ECUADOR VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,296	1	9,805	+ 5,491
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,040	5	4,321	+ 8,719
Stroke	3	8,709	3	5,429	+ 3,280
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,011	6	3,490	+ 2,520
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,385	4	5,083	+ 302
Kidney Disease	6	5,062	2	6,184	- 1,122
Lung Disease	7	4,629	8	2,576	+ 2,052
Lung Cancers	8	3,852	20	1,075	+ 2,778
Liver Cancer	9	3,407	21	954	+ 2,453
Liver Disease	10	2,964	7	3,330	- 366
Breast Cancer	11	2,336	25	825	+ 1,511
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,322	9	2,565	- 243
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,950	13	1,335	+ 615
Stomach Cancer	14	1,767	11	2,089	- 322
Prostate Cancer	15	1,760	12	1,362	+ 398
Low Birth Weight	16	1,565	16	1,172	+ 393
Asthma	17	1,343	53	85	+ 1,257
Cervical Cancer	18	1,247	24	840	+ 407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,042	33	417	+ 625
Other Injuries	20	996	17	1,161	- 165
Hypertension	21	903	10	2,507	- 1,604
Lymphomas	22	878	22	883	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	856	19	1,109	- 254
Parkinson's Disease	24	804	26	658	+ 146
Drownings	25	745	32	470	+ 275
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	700	34	410	+ 289
Suicide	27	697	14	1,326	- 629
Violence	28	626	15	1,210	- 584
Meningitis	29	613	52	90	+ 523
Pancreas Cancer	30	586	30	562	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	31	510	31	507	+ 3
Falls	32	487	18	1,114	- 628
Birth Trauma	33	472	38	302	+ 170
Leukemia	34	440	23	882	- 442
Dengue	35	434	61	10	+ 425
Fires	36	425	43	175	+ 250
Malnutrition	37	400	28	578	- 179
Inflammatory/Heart	38	397	36	308	+ 89
Oral Cancer	39	379	45	166	+ 213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	373	47	163	+ 211
Hepatitis B	41	360	64	3	+ 357
Skin Cancers	42	349	37	308	+ 42
Skin Disease	43	336	51	103	+ 234
Ovary Cancer	44	300	35	322	- 23
Maternal Conditions	45	297	46	164	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	46	283	42	180	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	47	257	48	129	+ 128
Bladder Cancer	48	217	44	168	+ 49
Poisonings	49	201	58	59	+ 142
Pertussis	50	181	56	79	+ 102
Tuberculosis	51	165	29	574	- 409
Alcohol	52	136	39	280	- 144
Epilepsy	53	131	40	273	- 142
Syphilis	54	126	54	85	+ 41
Drug Use	55	74	41	214	- 140
Encephalitis	56	58	55	82	- 24
Other Neoplasms	57	57	57	64	- 7
Appendicitis	58	45	50	110	- 65
Hepatitis C	59	37	67	1	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	20	49	124	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	60	18	- 4
War	62	2	66	2	+ 0
Tetanus	63	2	62	9	- 7
Diphtheria	64	1	69	1	+ 1
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	8	- 7
Ascariasis	67	1	65	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	68	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	27	609	- 609
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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Ecuador

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.