COLOMBIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,425	1	43,066	- 1,641
Diabetes Mellitus	2	35,317	11	5,028	+ 30,289
Stroke	3	23,586	3	16,573	+ 7,013
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,278	6	7,765	+ 8,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,584	5	10,773	+ 3,811
Kidney Disease	6	13,710	7	6,834	+ 6,876
Lung Disease	7	12,536	4	15,928	- 3,392
Lung Cancers	8	10,434	10	5,250	+ 5,183
Liver Cancer	9	9,227	24	2,065	+ 7,162
Liver Disease	10	8,028	19	2,426	+ 5,602
Breast Cancer	11	6,328	13	3,669	+ 2,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,287	22	2,157	+ 4,130
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,281	16	2,963	+ 2,318
Stomach Cancer	14	4,786	9	6,112	- 1,326
Prostate Cancer	15	4,766	14	3,584	+ 1,182
Low Birth Weight	16	4,237	23	2,095	+ 2,142
Asthma	17	3,636	54	191	+ 3,445
Cervical Cancer	18	3,376	20	2,266	+ 1,110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,821	39	698	+ 2,123
Other Injuries	20	2,696	28	1,592	+ 1,104
Hypertension	21	2,444	8	6,400	- 3,955
Lymphomas	22	2,379	18	2,603	- 224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,317	12	4,371	- 2,054
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,177	47	383	+ 1,794
Drownings	25	2,018	40	689	+ 1,329
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,895	38	747	+ 1,147
Suicide	27	1,888	26	1,965	- 77
Violence	28	1,695	2	19,268	- 17,573
Meningitis	29	1,659	50	244	+ 1,415
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,587	25	2,022	- 436
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,380	30	1,367	+ 13
Falls	32	1,318	29	1,518	- 200
Birth Trauma	33	1,279	41	648	+ 630
Leukemia	34	1,191	21	2,208	- 1,017
Dengue	35	1,177	55	133	+ 1,043
Fires	36	1,151	56	127	+ 1,025
Malnutrition	37	1,082	27	1,878	- 796
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,076	31	1,329	- 253
Oral Cancer	39	1,027	37	807	+ 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,011	63	38	+ 973
Hepatitis B	41	975	62	50	+ 924
Skin Cancers	42	946	35	1,028	- 83
Skin Disease	43	911	34	1,102	- 191
Ovary Cancer	44	811	33	1,122	- 311
Maternal Conditions	45	803	46	394	+ 409
Oesophagus Cancer	46	767	36	835	- 68
Uterin Cancer	47	695	45	423	+ 272
Bladder Cancer	48	589	42	609	- 20
Poisonings	49	543	61	61	+ 482
Pertussis	50	490	69	18	+ 472
Tuberculosis	51	447	32	1,272	- 825
Alcohol	52	367	68	23	+ 345
Epilepsy	53	355	43	597	- 242
Syphilis	54	342	65	30	+ 312
Drug Use	55	200	44	492	- 291
Encephalitis	56	158	64	38	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	57	155	15	3,205	- 3,050
Appendicitis	58	123	52	213	- 90
Hepatitis C	59	100	59	65	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	55	51	242	- 187
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	60	62	- 25
War	62	5	49	260	- 255
Tetanus	63	5	71	14	- 9
Diphtheria	64	4	80	0	+ 3
Measles	65	3	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	27	- 24
Ascariasis	67	2	76	5	- 3
Chlamydia	68	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
HIV/AIDS	71	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Tonga

Colombia

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.