BELGIUM VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,006	1	15,281	- 5,275
Diabetes Mellitus	2	8,530	20	1,269	+ 7,261
Stroke	3	5,697	3	7,408	- 1,711
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,932	29	666	+ 3,266
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,523	6	5,677	- 2,155
Kidney Disease	6	3,311	8	2,952	+ 360
Lung Disease	7	3,028	5	6,438	- 3,410
Lung Cancers	8	2,520	4	6,777	- 4,257
Liver Cancer	9	2,229	24	976	+ 1,253
Liver Disease	10	1,939	17	1,433	+ 506
Breast Cancer	11	1,528	9	2,587	- 1,058
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,519	2	9,416	- 7,897
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,276	40	282	+ 994
Stomach Cancer	14	1,156	26	863	+ 293
Prostate Cancer	15	1,151	13	1,824	- 673
Low Birth Weight	16	1,024	50	70	+ 954
Asthma	17	878	46	128	+ 751
Cervical Cancer	18	815	41	243	+ 573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	681	42	213	+ 469
Other Injuries	20	651	11	2,006	- 1,355
Hypertension	21	590	27	740	- 149
Lymphomas	22	575	16	1,552	- 978
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	560	7	3,329	- 2,769
Parkinson's Disease	24	526	19	1,378	- 852
Drownings	25	487	47	79	+ 409
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	458	33	418	+ 40
Suicide	27	456	10	2,111	- 1,655
Violence	28	409	44	149	+ 260
Meningitis	29	401	58	28	+ 372
Pancreas Cancer	30	383	14	1,809	- 1,426
Endocrine Disorders	31	333	18	1,432	- 1,098
Falls	32	318	15	1,756	- 1,437
Birth Trauma	33	309	53	47	+ 262
Leukemia	34	288	21	1,199	- 912
Dengue	35	284	83	0	+ 284
Fires	36	278	48	75	+ 203
Malnutrition	37	261	38	291	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	38	260	23	1,060	- 801
Oral Cancer	39	248	28	675	- 427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	244	37	293	- 49
Hepatitis B	41	235	63	17	+ 219
Skin Cancers	42	228	31	522	- 294
Skin Disease	43	220	35	380	- 159
Ovary Cancer	44	196	30	653	- 457
Maternal Conditions	45	194	64	6	+ 188
Oesophagus Cancer	46	185	25	898	- 713
Uterin Cancer	47	168	34	384	- 216
Bladder Cancer	48	142	22	1,078	- 936
Poisonings	49	131	55	41	+ 90
Pertussis	50	118	68	1	+ 118
Tuberculosis	51	108	54	46	+ 62
Alcohol	52	89	32	500	- 411
Epilepsy	53	86	36	348	- 262
Syphilis	54	83	70	0	+ 83
Drug Use	55	48	39	287	- 239
Encephalitis	56	38	66	1	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	57	37	12	1,828	- 1,790
Appendicitis	58	30	62	17	+ 13
Hepatitis C	59	24	52	53	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	49	73	- 59
Multiple Sclerosis	61	9	45	147	- 138
War	62	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	59	22	- 21
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	57	36	- 36
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	82	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Tonga

Belgium

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.