AFGHANISTAN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,517	1	40,195	- 6,678
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,575	12	5,750	+ 22,825
Stroke	3	19,083	3	19,060	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,171	11	6,033	+ 7,138
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,800	4	14,649	- 2,850
Kidney Disease	6	11,093	10	6,590	+ 4,502
Lung Disease	7	10,143	15	4,650	+ 5,493
Lung Cancers	8	8,442	32	1,076	+ 7,366
Liver Cancer	9	7,465	40	657	+ 6,808
Liver Disease	10	6,495	16	4,600	+ 1,896
Breast Cancer	11	5,120	22	1,822	+ 3,298
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,087	23	1,765	+ 3,322
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,273	14	5,001	- 728
Stomach Cancer	14	3,872	26	1,501	+ 2,372
Prostate Cancer	15	3,856	55	258	+ 3,598
Low Birth Weight	16	3,428	5	12,631	- 9,202
Asthma	17	2,942	17	3,403	- 461
Cervical Cancer	18	2,732	44	541	+ 2,191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,282	25	1,505	+ 778
Other Injuries	20	2,181	18	3,241	- 1,060
Hypertension	21	1,978	8	7,995	- 6,017
Lymphomas	22	1,924	36	946	+ 978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,875	39	741	+ 1,133
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,761	41	628	+ 1,134
Drownings	25	1,633	34	996	+ 637
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,533	13	5,555	- 4,022
Suicide	27	1,527	24	1,573	- 45
Violence	28	1,372	19	3,217	- 1,845
Meningitis	29	1,342	20	2,626	- 1,283
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,284	56	229	+ 1,054
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,117	28	1,364	- 247
Falls	32	1,066	37	905	+ 161
Birth Trauma	33	1,035	6	10,723	- 9,688
Leukemia	34	964	42	610	+ 353
Dengue	35	952	72	0	+ 952
Fires	36	931	50	348	+ 583
Malnutrition	37	876	43	589	+ 286
Inflammatory/Heart	38	871	45	527	+ 344
Oral Cancer	39	831	27	1,467	- 636
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	818	33	1,041	- 223
Hepatitis B	41	789	38	863	- 75
Skin Cancers	42	765	59	145	+ 620
Skin Disease	43	737	61	94	+ 643
Ovary Cancer	44	656	48	369	+ 287
Maternal Conditions	45	650	9	7,807	- 7,157
Oesophagus Cancer	46	621	29	1,314	- 694
Uterin Cancer	47	563	53	289	+ 274
Bladder Cancer	48	476	54	272	+ 204
Poisonings	49	440	47	384	+ 56
Pertussis	50	397	21	2,107	- 1,711
Tuberculosis	51	361	7	9,839	- 9,478
Alcohol	52	297	58	150	+ 147
Epilepsy	53	287	35	993	- 705
Syphilis	54	277	60	94	+ 182
Drug Use	55	162	51	328	- 166
Encephalitis	56	128	31	1,190	- 1,062
Other Neoplasms	57	125	63	29	+ 96
Appendicitis	58	99	52	298	- 199
Hepatitis C	59	81	64	28	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	45	65	25	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	61	31	62	84	- 53
War	62	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Tetanus	63	4	30	1,254	- 1,250
Diphtheria	64	3	67	16	- 13
Measles	65	2	49	350	- 348
Upper Respiratory	66	2	68	9	- 7
Ascariasis	67	2	66	17	- 15
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	46	464	- 464
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Tonga

Afghanistan

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.