DR CONGO VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,405	7	34,713	+ 61,692
Diabetes Mellitus	2	82,190	16	12,902	+ 69,288
Stroke	3	54,890	6	36,596	+ 18,294
Road Traffic Accidents	4	37,883	10	30,256	+ 7,627
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	33,940	1	73,546	- 39,606
Kidney Disease	6	31,906	20	9,077	+ 22,829
Lung Disease	7	29,174	14	13,527	+ 15,647
Lung Cancers	8	24,281	47	1,158	+ 23,124
Liver Cancer	9	21,472	31	3,840	+ 17,632
Liver Disease	10	18,683	13	15,044	+ 3,639
Breast Cancer	11	14,726	35	3,416	+ 11,310
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	14,632	28	4,548	+ 10,085
Congenital Anomalies	13	12,290	11	16,256	- 3,967
Stomach Cancer	14	11,138	37	2,579	+ 8,559
Prostate Cancer	15	11,092	30	3,948	+ 7,143
Low Birth Weight	16	9,861	8	34,668	- 24,807
Asthma	17	8,462	24	7,733	+ 728
Cervical Cancer	18	7,857	27	4,823	+ 3,034
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,565	40	1,923	+ 4,642
Other Injuries	20	6,275	22	8,272	- 1,997
Hypertension	21	5,688	12	15,743	- 10,055
Lymphomas	22	5,535	38	2,061	+ 3,474
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	5,392	36	2,966	+ 2,426
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,066	49	1,035	+ 4,031
Drownings	25	4,697	34	3,454	+ 1,243
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,410	5	41,301	- 36,892
Suicide	27	4,393	26	5,812	- 1,419
Violence	28	3,945	18	11,120	- 7,175
Meningitis	29	3,861	17	11,568	- 7,707
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,692	50	1,017	+ 2,676
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,212	25	7,380	- 4,168
Falls	32	3,066	33	3,483	- 416
Birth Trauma	33	2,976	9	33,075	- 30,099
Leukemia	34	2,772	41	1,871	+ 900
Dengue	35	2,738	74	1	+ 2,738
Fires	36	2,679	39	2,007	+ 672
Malnutrition	37	2,518	21	8,910	- 6,392
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,504	29	4,045	- 1,541
Oral Cancer	39	2,391	51	1,003	+ 1,388
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,352	43	1,728	+ 625
Hepatitis B	41	2,269	61	456	+ 1,813
Skin Cancers	42	2,200	55	765	+ 1,435
Skin Disease	43	2,120	54	781	+ 1,339
Ovary Cancer	44	1,888	58	656	+ 1,232
Maternal Conditions	45	1,869	19	10,513	- 8,643
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,786	53	790	+ 996
Uterin Cancer	47	1,618	63	352	+ 1,266
Bladder Cancer	48	1,370	65	270	+ 1,100
Poisonings	49	1,264	42	1,729	- 465
Pertussis	50	1,141	23	7,921	- 6,780
Tuberculosis	51	1,040	2	43,759	- 42,720
Alcohol	52	855	60	635	+ 220
Epilepsy	53	826	44	1,727	- 900
Syphilis	54	795	32	3,751	- 2,956
Drug Use	55	467	59	638	- 172
Encephalitis	56	369	57	680	- 311
Other Neoplasms	57	360	67	88	+ 272
Appendicitis	58	286	56	703	- 417
Hepatitis C	59	232	69	69	+ 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	129	66	217	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	61	88	71	44	+ 44
War	62	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Tetanus	63	11	46	1,166	- 1,155
Diphtheria	64	9	70	47	- 38
Measles	65	7	3	42,254	- 42,248
Upper Respiratory	66	6	62	370	- 365
Ascariasis	67	4	68	80	- 75
Chlamydia	68	3	73	15	- 11
Otitis Media	69	1	72	38	- 37
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	15	13,286	- 13,286
Schistosomiasis	72	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	73	0	52	869	- 869
Malaria	74	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Tonga

DR Congo

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.