CROATIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,467	1	12,307	- 8,840
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,956	6	1,963	+ 993
Stroke	3	1,974	2	6,275	- 4,301
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,362	27	328	+ 1,034
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,221	10	1,021	+ 199
Kidney Disease	6	1,147	7	1,392	- 245
Lung Disease	7	1,049	5	2,111	- 1,062
Lung Cancers	8	873	3	2,842	- 1,969
Liver Cancer	9	772	19	501	+ 271
Liver Disease	10	672	13	924	- 253
Breast Cancer	11	530	11	1,019	- 489
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	526	9	1,066	- 540
Congenital Anomalies	13	442	37	94	+ 348
Stomach Cancer	14	401	15	786	- 386
Prostate Cancer	15	399	14	852	- 453
Low Birth Weight	16	355	56	10	+ 345
Asthma	17	304	41	74	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	18	283	34	156	+ 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	236	31	207	+ 29
Other Injuries	20	226	23	428	- 202
Hypertension	21	205	8	1,102	- 897
Lymphomas	22	199	18	556	- 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	194	4	2,189	- 1,995
Parkinson's Disease	24	182	24	423	- 241
Drownings	25	169	38	86	+ 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	159	39	82	+ 77
Suicide	27	158	17	676	- 518
Violence	28	142	48	45	+ 97
Meningitis	29	139	52	16	+ 123
Pancreas Cancer	30	133	16	754	- 621
Endocrine Disorders	31	115	42	72	+ 43
Falls	32	110	12	974	- 864
Birth Trauma	33	107	55	11	+ 96
Leukemia	34	100	22	435	- 336
Dengue	35	98	80	0	+ 98
Fires	36	96	50	34	+ 62
Malnutrition	37	91	70	0	+ 90
Inflammatory/Heart	38	90	21	457	- 367
Oral Cancer	39	86	25	338	- 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	85	35	137	- 52
Hepatitis B	41	82	51	17	+ 64
Skin Cancers	42	79	26	332	- 253
Skin Disease	43	76	58	8	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	44	68	28	308	- 240
Maternal Conditions	45	67	61	2	+ 65
Oesophagus Cancer	46	64	33	189	- 125
Uterin Cancer	47	58	32	199	- 141
Bladder Cancer	48	49	20	499	- 450
Poisonings	49	45	54	16	+ 30
Pertussis	50	41	69	0	+ 41
Tuberculosis	51	37	44	61	- 24
Alcohol	52	31	30	219	- 188
Epilepsy	53	30	36	94	- 65
Syphilis	54	29	71	0	+ 29
Drug Use	55	17	43	70	- 54
Encephalitis	56	13	65	1	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	57	13	29	283	- 270
Appendicitis	58	10	57	9	+ 2
Hepatitis C	59	8	47	45	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	46	47	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3	45	55	- 52
War	62	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	73	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	59	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	62	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	40	79	- 79
Anemia	82	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	43	- 43
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.