BELIZE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	347	1	192	+ 155
Diabetes Mellitus	2	296	3	141	+ 156
Stroke	3	198	4	127	+ 71
Road Traffic Accidents	4	136	8	88	+ 48
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	122	7	97	+ 26
Kidney Disease	6	115	6	102	+ 13
Lung Disease	7	105	11	46	+ 59
Lung Cancers	8	87	15	30	+ 57
Liver Cancer	9	77	19	24	+ 54
Liver Disease	10	67	9	58	+ 10
Breast Cancer	11	53	23	22	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	53	13	45	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	13	44	21	23	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	14	40	20	23	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	15	40	10	47	- 7
Low Birth Weight	16	36	25	20	+ 16
Asthma	17	30	35	8	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	18	28	17	28	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	24	38	5	+ 18
Other Injuries	20	23	14	36	- 13
Hypertension	21	20	12	46	- 25
Lymphomas	22	20	50	1	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	19	24	20	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	24	18	28	11	+ 7
Drownings	25	17	18	24	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	16	34	9	+ 7
Suicide	27	16	16	28	- 12
Violence	28	14	2	146	- 132
Meningitis	29	14	46	1	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	30	13	31	9	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	31	12	22	23	- 11
Falls	32	11	27	13	- 2
Birth Trauma	33	11	32	9	+ 1
Leukemia	34	10	39	4	+ 6
Dengue	35	10	55	0	+ 10
Fires	36	10	40	4	+ 6
Malnutrition	37	9	29	10	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	38	9	26	18	- 9
Oral Cancer	39	9	67	0	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	8	41	3	+ 5
Hepatitis B	41	8	56	0	+ 8
Skin Cancers	42	8	66	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	43	8	37	5	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	44	7	52	1	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	45	7	42	2	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	46	6	43	2	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	47	6	51	1	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	48	5	81	0	+ 5
Poisonings	49	5	45	1	+ 3
Pertussis	50	4	63	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	51	4	33	9	- 5
Alcohol	52	3	30	10	- 7
Epilepsy	53	3	36	8	- 5
Syphilis	54	3	62	0	+ 3
Drug Use	55	2	47	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	56	1	48	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	57	1	53	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	58	1	44	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	49	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	54	0	- 0
War	62	0	60	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	5	119	- 119
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	79	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 BELIZE

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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.