EQU. GUINEA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,500	7	419	+ 1,081
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,279	11	299	+ 980
Stroke	3	854	6	437	+ 417
Road Traffic Accidents	4	590	8	368	+ 221
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	528	2	913	- 384
Kidney Disease	6	497	14	198	+ 298
Lung Disease	7	454	20	120	+ 334
Lung Cancers	8	378	41	27	+ 351
Liver Cancer	9	334	34	43	+ 291
Liver Disease	10	291	13	199	+ 91
Breast Cancer	11	229	24	84	+ 145
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	228	29	55	+ 172
Congenital Anomalies	13	191	12	249	- 58
Stomach Cancer	14	173	49	16	+ 158
Prostate Cancer	15	173	35	43	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	16	153	4	457	- 303
Asthma	17	132	26	65	+ 66
Cervical Cancer	18	122	28	56	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	102	43	22	+ 80
Other Injuries	20	98	23	105	- 7
Hypertension	21	89	16	165	- 77
Lymphomas	22	86	45	19	+ 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	84	40	29	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	24	79	46	18	+ 61
Drownings	25	73	36	39	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	69	9	349	- 280
Suicide	27	68	22	107	- 39
Violence	28	61	33	45	+ 17
Meningitis	29	60	19	127	- 67
Pancreas Cancer	30	57	55	11	+ 46
Endocrine Disorders	31	50	25	73	- 23
Falls	32	48	32	46	+ 2
Birth Trauma	33	46	5	441	- 395
Leukemia	34	43	61	4	+ 39
Dengue	35	43	73	0	+ 43
Fires	36	42	39	30	+ 12
Malnutrition	37	39	31	48	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	38	39	27	63	- 24
Oral Cancer	39	37	37	35	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	37	50	14	+ 22
Hepatitis B	41	35	65	3	+ 32
Skin Cancers	42	34	48	16	+ 18
Skin Disease	43	33	51	13	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	44	29	52	13	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	45	29	17	139	- 110
Oesophagus Cancer	46	28	54	12	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	47	25	58	8	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	48	21	56	9	+ 13
Poisonings	49	20	44	21	- 1
Pertussis	50	18	21	109	- 91
Tuberculosis	51	16	10	321	- 305
Alcohol	52	13	53	12	+ 1
Epilepsy	53	13	38	32	- 19
Syphilis	54	12	18	134	- 121
Drug Use	55	7	30	50	- 43
Encephalitis	56	6	57	8	- 2
Other Neoplasms	57	6	63	3	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	4	59	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	59	4	69	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	62	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	67	1	- 0
War	62	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	42	23	- 23
Diphtheria	64	0	64	3	- 3
Measles	65	0	15	181	- 181
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	1,838	- 1,838
Schistosomiasis	72	0	60	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	668	- 668
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Tonga

Equ. Guinea

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.