11,398	25	7,380	+ 4,018
Other Injuries	16	10,791	22	8,272	+ 2,519
Lung Disease	17	10,652	14	13,527	- 2,874
Violence	18	9,355	18	11,120	- 1,765
Suicide	19	9,200	26	5,812	+ 3,388
Hypertension	20	8,691	12	15,743	- 7,052
Maternal Conditions	21	7,777	19	10,513	- 2,736
Asthma	22	7,594	24	7,733	- 139
Cervical Cancer	23	5,448	27	4,823	+ 626
Breast Cancer	24	4,688	35	3,416	+ 1,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,250	28	4,548	- 298
Liver Cancer	26	4,034	31	3,840	+ 194
Falls	27	3,966	33	3,483	+ 483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	3,839	40	1,923	+ 1,916
Pertussis	29	3,648	23	7,921	- 4,273
Stomach Cancer	30	3,621	37	2,579	+ 1,042
Inflammatory/Heart	31	3,568	29	4,045	- 477
Malnutrition	32	3,284	21	8,910	- 5,626
Drownings	33	2,907	34	3,454	- 546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	2,893	36	2,966	- 73
Tuberculosis	35	2,793	2	43,759	- 40,966
Fires	36	2,784	39	2,007	+ 776
Epilepsy	37	2,719	44	1,727	+ 993
Lymphomas	38	2,460	38	2,061	+ 399
Prostate Cancer	39	2,401	30	3,948	- 1,547
Skin Cancers	40	2,064	55	765	+ 1,299
Drug Use	41	2,038	59	638	+ 1,400
Poisonings	42	1,983	42	1,729	+ 254
Oral Cancer	43	1,695	51	1,003	+ 692
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,492	43	1,728	- 236
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,437	49	1,035	+ 403
Schistosomiasis	46	1,269	48	1,071	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,245	53	790	+ 455
Syphilis	48	1,212	32	3,751	- 2,539
Ovary Cancer	49	1,143	58	656	+ 487
Tetanus	50	1,031	46	1,166	- 134
Lung Cancers	51	986	47	1,158	- 172
Skin Disease	52	970	54	781	+ 189
Hepatitis B	53	842	61	456	+ 385
Alcohol	54	825	60	635	+ 190
Encephalitis	55	741	57	680	+ 61
Bladder Cancer	56	679	65	270	+ 409
Uterin Cancer	57	679	63	352	+ 327
Pancreas Cancer	58	520	50	1,017	- 496
Leukemia	59	509	41	1,871	- 1,362
Appendicitis	60	300	56	703	- 404
Multiple Sclerosis	61	166	71	44	+ 122
Other Neoplasms	62	140	67	88	+ 52
Hepatitis C	63	104	69	69	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	91	66	217	- 126
Ascariasis	65	80	68	80	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	69	62	370	- 301
Measles	67	38	3	42,254	- 42,216
War	68	25	45	1,658	- 1,634
Diphtheria	69	21	70	47	- 26
Chlamydia	70	14	73	15	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	72	38	- 37
Dengue	72	1	74	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	52	869	- 869
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Togo

DR Congo

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.