TONGA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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

Senegal

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.