TONGA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	587	1	88	+ 500
Stroke	2	181	3	50	+ 131
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	39	12	13	+ 26
Lung Cancers	4	33	8	22	+ 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	32	23	5	+ 27
Alcohol	6	30	52	1	+ 30
Lung Disease	7	24	7	27	- 2
Liver Disease	8	23	10	17	+ 6
Suicide	9	22	27	4	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	10	19	14	10	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	11	15	38	2	+ 13
Breast Cancer	12	14	11	13	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	13	13	30	3	+ 10
Other Injuries	14	12	20	6	+ 6
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	12	5	31	- 19
Falls	16	11	32	3	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	17	10	15	10	+ 0
Oral Cancer	18	10	39	2	+ 8
Road Traffic Accidents	19	8	4	34	- 26
Lymphomas	20	7	22	5	+ 2
Parkinson's Disease	21	7	24	5	+ 2
Fires	22	7	36	2	+ 4
Leukemia	23	6	34	3	+ 4
Drownings	24	6	25	4	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5	46	2	+ 4
Kidney Disease	26	5	6	29	- 24
Ovary Cancer	27	5	44	2	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	28	4	47	1	+ 3
Drug Use	29	4	55	0	+ 4
Diabetes Mellitus	30	4	2	75	- 71
Hypertension	31	4	21	5	- 1
Liver Cancer	32	4	9	20	- 16
Poisonings	33	3	49	1	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	34	3	18	7	- 4
Bladder Cancer	35	3	48	1	+ 2
Skin Cancers	36	3	42	2	+ 1
Tuberculosis	37	3	51	1	+ 2
Violence	38	3	28	4	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	3	40	2	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	3	19	6	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	41	2	13	11	- 9
HIV/AIDS	42	2	71	0	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	43	2	31	3	- 1
Asthma	44	1	17	8	- 6
Epilepsy	45	1	53	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	46	1	56	0	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	47	1	16	9	- 8
Other Neoplasms	48	1	57	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	49	0	61	0	+ 0
Meningitis	50	0	29	4	- 3
Skin Disease	51	0	43	2	- 2
Birth Trauma	52	0	33	3	- 2
Malnutrition	53	0	37	2	- 2
Appendicitis	54	0	58	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	0	60	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	56	0	41	2	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	0	26	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	58	0	66	0	+ 0
War	59	0	62	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	60	0	45	2	- 2
Chlamydia	61	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	59	0	- 0
Syphilis	63	0	54	1	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	50	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	35	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	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

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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.