ARGENTINA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,258	1	48,765	- 9,507
Diabetes Mellitus	2	33,469	9	6,838	+ 26,632
Stroke	3	22,352	4	22,878	- 525
Road Traffic Accidents	4	15,427	10	6,298	+ 9,129
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,821	2	40,986	- 27,165
Kidney Disease	6	12,993	5	13,588	- 595
Lung Disease	7	11,880	3	23,234	- 11,354
Lung Cancers	8	9,888	6	10,014	- 126
Liver Cancer	9	8,744	30	2,045	+ 6,699
Liver Disease	10	7,608	16	4,029	+ 3,579
Breast Cancer	11	5,997	8	7,063	- 1,066
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,958	19	3,737	+ 2,221
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,005	26	2,419	+ 2,585
Stomach Cancer	14	4,536	20	3,523	+ 1,012
Prostate Cancer	15	4,517	15	4,507	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	16	4,016	28	2,183	+ 1,833
Asthma	17	3,446	47	403	+ 3,043
Cervical Cancer	18	3,199	25	2,480	+ 720
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,673	44	488	+ 2,186
Other Injuries	20	2,555	12	5,642	- 3,087
Hypertension	21	2,316	11	5,799	- 3,482
Lymphomas	22	2,254	24	2,708	- 454
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,196	7	8,931	- 6,735
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,063	36	965	+ 1,098
Drownings	25	1,913	48	380	+ 1,532
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,796	42	578	+ 1,218
Suicide	27	1,789	18	3,747	- 1,958
Violence	28	1,607	23	2,712	- 1,105
Meningitis	29	1,572	51	316	+ 1,256
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,504	14	4,607	- 3,103
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,308	17	3,987	- 2,680
Falls	32	1,249	43	506	+ 742
Birth Trauma	33	1,212	49	373	+ 838
Leukemia	34	1,129	27	2,189	- 1,060
Dengue	35	1,115	80	0	+ 1,115
Fires	36	1,091	52	280	+ 811
Malnutrition	37	1,026	38	929	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,020	13	5,495	- 4,475
Oral Cancer	39	974	35	1,073	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	958	56	139	+ 819
Hepatitis B	41	924	62	56	+ 868
Skin Cancers	42	896	34	1,073	- 177
Skin Disease	43	863	22	3,171	- 2,307
Ovary Cancer	44	769	33	1,307	- 538
Maternal Conditions	45	761	53	279	+ 482
Oesophagus Cancer	46	727	29	2,054	- 1,327
Uterin Cancer	47	659	37	944	- 285
Bladder Cancer	48	558	31	1,675	- 1,118
Poisonings	49	515	55	193	+ 322
Pertussis	50	465	68	10	+ 454
Tuberculosis	51	423	41	655	- 232
Alcohol	52	348	46	442	- 93
Epilepsy	53	336	50	332	+ 4
Syphilis	54	324	65	15	+ 309
Drug Use	55	190	39	826	- 636
Encephalitis	56	150	64	17	+ 133
Other Neoplasms	57	147	21	3,224	- 3,078
Appendicitis	58	116	60	71	+ 46
Hepatitis C	59	95	57	113	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	52	54	243	- 191
Multiple Sclerosis	61	36	58	101	- 66
War	62	4	70	5	- 0
Tetanus	63	4	71	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	4	78	0	+ 4
Measles	65	3	79	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	67	12	- 10
Ascariasis	67	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	73	2	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	69	5	- 5
HIV/AIDS	71	0	32	1,481	- 1,481
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	61	59	- 59
Anemia	82	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.