DENMARK VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,990	1	5,341	- 351
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,254	10	1,284	+ 2,970
Stroke	3	2,841	5	3,662	- 821
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,961	33	213	+ 1,747
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,757	6	2,244	- 487
Kidney Disease	6	1,651	12	911	+ 741
Lung Disease	7	1,510	3	4,387	- 2,877
Lung Cancers	8	1,257	4	3,721	- 2,464
Liver Cancer	9	1,111	25	464	+ 647
Liver Disease	10	967	14	692	+ 275
Breast Cancer	11	762	9	1,299	- 537
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	757	2	5,218	- 4,460
Congenital Anomalies	13	636	36	153	+ 483
Stomach Cancer	14	576	23	484	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	15	574	8	1,480	- 906
Low Birth Weight	16	510	41	116	+ 394
Asthma	17	438	44	82	+ 356
Cervical Cancer	18	407	37	153	+ 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	340	32	216	+ 124
Other Injuries	20	325	30	347	- 22
Hypertension	21	294	15	642	- 348
Lymphomas	22	287	13	730	- 443
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	279	7	2,147	- 1,868
Parkinson's Disease	24	262	17	600	- 338
Drownings	25	243	50	37	+ 206
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	228	38	145	+ 84
Suicide	27	227	16	617	- 390
Violence	28	204	47	63	+ 141
Meningitis	29	200	52	25	+ 175
Pancreas Cancer	30	191	11	1,096	- 905
Endocrine Disorders	31	166	19	575	- 408
Falls	32	159	22	541	- 382
Birth Trauma	33	154	56	21	+ 133
Leukemia	34	143	20	558	- 415
Dengue	35	142	83	0	+ 142
Fires	36	139	49	53	+ 86
Malnutrition	37	130	59	14	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	38	130	31	284	- 155
Oral Cancer	39	124	28	371	- 247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	122	42	96	+ 25
Hepatitis B	41	117	61	6	+ 111
Skin Cancers	42	114	26	388	- 275
Skin Disease	43	110	45	79	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	44	98	29	367	- 269
Maternal Conditions	45	97	64	2	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	46	92	24	477	- 384
Uterin Cancer	47	84	35	156	- 72
Bladder Cancer	48	71	21	545	- 475
Poisonings	49	65	62	6	+ 60
Pertussis	50	59	72	0	+ 59
Tuberculosis	51	54	57	16	+ 38
Alcohol	52	44	18	598	- 554
Epilepsy	53	43	40	125	- 82
Syphilis	54	41	70	0	+ 41
Drug Use	55	24	34	197	- 173
Encephalitis	56	19	67	1	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	57	19	27	378	- 359
Appendicitis	58	15	54	23	- 8
Hepatitis C	59	12	60	9	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	43	84	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	39	132	- 127
War	62	1	66	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	15	- 15
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	55	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	57	- 57
Anemia	82	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.