TONGA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		TONGA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	203	1	88	+ 116
Diabetes Mellitus	2	129	2	75	+ 55
Stroke	3	125	3	50	+ 76
Kidney Disease	4	59	6	29	+ 30
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	55	5	31	+ 24
Lung Disease	6	43	7	27	+ 17
Suicide	7	34	27	4	+ 30
Hypertension	8	29	21	5	+ 23
Liver Disease	9	25	10	17	+ 8
Lung Cancers	10	24	8	22	+ 2
Drownings	11	18	25	4	+ 14
Breast Cancer	12	18	11	13	+ 4
Asthma	13	17	17	8	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	14	16	16	9	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	14	40	2	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	14	26	4	+ 10
Other Injuries	17	14	20	6	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	18	14	13	11	+ 3
Tuberculosis	19	13	51	1	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	20	12	14	10	+ 2
Birth Trauma	21	11	33	3	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	9	23	5	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	23	9	18	7	+ 2
Liver Cancer	24	9	9	20	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7	19	6	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	7	12	13	- 6
Falls	27	6	32	3	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	28	6	38	2	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	29	6	15	10	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	30	6	31	3	+ 3
Violence	31	6	28	4	+ 2
Leukemia	32	5	34	3	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	33	5	24	5	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	34	4	45	2	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	35	4	30	3	+ 0
Lymphomas	36	4	22	5	- 1
Pertussis	37	4	50	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	38	4	39	2	+ 1
Meningitis	39	3	29	4	- 0
Syphilis	40	3	54	1	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	41	3	47	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	42	3	43	2	+ 1
Epilepsy	43	3	53	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	44	3	37	2	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	45	2	44	2	+ 1
Alcohol	46	2	52	1	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2	46	2	+ 1
Fires	48	2	36	2	- 0
Bladder Cancer	49	2	48	1	+ 0
Poisonings	50	1	49	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	51	1	42	2	- 1
Drug Use	52	1	55	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	53	1	56	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	54	0	58	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	55	0	57	0	+ 0
Measles	56	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	57	0	41	2	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	58	0	4	34	- 34
Tetanus	59	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	60	0	+ 0
Dengue	61	0	35	2	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	61	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
War	66	0	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TONGA

Micronesia

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.