TONGA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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