CANADA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,408	1	40,063	- 7,655
Diabetes Mellitus	2	27,630	9	5,718	+ 21,912
Stroke	3	18,452	5	14,159	+ 4,293
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,735	28	1,998	+ 10,737
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,410	7	7,431	+ 3,978
Kidney Disease	6	10,726	14	4,578	+ 6,148
Lung Disease	7	9,807	4	14,212	- 4,405
Lung Cancers	8	8,163	3	20,937	- 12,774
Liver Cancer	9	7,218	20	3,113	+ 4,106
Liver Disease	10	6,281	17	3,624	+ 2,657
Breast Cancer	11	4,950	8	5,910	- 960
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,919	2	30,970	- 26,051
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,131	35	1,081	+ 3,050
Stomach Cancer	14	3,744	26	2,177	+ 1,567
Prostate Cancer	15	3,729	13	4,711	- 982
Low Birth Weight	16	3,315	42	553	+ 2,762
Asthma	17	2,845	49	262	+ 2,583
Cervical Cancer	18	2,641	41	578	+ 2,063
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,207	43	442	+ 1,765
Other Injuries	20	2,109	24	2,392	- 283
Hypertension	21	1,912	22	2,563	- 650
Lymphomas	22	1,861	10	5,146	- 3,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,813	6	9,651	- 7,838
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,703	18	3,359	- 1,656
Drownings	25	1,579	48	283	+ 1,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,482	36	840	+ 642
Suicide	27	1,477	15	4,417	- 2,940
Violence	28	1,326	40	605	+ 721
Meningitis	29	1,298	59	68	+ 1,229
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,241	11	5,057	- 3,816
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,080	19	3,233	- 2,153
Falls	32	1,031	12	4,829	- 3,798
Birth Trauma	33	1,000	50	193	+ 808
Leukemia	34	932	21	3,098	- 2,166
Dengue	35	921	72	0	+ 920
Fires	36	901	52	192	+ 708
Malnutrition	37	847	51	192	+ 654
Inflammatory/Heart	38	842	27	2,060	- 1,218
Oral Cancer	39	804	32	1,592	- 788
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	791	39	636	+ 155
Hepatitis B	41	763	60	66	+ 697
Skin Cancers	42	740	30	1,756	- 1,017
Skin Disease	43	713	38	679	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	44	635	29	1,902	- 1,267
Maternal Conditions	45	628	64	45	+ 583
Oesophagus Cancer	46	600	25	2,230	- 1,629
Uterin Cancer	47	544	34	1,183	- 639
Bladder Cancer	48	460	23	2,521	- 2,060
Poisonings	49	425	56	121	+ 304
Pertussis	50	384	69	1	+ 383
Tuberculosis	51	350	58	97	+ 252
Alcohol	52	287	33	1,491	- 1,204
Epilepsy	53	278	44	384	- 106
Syphilis	54	267	67	5	+ 262
Drug Use	55	157	16	3,686	- 3,529
Encephalitis	56	124	68	3	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	57	121	31	1,679	- 1,558
Appendicitis	58	96	62	49	+ 47
Hepatitis C	59	78	45	363	- 285
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	43	47	322	- 279
Multiple Sclerosis	61	30	37	692	- 663
War	62	4	65	21	- 17
Tetanus	63	4	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	3	73	0	+ 3
Measles	65	2	74	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	47	- 45
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	53	163	- 163
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Tonga

Canada

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.