TONGA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113	1	88	+ 26
Lung Disease	2	65	7	27	+ 39
Stroke	3	52	3	50	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	50	26	4	+ 46
Tuberculosis	5	32	51	1	+ 32
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	29	5	31	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	7	20	2	75	- 54
Liver Disease	8	20	10	17	+ 3
Low Birth Weight	9	18	16	9	+ 9
Falls	10	17	32	3	+ 14
Kidney Disease	11	17	6	29	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	12	16	4	34	- 19
Asthma	13	15	17	8	+ 7
Suicide	14	13	27	4	+ 9
Other Injuries	15	11	20	6	+ 5
Oral Cancer	16	10	39	2	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	9	12	13	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	9	40	2	+ 7
Hypertension	19	8	21	5	+ 3
Birth Trauma	20	8	33	3	+ 5
Lung Cancers	21	7	8	22	- 15
Breast Cancer	22	6	11	13	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	23	6	13	11	- 5
Stomach Cancer	24	6	14	10	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	6	23	5	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	5	19	6	- 1
Violence	27	4	28	4	+ 0
Drownings	28	4	25	4	- 1
Encephalitis	29	4	56	0	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	30	3	18	7	- 4
HIV/AIDS	31	3	71	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	32	3	24	5	- 1
Lymphomas	33	3	22	5	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3	46	2	+ 1
Leukemia	35	2	34	3	- 0
Meningitis	36	2	29	4	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	37	2	30	3	- 1
Prostate Cancer	38	2	15	10	- 8
Liver Cancer	39	2	9	20	- 17
Epilepsy	40	2	53	1	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	41	2	45	2	+ 0
Fires	42	2	36	2	- 1
Alcohol	43	2	52	1	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	44	2	44	2	- 0
Skin Disease	45	1	43	2	- 1
Dengue	46	1	35	2	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	47	1	31	3	- 2
Bladder Cancer	48	1	48	1	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	49	1	38	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1	60	0	+ 1
Measles	51	1	65	0	+ 1
Drug Use	52	1	55	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	53	1	58	0	+ 1
Pertussis	54	1	50	1	- 0
Malnutrition	55	1	37	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	1	41	2	- 1
Malaria	57	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	58	1	63	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	1	47	1	- 1
Skin Cancers	60	0	42	2	- 2
Poisonings	61	0	49	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	0	57	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	64	0	54	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	59	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
War	67	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.