ERITREA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,300	4	2,154	+ 3,146
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,518	7	944	+ 3,574
Stroke	3	3,017	2	2,564	+ 453
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,083	5	1,326	+ 756
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,866	1	3,277	- 1,411
Kidney Disease	6	1,754	12	578	+ 1,176
Lung Disease	7	1,604	9	662	+ 942
Lung Cancers	8	1,335	46	62	+ 1,273
Liver Cancer	9	1,180	45	69	+ 1,111
Liver Disease	10	1,027	6	1,215	- 188
Breast Cancer	11	809	23	311	+ 498
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	804	24	310	+ 495
Congenital Anomalies	13	676	18	432	+ 244
Stomach Cancer	14	612	48	48	+ 564
Prostate Cancer	15	610	47	54	+ 556
Low Birth Weight	16	542	16	531	+ 11
Asthma	17	465	22	326	+ 139
Cervical Cancer	18	432	30	132	+ 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	361	27	147	+ 214
Other Injuries	20	345	15	540	- 195
Hypertension	21	313	8	926	- 613
Lymphomas	22	304	28	147	+ 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	296	35	113	+ 183
Parkinson's Disease	24	278	37	85	+ 194
Drownings	25	258	33	118	+ 141
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	242	3	2,292	- 2,050
Suicide	27	242	21	382	- 140
Violence	28	217	20	384	- 167
Meningitis	29	212	19	404	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	30	203	58	20	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	31	177	43	71	+ 105
Falls	32	169	26	168	+ 0
Birth Trauma	33	164	11	616	- 453
Leukemia	34	152	29	144	+ 8
Dengue	35	151	73	0	+ 150
Fires	36	147	31	132	+ 15
Malnutrition	37	138	10	660	- 521
Inflammatory/Heart	38	138	32	123	+ 15
Oral Cancer	39	131	44	71	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	129	41	77	+ 53
Hepatitis B	41	125	57	28	+ 97
Skin Cancers	42	121	56	30	+ 91
Skin Disease	43	117	50	45	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	44	104	40	79	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	45	103	13	544	- 441
Oesophagus Cancer	46	98	39	81	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	47	89	61	18	+ 71
Bladder Cancer	48	75	51	42	+ 33
Poisonings	49	69	34	114	- 45
Pertussis	50	63	36	90	- 27
Tuberculosis	51	57	14	543	- 486
Alcohol	52	47	49	45	+ 2
Epilepsy	53	45	38	81	- 36
Syphilis	54	44	54	35	+ 9
Drug Use	55	26	53	36	- 11
Encephalitis	56	20	62	16	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	57	20	66	6	+ 14
Appendicitis	58	16	55	31	- 16
Hepatitis C	59	13	65	6	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	64	12	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	67	4	+ 1
War	62	1	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	1	52	37	- 37
Diphtheria	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	63	13	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	0	60	18	- 18
Ascariasis	67	0	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	25	308	- 308
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	73	- 73
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	19	- 19
Malaria	74	0	17	437	- 437
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 ERITREA

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Eritrea

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.