COMOROS VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	752	4	349	+ 403
Diabetes Mellitus	2	641	9	136	+ 505
Stroke	3	428	3	356	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	4	295	6	226	+ 69
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	265	1	594	- 330
Kidney Disease	6	249	14	101	+ 147
Lung Disease	7	228	17	83	+ 144
Lung Cancers	8	189	60	1	+ 188
Liver Cancer	9	167	28	29	+ 138
Liver Disease	10	146	8	160	- 14
Breast Cancer	11	115	33	23	+ 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	114	23	46	+ 68
Congenital Anomalies	13	96	10	131	- 35
Stomach Cancer	14	87	45	11	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	15	87	27	33	+ 54
Low Birth Weight	16	77	5	328	- 251
Asthma	17	66	21	49	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	18	61	13	104	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	51	34	21	+ 30
Other Injuries	20	49	16	90	- 41
Hypertension	21	44	12	115	- 71
Lymphomas	22	43	37	19	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	42	39	19	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	24	40	44	11	+ 28
Drownings	25	37	25	35	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	34	2	363	- 329
Suicide	27	34	24	46	- 12
Violence	28	31	20	63	- 32
Meningitis	29	30	11	115	- 85
Pancreas Cancer	30	29	82	0	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	31	25	36	19	+ 6
Falls	32	24	32	26	- 2
Birth Trauma	33	23	7	211	- 188
Leukemia	34	22	57	3	+ 19
Dengue	35	21	68	0	+ 21
Fires	36	21	30	27	- 6
Malnutrition	37	20	15	96	- 76
Inflammatory/Heart	38	20	31	26	- 7
Oral Cancer	39	19	41	15	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	18	47	10	+ 8
Hepatitis B	41	18	52	5	+ 13
Skin Cancers	42	17	42	12	+ 5
Skin Disease	43	17	48	9	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	44	15	56	3	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	45	15	22	47	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	46	14	26	34	- 20
Uterin Cancer	47	13	55	3	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	48	11	46	10	+ 0
Poisonings	49	10	35	20	- 10
Pertussis	50	9	18	80	- 71
Tuberculosis	51	8	19	79	- 71
Alcohol	52	7	51	6	+ 1
Epilepsy	53	6	40	17	- 11
Syphilis	54	6	38	19	- 13
Drug Use	55	4	49	7	- 3
Encephalitis	56	3	54	4	- 1
Other Neoplasms	57	3	59	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	50	6	- 4
Hepatitis C	59	2	61	1	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	58	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	62	1	- 0
War	62	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	43	12	- 12
Diphtheria	64	0	65	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	53	4	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

Tonga

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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.