TONGA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	105	1	88	+ 17
War	2	67	62	0	+ 67
Stroke	3	50	3	50	- 0
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	38	5	31	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	5	33	16	9	+ 24
Birth Trauma	6	28	33	3	+ 25
Tuberculosis	7	26	51	1	+ 25
Hypertension	8	21	21	5	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	9	20	45	2	+ 19
Kidney Disease	10	17	6	29	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	11	16	4	34	- 19
Diabetes Mellitus	12	15	2	75	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	15	26	4	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	14	13	13	11	+ 2
Lung Disease	15	12	7	27	- 14
Liver Disease	16	12	10	17	- 5
Asthma	17	9	17	8	+ 1
Other Injuries	18	8	20	6	+ 3
Violence	19	8	28	4	+ 5
Meningitis	20	7	29	4	+ 3
Pertussis	21	6	50	1	+ 4
Breast Cancer	22	5	11	13	- 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5	12	13	- 9
Suicide	24	4	27	4	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4	19	6	- 2
Stomach Cancer	26	4	14	10	- 6
Oral Cancer	27	4	39	2	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	28	4	31	3	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3	46	2	+ 2
Tetanus	30	3	63	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	31	3	56	0	+ 3
Lung Cancers	32	3	8	22	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3	40	2	+ 1
Drownings	34	3	25	4	- 2
Epilepsy	35	3	53	1	+ 2
Lymphomas	36	2	22	5	- 3
Falls	37	2	32	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	38	2	41	2	+ 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2	23	5	- 3
Liver Cancer	40	2	9	20	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	41	2	24	5	- 3
Leukemia	42	2	34	3	- 1
Malnutrition	43	2	37	2	- 1
Cervical Cancer	44	1	18	7	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1	38	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	46	1	71	0	+ 1
Poisonings	47	1	49	1	- 0
Ovary Cancer	48	1	44	2	- 1
Measles	49	1	65	0	+ 1
Fires	50	1	36	2	- 2
Drug Use	51	1	55	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	52	1	58	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	53	1	47	1	- 1
Bladder Cancer	54	1	48	1	- 1
Prostate Cancer	55	1	15	10	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	56	1	30	3	- 3
Malaria	57	0	74	0	+ 0
Alcohol	58	0	52	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	59	0	42	2	- 2
Syphilis	60	0	54	1	- 0
Skin Disease	61	0	43	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	63	0	57	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	59	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	60	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	35	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

Afghanistan

Tonga

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.