TONGA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

Australia

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.