CHINA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,182,932	2	1,771,525	- 588,593
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,008,507	14	161,672	+ 846,834
Stroke	3	673,521	1	2,043,210	- 1,369,689
Road Traffic Accidents	4	464,846	8	250,272	+ 214,574
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	416,460	12	183,342	+ 233,118
Kidney Disease	6	391,498	11	192,302	+ 199,196
Lung Disease	7	357,977	3	968,607	- 610,630
Lung Cancers	8	297,940	4	714,311	- 416,370
Liver Cancer	9	263,474	13	180,952	+ 82,522
Liver Disease	10	229,250	15	145,603	+ 83,647
Breast Cancer	11	180,689	19	92,757	+ 87,933
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	179,542	6	304,455	- 124,913
Congenital Anomalies	13	150,799	31	36,613	+ 114,187
Stomach Cancer	14	136,665	5	398,439	- 261,774
Prostate Cancer	15	136,098	28	51,056	+ 85,041
Low Birth Weight	16	121,004	40	21,631	+ 99,373
Asthma	17	103,832	39	23,147	+ 80,684
Cervical Cancer	18	96,406	27	51,650	+ 44,757
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	80,557	30	37,723	+ 42,834
Other Injuries	20	76,993	25	54,087	+ 22,905
Hypertension	21	69,797	7	301,183	- 231,386
Lymphomas	22	67,921	23	57,838	+ 10,082
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	66,165	9	248,388	- 182,223
Parkinson's Disease	24	62,156	20	70,699	- 8,543
Drownings	25	57,633	26	52,807	+ 4,826
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	54,110	50	8,719	+ 45,391
Suicide	27	53,907	17	116,324	- 62,417
Violence	28	48,412	47	11,115	+ 37,298
Meningitis	29	47,373	51	5,704	+ 41,669
Pancreas Cancer	30	45,307	18	111,537	- 66,229
Endocrine Disorders	31	39,408	37	25,613	+ 13,795
Falls	32	37,626	16	138,878	- 101,252
Birth Trauma	33	36,519	43	17,644	+ 18,874
Leukemia	34	34,008	22	58,145	- 24,137
Dengue	35	33,602	70	12	+ 33,591
Fires	36	32,873	48	10,498	+ 22,375
Malnutrition	37	30,902	44	12,995	+ 17,908
Inflammatory/Heart	38	30,727	33	29,954	+ 773
Oral Cancer	39	29,336	24	54,695	- 25,359
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	28,864	21	65,350	- 36,486
Hepatitis B	41	27,838	56	2,757	+ 25,080
Skin Cancers	42	27,001	41	19,669	+ 7,331
Skin Disease	43	26,015	52	5,222	+ 20,793
Ovary Cancer	44	23,167	35	28,078	- 4,911
Maternal Conditions	45	22,937	54	3,596	+ 19,341
Oesophagus Cancer	46	21,911	10	242,891	- 220,980
Uterin Cancer	47	19,859	45	11,751	+ 8,108
Bladder Cancer	48	16,808	29	37,873	- 21,065
Poisonings	49	15,512	36	25,762	- 10,250
Pertussis	50	14,000	64	484	+ 13,516
Tuberculosis	51	12,758	32	34,802	- 22,044
Alcohol	52	10,490	42	19,071	- 8,582
Epilepsy	53	10,139	46	11,365	- 1,226
Syphilis	54	9,761	58	1,824	+ 7,937
Drug Use	55	5,724	38	24,214	- 18,490
Encephalitis	56	4,523	55	2,796	+ 1,726
Other Neoplasms	57	4,415	53	4,374	+ 41
Appendicitis	58	3,510	60	1,468	+ 2,043
Hepatitis C	59	2,849	66	86	+ 2,763
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1,580	49	10,108	- 8,529
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1,080	59	1,734	- 654
War	62	135	61	900	- 765
Tetanus	63	135	63	491	- 356
Diphtheria	64	108	71	11	+ 97
Measles	65	81	62	558	- 477
Upper Respiratory	66	68	57	2,663	- 2,595
Ascariasis	67	54	68	34	+ 20
Chlamydia	68	41	67	55	- 15
Otitis Media	69	14	69	15	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Tonga

China

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.