TONGA VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	211	1	88	+ 124
Stroke	2	103	3	50	+ 53
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	82	5	31	+ 51
Lung Cancers	4	57	8	22	+ 35
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	56	12	13	+ 43
Lung Disease	6	53	7	27	+ 26
Hypertension	7	33	21	5	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	8	32	15	10	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	28	23	5	+ 23
Falls	10	27	32	3	+ 24
Liver Disease	11	18	10	17	+ 1
Other Injuries	12	18	20	6	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	13	17	2	75	- 58
Kidney Disease	14	16	6	29	- 13
Breast Cancer	15	16	11	13	+ 3
Suicide	16	16	27	4	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	17	11	38	2	+ 9
Lymphomas	18	10	22	5	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10	4	34	- 25
Stomach Cancer	20	9	14	10	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	21	9	30	3	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	22	8	46	2	+ 7
Oral Cancer	23	8	39	2	+ 6
Liver Cancer	24	8	9	20	- 12
Other Neoplasms	25	7	57	0	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	26	7	48	1	+ 6
Parkinson's Disease	27	7	24	5	+ 2
Alcohol	28	6	52	1	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	29	6	18	7	- 1
Leukemia	30	6	34	3	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	31	6	47	1	+ 4
Violence	32	6	28	4	+ 2
Skin Cancers	33	5	42	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	34	5	71	0	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4	19	6	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	36	4	31	3	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	37	4	13	11	- 8
Osteoarthritis	38	3	84	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	39	3	44	2	+ 1
Asthma	40	3	17	8	- 5
Skin Disease	41	2	43	2	+ 1
Drownings	42	2	25	4	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2	26	4	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2	40	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	45	1	59	0	+ 1
Epilepsy	46	1	53	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	47	1	58	0	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	48	1	16	9	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1	60	0	+ 1
Meningitis	50	1	29	4	- 3
Drug Use	51	1	55	0	+ 0
Anemia	52	1	82	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	85	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	54	1	81	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	55	1	37	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	41	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	61	0	+ 0
Fires	58	1	36	2	- 2
Birth Trauma	59	0	33	3	- 2
Tuberculosis	60	0	51	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	61	0	45	2	- 1
Poisonings	62	0	49	1	- 1
Otitis Media	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	86	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	56	0	- 0
Leprosy	67	0	70	0	+ 0
War	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	54	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	50	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	35	2	- 2
Diphtheria	75	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

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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.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.