AUSTRALIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,362	1	21,548	+ 814
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,065	7	4,471	+ 14,593
Stroke	3	12,732	3	10,331	+ 2,401
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,787	29	1,245	+ 7,543
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,873	8	4,446	+ 3,427
Kidney Disease	6	7,401	12	3,139	+ 4,262
Lung Disease	7	6,767	5	8,487	- 1,720
Lung Cancers	8	5,632	4	8,769	- 3,136
Liver Cancer	9	4,981	20	2,036	+ 2,945
Liver Disease	10	4,334	26	1,421	+ 2,912
Breast Cancer	11	3,416	10	3,405	+ 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,394	2	15,588	- 12,194
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,851	33	711	+ 2,140
Stomach Cancer	14	2,583	27	1,288	+ 1,296
Prostate Cancer	15	2,573	9	3,766	- 1,193
Low Birth Weight	16	2,287	43	248	+ 2,039
Asthma	17	1,963	36	455	+ 1,507
Cervical Cancer	18	1,822	39	342	+ 1,481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,523	42	276	+ 1,247
Other Injuries	20	1,455	22	1,642	- 187
Hypertension	21	1,319	23	1,631	- 312
Lymphomas	22	1,284	15	3,039	- 1,755
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,251	6	6,209	- 4,958
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,175	19	2,036	- 861
Drownings	25	1,089	47	177	+ 912
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,023	40	296	+ 727
Suicide	27	1,019	11	3,150	- 2,131
Violence	28	915	44	243	+ 672
Meningitis	29	896	60	37	+ 858
Pancreas Cancer	30	856	13	3,118	- 2,261
Endocrine Disorders	31	745	16	2,328	- 1,583
Falls	32	711	14	3,116	- 2,405
Birth Trauma	33	690	50	140	+ 550
Leukemia	34	643	18	2,126	- 1,483
Dengue	35	635	72	0	+ 635
Fires	36	621	55	55	+ 567
Malnutrition	37	584	51	117	+ 467
Inflammatory/Heart	38	581	24	1,571	- 990
Oral Cancer	39	555	32	972	- 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	546	38	379	+ 167
Hepatitis B	41	526	58	41	+ 485
Skin Cancers	42	510	17	2,319	- 1,808
Skin Disease	43	492	34	594	- 103
Ovary Cancer	44	438	31	1,003	- 565
Maternal Conditions	45	434	63	20	+ 413
Oesophagus Cancer	46	414	25	1,494	- 1,079
Uterin Cancer	47	375	35	524	- 149
Bladder Cancer	48	318	30	1,187	- 870
Poisonings	49	293	61	35	+ 259
Pertussis	50	265	69	1	+ 263
Tuberculosis	51	241	56	53	+ 189
Alcohol	52	198	37	380	- 182
Epilepsy	53	192	41	285	- 93
Syphilis	54	185	67	3	+ 182
Drug Use	55	108	21	1,783	- 1,675
Encephalitis	56	85	68	3	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	57	83	28	1,252	- 1,169
Appendicitis	58	66	62	26	+ 40
Hepatitis C	59	54	48	173	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	30	45	229	- 199
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	46	188	- 167
War	62	3	65	8	- 5
Tetanus	63	3	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Measles	65	2	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	17	- 16
Ascariasis	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	57	50	- 50
Schistosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Tonga

Australia

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.