CHILE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,592	1	10,685	+ 4,907
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,293	10	3,177	+ 10,116
Stroke	3	8,878	2	9,731	- 854
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,127	12	2,826	+ 3,301
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,489	6	3,920	+ 1,569
Kidney Disease	6	5,160	3	4,065	+ 1,095
Lung Disease	7	4,718	4	4,062	+ 656
Lung Cancers	8	3,927	9	3,452	+ 475
Liver Cancer	9	3,473	19	1,369	+ 2,104
Liver Disease	10	3,022	13	2,647	+ 374
Breast Cancer	11	2,382	16	1,689	+ 693
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,367	5	4,000	- 1,633
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,988	25	858	+ 1,130
Stomach Cancer	14	1,801	8	3,631	- 1,829
Prostate Cancer	15	1,794	14	2,435	- 641
Low Birth Weight	16	1,595	36	437	+ 1,158
Asthma	17	1,369	42	295	+ 1,074
Cervical Cancer	18	1,271	27	780	+ 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,062	46	223	+ 839
Other Injuries	20	1,015	21	1,310	- 295
Hypertension	21	920	7	3,817	- 2,897
Lymphomas	22	895	18	1,394	- 498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	872	11	3,022	- 2,150
Parkinson's Disease	24	819	26	790	+ 29
Drownings	25	760	44	283	+ 477
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	713	39	334	+ 379
Suicide	27	711	15	1,700	- 990
Violence	28	638	29	744	- 106
Meningitis	29	624	53	95	+ 529
Pancreas Cancer	30	597	17	1,567	- 970
Endocrine Disorders	31	519	22	1,286	- 767
Falls	32	496	23	904	- 408
Birth Trauma	33	481	54	87	+ 394
Leukemia	34	448	24	879	- 431
Dengue	35	443	73	0	+ 443
Fires	36	433	41	295	+ 138
Malnutrition	37	407	37	420	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	38	405	31	709	- 304
Oral Cancer	39	387	40	307	+ 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	380	52	104	+ 276
Hepatitis B	41	367	60	30	+ 337
Skin Cancers	42	356	34	526	- 170
Skin Disease	43	343	28	763	- 420
Ovary Cancer	44	305	35	514	- 209
Maternal Conditions	45	302	63	24	+ 279
Oesophagus Cancer	46	289	30	722	- 433
Uterin Cancer	47	262	45	275	- 13
Bladder Cancer	48	222	32	641	- 420
Poisonings	49	204	57	68	+ 136
Pertussis	50	185	68	3	+ 182
Tuberculosis	51	168	38	410	- 242
Alcohol	52	138	47	207	- 69
Epilepsy	53	134	43	294	- 161
Syphilis	54	129	66	5	+ 124
Drug Use	55	75	50	149	- 73
Encephalitis	56	60	70	2	+ 58
Other Neoplasms	57	58	20	1,358	- 1,300
Appendicitis	58	46	59	37	+ 9
Hepatitis C	59	38	61	27	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	48	187	- 166
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	62	27	- 12
War	62	2	64	14	- 12
Tetanus	63	2	69	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	67	4	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	2	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	33	539	- 539
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	55	79	- 79
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	38	- 38
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.