TONGA VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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