NIGERIA VS TOGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TOGO		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	152,343	1	207,281	- 54,938
Malaria	2	134,727	4	100,963	+ 33,764
Coronary Heart Disease	3	109,966	7	61,374	+ 48,593
Stroke	4	94,887	8	57,744	+ 37,144
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	84,685	2	144,724	- 60,039
HIV/AIDS	6	79,826	10	44,124	+ 35,703
Road Traffic Accidents	7	61,480	12	41,693	+ 19,787
Birth Trauma	8	61,310	5	100,186	- 38,876
Low Birth Weight	9	53,221	6	95,959	- 42,738
Liver Disease	10	40,271	13	38,326	+ 1,946
Diabetes Mellitus	11	31,365	18	22,497	+ 8,869
Congenital Anomalies	12	31,068	9	49,696	- 18,628
Kidney Disease	13	30,770	20	18,189	+ 12,581
Meningitis	14	24,989	11	43,651	- 18,663
Endocrine Disorders	15	23,382	21	15,799	+ 7,583
Other Injuries	16	22,138	17	22,696	- 558
Lung Disease	17	21,853	22	12,569	+ 9,284
Violence	18	19,193	19	18,407	+ 785
Suicide	19	18,873	30	7,019	+ 11,854
Hypertension	20	17,830	24	10,692	+ 7,138
Maternal Conditions	21	15,955	15	23,540	- 7,585
Asthma	22	15,580	27	8,192	+ 7,388
Cervical Cancer	23	11,177	25	10,574	+ 603
Breast Cancer	24	9,618	23	11,884	- 2,266
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	8,718	31	6,786	+ 1,933
Liver Cancer	26	8,275	39	5,289	+ 2,986
Falls	27	8,137	28	7,528	+ 609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	7,876	37	5,846	+ 2,030
Pertussis	29	7,484	16	23,282	- 15,798
Stomach Cancer	30	7,429	50	2,129	+ 5,300
Inflammatory/Heart	31	7,320	42	4,826	+ 2,494
Malnutrition	32	6,737	36	5,896	+ 841
Drownings	33	5,964	32	6,584	- 620
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	5,935	43	4,152	+ 1,783
Tuberculosis	35	5,730	3	127,335	- 121,606
Fires	36	5,710	29	7,132	- 1,421
Epilepsy	37	5,578	41	5,001	+ 577
Lymphomas	38	5,047	40	5,202	- 154
Prostate Cancer	39	4,926	35	5,914	- 988
Skin Cancers	40	4,234	53	1,933	+ 2,301
Drug Use	41	4,182	34	6,273	- 2,091
Poisonings	42	4,069	33	6,570	- 2,502
Oral Cancer	43	3,477	48	2,238	+ 1,238
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3,060	52	1,946	+ 1,115
Parkinson's Disease	45	2,949	46	2,473	+ 475
Schistosomiasis	46	2,603	54	1,508	+ 1,095
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,554	64	560	+ 1,994
Syphilis	48	2,487	38	5,449	- 2,962
Ovary Cancer	49	2,344	49	2,133	+ 211
Tetanus	50	2,116	26	8,355	- 6,239
Lung Cancers	51	2,023	57	1,295	+ 727
Skin Disease	52	1,989	56	1,468	+ 521
Hepatitis B	53	1,726	55	1,488	+ 238
Alcohol	54	1,692	58	1,031	+ 660
Encephalitis	55	1,520	59	937	+ 583
Bladder Cancer	56	1,393	63	670	+ 723
Uterin Cancer	57	1,393	62	679	+ 714
Pancreas Cancer	58	1,067	51	1,975	- 907
Leukemia	59	1,045	47	2,257	- 1,212
Appendicitis	60	615	60	760	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	61	340	68	179	+ 161
Other Neoplasms	62	287	66	290	- 3
Hepatitis C	63	214	65	304	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	187	69	165	+ 22
Ascariasis	65	163	61	685	- 522
Upper Respiratory	66	142	67	259	- 117
Measles	67	78	14	29,439	- 29,361
War	68	50	45	3,245	- 3,194
Diphtheria	69	43	44	3,800	- 3,757
Chlamydia	70	28	71	14	+ 15
Otitis Media	71	2	72	3	- 1
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

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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.