BELARUS VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,937	1	53,186	- 45,249
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,767	30	373	+ 6,394
Stroke	3	4,519	2	16,393	- 11,874
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,119	19	722	+ 2,397
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,794	15	1,086	+ 1,708
Kidney Disease	6	2,627	26	480	+ 2,147
Lung Disease	7	2,402	7	2,208	+ 194
Lung Cancers	8	1,999	4	2,950	- 951
Liver Cancer	9	1,768	32	363	+ 1,405
Liver Disease	10	1,538	8	2,078	- 540
Breast Cancer	11	1,212	12	1,230	- 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,205	3	3,530	- 2,326
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,012	41	202	+ 810
Stomach Cancer	14	917	10	1,690	- 773
Prostate Cancer	15	913	17	936	- 23
Low Birth Weight	16	812	47	64	+ 748
Asthma	17	697	44	122	+ 575
Cervical Cancer	18	647	34	303	+ 344
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	541	40	235	+ 305
Other Injuries	20	517	14	1,099	- 582
Hypertension	21	468	31	367	+ 101
Lymphomas	22	456	20	672	- 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	444	5	2,886	- 2,442
Parkinson's Disease	24	417	21	621	- 204
Drownings	25	387	24	543	- 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	363	57	13	+ 350
Suicide	27	362	9	2,004	- 1,642
Violence	28	325	38	255	+ 70
Meningitis	29	318	50	36	+ 281
Pancreas Cancer	30	304	13	1,171	- 867
Endocrine Disorders	31	264	43	141	+ 124
Falls	32	252	16	952	- 699
Birth Trauma	33	245	52	25	+ 220
Leukemia	34	228	23	554	- 326
Dengue	35	225	71	0	+ 225
Fires	36	221	22	620	- 400
Malnutrition	37	207	53	22	+ 186
Inflammatory/Heart	38	206	11	1,361	- 1,154
Oral Cancer	39	197	18	901	- 704
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	194	39	239	- 46
Hepatitis B	41	187	56	14	+ 173
Skin Cancers	42	181	36	272	- 91
Skin Disease	43	175	51	31	+ 144
Ovary Cancer	44	155	27	429	- 273
Maternal Conditions	45	154	60	2	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	46	147	25	493	- 346
Uterin Cancer	47	133	28	391	- 257
Bladder Cancer	48	113	35	295	- 183
Poisonings	49	104	33	311	- 207
Pertussis	50	94	65	0	+ 94
Tuberculosis	51	86	37	269	- 183
Alcohol	52	70	6	2,761	- 2,691
Epilepsy	53	68	45	116	- 48
Syphilis	54	65	63	1	+ 65
Drug Use	55	38	29	389	- 350
Encephalitis	56	30	46	93	- 63
Other Neoplasms	57	30	48	52	- 23
Appendicitis	58	24	54	20	+ 4
Hepatitis C	59	19	62	1	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	55	15	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	7	49	42	- 35
War	62	1	59	3	- 2
Tetanus	63	1	64	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	5	- 5
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	42	167	- 167
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 BELARUS

Tonga

Belarus

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.