EGYPT VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,934	1	173,871	- 80,938
Diabetes Mellitus	2	79,230	8	19,131	+ 60,099
Stroke	3	52,913	3	43,839	+ 9,074
Road Traffic Accidents	4	36,519	12	10,141	+ 26,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	32,718	7	20,695	+ 12,023
Kidney Disease	6	30,757	6	21,087	+ 9,670
Lung Disease	7	28,123	9	13,393	+ 14,730
Lung Cancers	8	23,407	18	5,677	+ 17,730
Liver Cancer	9	20,699	4	24,512	- 3,813
Liver Disease	10	18,010	2	60,122	- 42,112
Breast Cancer	11	14,195	13	9,180	+ 5,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	14,105	16	6,975	+ 7,130
Congenital Anomalies	13	11,847	10	12,163	- 316
Stomach Cancer	14	10,737	32	1,844	+ 8,892
Prostate Cancer	15	10,692	35	1,282	+ 9,410
Low Birth Weight	16	9,506	11	11,391	- 1,885
Asthma	17	8,157	15	7,104	+ 1,053
Cervical Cancer	18	7,574	48	625	+ 6,949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,329	34	1,339	+ 4,990
Other Injuries	20	6,049	21	3,819	+ 2,230
Hypertension	21	5,483	5	21,094	- 15,611
Lymphomas	22	5,336	14	7,539	- 2,203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	5,198	24	3,083	+ 2,115
Parkinson's Disease	24	4,883	28	2,391	+ 2,492
Drownings	25	4,528	37	1,122	+ 3,405
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,251	23	3,692	+ 559
Suicide	27	4,235	25	3,022	+ 1,213
Violence	28	3,803	20	4,165	- 362
Meningitis	29	3,722	43	827	+ 2,895
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,559	26	2,906	+ 653
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,096	29	2,372	+ 724
Falls	32	2,956	30	2,019	+ 937
Birth Trauma	33	2,869	17	6,109	- 3,240
Leukemia	34	2,672	22	3,763	- 1,091
Dengue	35	2,640	69	5	+ 2,635
Fires	36	2,583	33	1,568	+ 1,014
Malnutrition	37	2,428	46	759	+ 1,669
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,414	27	2,489	- 75
Oral Cancer	39	2,305	45	793	+ 1,512
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,268	36	1,248	+ 1,020
Hepatitis B	41	2,187	40	988	+ 1,199
Skin Cancers	42	2,121	39	1,013	+ 1,108
Skin Disease	43	2,044	55	219	+ 1,824
Ovary Cancer	44	1,820	31	1,944	- 124
Maternal Conditions	45	1,802	44	795	+ 1,007
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,721	41	951	+ 771
Uterin Cancer	47	1,560	52	422	+ 1,138
Bladder Cancer	48	1,320	19	5,133	- 3,812
Poisonings	49	1,219	57	195	+ 1,024
Pertussis	50	1,100	42	906	+ 194
Tuberculosis	51	1,002	51	432	+ 571
Alcohol	52	824	60	141	+ 683
Epilepsy	53	797	50	451	+ 346
Syphilis	54	767	58	159	+ 608
Drug Use	55	450	62	116	+ 334
Encephalitis	56	355	38	1,046	- 690
Other Neoplasms	57	347	61	116	+ 230
Appendicitis	58	276	59	142	+ 133
Hepatitis C	59	224	63	97	+ 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	124	65	26	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	61	85	56	213	- 128
War	62	11	47	714	- 703
Tetanus	63	11	49	540	- 530
Diphtheria	64	8	70	3	+ 5
Measles	65	6	64	43	- 37
Upper Respiratory	66	5	68	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	4	67	6	- 1
Chlamydia	68	3	71	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	53	397	- 397
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	220	- 220
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	13	- 13
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Tonga

Egypt

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.