CONGO VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,094	4	2,494	+ 2,600
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,343	10	1,050	+ 3,293
Stroke	3	2,900	5	2,267	+ 634
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,002	7	1,598	+ 403
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,793	3	2,576	- 783
Kidney Disease	6	1,686	15	613	+ 1,073
Lung Disease	7	1,541	17	541	+ 1,001
Lung Cancers	8	1,283	47	54	+ 1,229
Liver Cancer	9	1,135	30	169	+ 965
Liver Disease	10	987	13	931	+ 57
Breast Cancer	11	778	32	159	+ 619
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	773	25	230	+ 543
Congenital Anomalies	13	649	14	729	- 80
Stomach Cancer	14	588	39	88	+ 501
Prostate Cancer	15	586	28	198	+ 388
Low Birth Weight	16	521	9	1,283	- 762
Asthma	17	447	23	291	+ 156
Cervical Cancer	18	415	29	196	+ 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	347	35	105	+ 242
Other Injuries	20	332	20	333	- 2
Hypertension	21	301	12	933	- 632
Lymphomas	22	292	45	61	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	285	38	89	+ 196
Parkinson's Disease	24	268	42	69	+ 199
Drownings	25	248	36	104	+ 144
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	233	8	1,304	- 1,071
Suicide	27	232	19	349	- 117
Violence	28	208	18	539	- 330
Meningitis	29	204	22	299	- 95
Pancreas Cancer	30	195	52	42	+ 153
Endocrine Disorders	31	170	27	208	- 38
Falls	32	162	33	149	+ 13
Birth Trauma	33	157	11	997	- 840
Leukemia	34	146	46	57	+ 89
Dengue	35	145	73	0	+ 145
Fires	36	142	37	90	+ 51
Malnutrition	37	133	24	272	- 139
Inflammatory/Heart	38	132	26	220	- 87
Oral Cancer	39	126	54	33	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	124	43	67	+ 58
Hepatitis B	41	120	62	14	+ 105
Skin Cancers	42	116	53	36	+ 80
Skin Disease	43	112	50	46	+ 66
Ovary Cancer	44	100	48	49	+ 50
Maternal Conditions	45	99	16	578	- 479
Oesophagus Cancer	46	94	57	19	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	47	86	60	15	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	48	72	61	15	+ 58
Poisonings	49	67	41	71	- 4
Pertussis	50	60	21	329	- 269
Tuberculosis	51	55	2	2,781	- 2,726
Alcohol	52	45	49	46	- 1
Epilepsy	53	44	40	76	- 32
Syphilis	54	42	34	107	- 65
Drug Use	55	25	44	65	- 41
Encephalitis	56	19	56	20	- 0
Other Neoplasms	57	19	63	8	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	15	58	18	- 3
Hepatitis C	59	12	67	2	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	59	15	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	66	4	+ 1
War	62	1	72	1	+ 0
Tetanus	63	1	55	23	- 22
Diphtheria	64	0	68	2	- 1
Measles	65	0	31	159	- 159
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	7	- 6
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	4,509	- 4,509
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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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.