BRAZIL VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	183,826	1	165,788	+ 18,039
Diabetes Mellitus	2	156,721	5	59,608	+ 97,113
Stroke	3	104,664	2	123,207	- 18,542
Road Traffic Accidents	4	72,236	8	33,871	+ 38,366
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	64,717	3	94,705	- 29,987
Kidney Disease	6	60,838	7	37,690	+ 23,148
Lung Disease	7	55,629	6	59,373	- 3,744
Lung Cancers	8	46,300	9	31,659	+ 14,641
Liver Cancer	9	40,944	25	11,514	+ 29,429
Liver Disease	10	35,625	13	21,422	+ 14,203
Breast Cancer	11	28,079	14	20,759	+ 7,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	27,901	10	30,717	- 2,816
Congenital Anomalies	13	23,434	23	12,317	+ 11,117
Stomach Cancer	14	21,238	17	17,992	+ 3,246
Prostate Cancer	15	21,149	15	19,001	+ 2,149
Low Birth Weight	16	18,804	33	6,881	+ 11,923
Asthma	17	16,135	48	2,595	+ 13,541
Cervical Cancer	18	14,981	29	9,511	+ 5,471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	12,518	44	4,258	+ 8,260
Other Injuries	20	11,965	21	13,807	- 1,842
Hypertension	21	10,846	11	28,822	- 17,976
Lymphomas	22	10,555	27	10,376	+ 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	10,282	12	23,161	- 12,879
Parkinson's Disease	24	9,659	41	4,770	+ 4,889
Drownings	25	8,956	39	4,937	+ 4,019
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	8,409	35	5,659	+ 2,749
Suicide	27	8,377	20	14,540	- 6,163
Violence	28	7,523	4	68,779	- 61,256
Meningitis	29	7,362	54	1,359	+ 6,003
Pancreas Cancer	30	7,041	24	11,999	- 4,958
Endocrine Disorders	31	6,124	19	16,927	- 10,803
Falls	32	5,847	16	18,847	- 13,000
Birth Trauma	33	5,675	45	3,777	+ 1,898
Leukemia	34	5,285	30	8,531	- 3,246
Dengue	35	5,222	76	14	+ 5,208
Fires	36	5,108	58	1,028	+ 4,081
Malnutrition	37	4,802	34	6,695	- 1,893
Inflammatory/Heart	38	4,775	18	17,508	- 12,733
Oral Cancer	39	4,559	28	9,951	- 5,393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	4,485	51	2,193	+ 2,293
Hepatitis B	41	4,326	59	775	+ 3,551
Skin Cancers	42	4,196	38	5,032	- 836
Skin Disease	43	4,043	31	7,179	- 3,136
Ovary Cancer	44	3,600	43	4,355	- 755
Maternal Conditions	45	3,564	53	1,507	+ 2,058
Oesophagus Cancer	46	3,405	26	10,466	- 7,061
Uterin Cancer	47	3,086	47	2,780	+ 306
Bladder Cancer	48	2,612	36	5,306	- 2,694
Poisonings	49	2,411	66	317	+ 2,094
Pertussis	50	2,176	75	30	+ 2,145
Tuberculosis	51	1,983	40	4,895	- 2,913
Alcohol	52	1,630	32	7,121	- 5,491
Epilepsy	53	1,576	46	3,263	- 1,687
Syphilis	54	1,517	68	223	+ 1,294
Drug Use	55	890	49	2,467	- 1,578
Encephalitis	56	703	72	65	+ 638
Other Neoplasms	57	686	42	4,665	- 3,979
Appendicitis	58	545	57	1,067	- 522
Hepatitis C	59	443	52	1,955	- 1,512
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	245	61	596	- 351
Multiple Sclerosis	61	168	64	356	- 188
War	62	21	56	1,090	- 1,069
Tetanus	63	21	71	88	- 67
Diphtheria	64	17	79	7	+ 10
Measles	65	13	81	4	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	10	67	260	- 249
Ascariasis	67	8	78	7	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	6	80	5	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	2	70	94	- 92
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
HIV/AIDS	71	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	74	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Tonga

Brazil

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.