BHUTAN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	739	1	702	+ 36
Diabetes Mellitus	2	630	7	164	+ 466
Stroke	3	421	3	360	+ 60
Road Traffic Accidents	4	290	10	123	+ 167
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	260	4	177	+ 83
Kidney Disease	6	245	8	149	+ 96
Lung Disease	7	224	2	524	- 301
Lung Cancers	8	186	21	44	+ 142
Liver Cancer	9	165	27	35	+ 130
Liver Disease	10	143	6	166	- 22
Breast Cancer	11	113	43	8	+ 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	112	13	105	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	13	94	20	50	+ 44
Stomach Cancer	14	85	11	118	- 33
Prostate Cancer	15	85	55	3	+ 82
Low Birth Weight	16	76	14	79	- 4
Asthma	17	65	15	78	- 13
Cervical Cancer	18	60	29	30	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	50	25	39	+ 12
Other Injuries	20	48	24	43	+ 5
Hypertension	21	44	16	77	- 33
Lymphomas	22	42	52	5	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	41	31	24	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	24	39	28	31	+ 7
Drownings	25	36	32	20	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	34	5	169	- 136
Suicide	27	34	26	35	- 1
Violence	28	30	35	18	+ 12
Meningitis	29	30	36	17	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	30	28	33	20	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	31	25	39	11	+ 14
Falls	32	24	12	111	- 87
Birth Trauma	33	23	19	51	- 28
Leukemia	34	21	34	19	+ 3
Dengue	35	21	56	3	+ 18
Fires	36	21	44	8	+ 13
Malnutrition	37	19	54	3	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	38	19	45	8	+ 12
Oral Cancer	39	18	23	43	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	18	17	68	- 50
Hepatitis B	41	17	53	4	+ 13
Skin Cancers	42	17	41	9	+ 8
Skin Disease	43	16	46	7	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	44	14	37	14	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	45	14	42	9	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	46	14	22	44	- 30
Uterin Cancer	47	12	71	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	48	10	48	6	+ 4
Poisonings	49	10	59	2	+ 8
Pertussis	50	9	63	1	+ 8
Tuberculosis	51	8	9	138	- 130
Alcohol	52	7	49	6	+ 1
Epilepsy	53	6	38	14	- 7
Syphilis	54	6	40	11	- 5
Drug Use	55	4	47	7	- 3
Encephalitis	56	3	30	28	- 25
Other Neoplasms	57	3	57	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	2	51	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	59	2	64	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	50	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	62	1	- 0
War	62	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	60	1	- 1
Diphtheria	64	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	58	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	85	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	18	58	- 58
Schistosomiasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.