CUBA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,161	1	22,079	- 12,918
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,810	13	1,791	+ 6,019
Stroke	3	5,216	2	10,725	- 5,509
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,600	19	1,007	+ 2,592
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,225	3	8,564	- 5,339
Kidney Disease	6	3,032	14	1,700	+ 1,332
Lung Disease	7	2,772	6	5,492	- 2,720
Lung Cancers	8	2,307	4	5,985	- 3,678
Liver Cancer	9	2,040	24	815	+ 1,225
Liver Disease	10	1,775	11	1,873	- 98
Breast Cancer	11	1,399	15	1,673	- 274
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,390	5	5,841	- 4,451
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,168	37	368	+ 800
Stomach Cancer	14	1,058	20	991	+ 68
Prostate Cancer	15	1,054	8	3,365	- 2,311
Low Birth Weight	16	937	48	98	+ 839
Asthma	17	804	40	301	+ 503
Cervical Cancer	18	747	29	666	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	624	35	420	+ 204
Other Injuries	20	596	12	1,869	- 1,273
Hypertension	21	541	7	3,469	- 2,928
Lymphomas	22	526	18	1,089	- 563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	512	9	2,958	- 2,445
Parkinson's Disease	24	481	27	691	- 209
Drownings	25	446	42	231	+ 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	419	43	206	+ 213
Suicide	27	417	16	1,638	- 1,220
Violence	28	375	32	584	- 209
Meningitis	29	367	50	83	+ 284
Pancreas Cancer	30	351	21	905	- 554
Endocrine Disorders	31	305	36	412	- 107
Falls	32	291	10	2,810	- 2,518
Birth Trauma	33	283	59	49	+ 234
Leukemia	34	263	30	633	- 370
Dengue	35	260	74	0	+ 260
Fires	36	255	58	55	+ 200
Malnutrition	37	239	55	64	+ 176
Inflammatory/Heart	38	238	17	1,156	- 918
Oral Cancer	39	227	23	876	- 649
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	224	44	162	+ 62
Hepatitis B	41	216	56	59	+ 156
Skin Cancers	42	209	33	514	- 305
Skin Disease	43	201	41	258	- 57
Ovary Cancer	44	179	39	323	- 144
Maternal Conditions	45	178	61	43	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	46	170	22	879	- 710
Uterin Cancer	47	154	31	602	- 448
Bladder Cancer	48	130	26	734	- 604
Poisonings	49	120	62	17	+ 103
Pertussis	50	108	73	0	+ 108
Tuberculosis	51	99	60	45	+ 54
Alcohol	52	81	28	675	- 594
Epilepsy	53	79	46	108	- 30
Syphilis	54	76	69	1	+ 75
Drug Use	55	44	51	82	- 37
Encephalitis	56	35	66	6	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	57	34	25	769	- 734
Appendicitis	58	27	47	104	- 77
Hepatitis C	59	22	45	112	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	49	87	- 74
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	57	55	- 47
War	62	1	68	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	71	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	65	6	- 5
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	67	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	71	0	34	471	- 471
Schistosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Tonga

Cuba

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.