BANGLADESH VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	140,926	2	108,528	+ 32,398
Diabetes Mellitus	2	120,146	7	28,976	+ 91,170
Stroke	3	80,238	1	134,166	- 53,928
Road Traffic Accidents	4	55,378	8	25,023	+ 30,356
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	49,614	6	29,586	+ 20,028
Kidney Disease	6	46,640	17	10,841	+ 35,799
Lung Disease	7	42,647	3	45,699	- 3,053
Lung Cancers	8	35,494	16	12,174	+ 23,320
Liver Cancer	9	31,388	34	2,884	+ 28,504
Liver Disease	10	27,311	9	21,024	+ 6,287
Breast Cancer	11	21,526	23	6,808	+ 14,718
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	21,389	13	14,993	+ 6,396
Congenital Anomalies	13	17,965	18	10,113	+ 7,852
Stomach Cancer	14	16,281	24	6,799	+ 9,483
Prostate Cancer	15	16,214	41	1,664	+ 14,549
Low Birth Weight	16	14,416	11	17,457	- 3,041
Asthma	17	12,370	20	8,893	+ 3,477
Cervical Cancer	18	11,485	26	5,132	+ 6,353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	9,597	48	1,251	+ 8,346
Other Injuries	20	9,172	21	7,629	+ 1,544
Hypertension	21	8,315	14	14,776	- 6,461
Lymphomas	22	8,092	35	2,667	+ 5,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	7,882	28	4,534	+ 3,348
Parkinson's Disease	24	7,405	30	3,782	+ 3,623
Drownings	25	6,866	22	7,094	- 228
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	6,446	5	36,111	- 29,665
Suicide	27	6,422	25	5,998	+ 424
Violence	28	5,768	27	4,623	+ 1,145
Meningitis	29	5,644	38	2,105	+ 3,538
Pancreas Cancer	30	5,398	43	1,414	+ 3,983
Endocrine Disorders	31	4,695	45	1,335	+ 3,359
Falls	32	4,482	31	3,328	+ 1,155
Birth Trauma	33	4,351	15	13,392	- 9,042
Leukemia	34	4,051	40	1,895	+ 2,156
Dengue	35	4,003	65	161	+ 3,843
Fires	36	3,916	46	1,271	+ 2,645
Malnutrition	37	3,681	36	2,418	+ 1,264
Inflammatory/Heart	38	3,661	42	1,485	+ 2,176
Oral Cancer	39	3,495	12	15,511	- 12,016
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	3,439	33	2,922	+ 517
Hepatitis B	41	3,316	51	1,121	+ 2,196
Skin Cancers	42	3,217	53	853	+ 2,363
Skin Disease	43	3,099	50	1,131	+ 1,968
Ovary Cancer	44	2,760	37	2,231	+ 529
Maternal Conditions	45	2,733	29	3,920	- 1,187
Oesophagus Cancer	46	2,610	10	19,525	- 16,915
Uterin Cancer	47	2,366	58	405	+ 1,961
Bladder Cancer	48	2,002	52	991	+ 1,012
Poisonings	49	1,848	56	539	+ 1,309
Pertussis	50	1,668	39	2,011	- 343
Tuberculosis	51	1,520	4	37,175	- 35,656
Alcohol	52	1,250	60	262	+ 988
Epilepsy	53	1,208	44	1,353	- 145
Syphilis	54	1,163	49	1,227	- 64
Drug Use	55	682	32	2,967	- 2,285
Encephalitis	56	539	59	371	+ 168
Other Neoplasms	57	526	61	243	+ 282
Appendicitis	58	418	47	1,262	- 844
Hepatitis C	59	339	62	207	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	188	54	815	- 627
Multiple Sclerosis	61	129	64	179	- 50
War	62	16	63	202	- 186
Tetanus	63	16	57	450	- 434
Diphtheria	64	13	72	5	+ 8
Measles	65	10	19	9,021	- 9,011
Upper Respiratory	66	8	66	100	- 92
Ascariasis	67	6	69	31	- 25
Chlamydia	68	5	70	21	- 16
Otitis Media	69	2	71	14	- 12
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	55	563	- 563
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	56	- 56
Malaria	74	0	68	45	- 45
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Tonga

Bangladesh

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.