TONGA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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

South Africa

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.