ESTONIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	997	1	3,009	- 2,012
Diabetes Mellitus	2	850	19	146	+ 704
Stroke	3	568	3	1,116	- 548
Road Traffic Accidents	4	392	35	59	+ 333
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	351	6	349	+ 2
Kidney Disease	6	330	17	176	+ 154
Lung Disease	7	302	13	229	+ 73
Lung Cancers	8	251	4	657	- 406
Liver Cancer	9	222	26	107	+ 115
Liver Disease	10	193	7	328	- 135
Breast Cancer	11	152	11	260	- 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	151	12	229	- 78
Congenital Anomalies	13	127	43	25	+ 102
Stomach Cancer	14	115	9	290	- 175
Prostate Cancer	15	115	8	298	- 184
Low Birth Weight	16	102	55	7	+ 95
Asthma	17	88	44	24	+ 63
Cervical Cancer	18	81	32	68	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	68	36	55	+ 13
Other Injuries	20	65	20	141	- 76
Hypertension	21	59	2	2,700	- 2,641
Lymphomas	22	57	15	213	- 156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	56	5	527	- 471
Parkinson's Disease	24	52	29	82	- 30
Drownings	25	49	40	30	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	46	53	8	+ 37
Suicide	27	45	16	197	- 152
Violence	28	41	42	28	+ 12
Meningitis	29	40	54	7	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	30	38	10	268	- 230
Endocrine Disorders	31	33	33	66	- 33
Falls	32	32	24	119	- 87
Birth Trauma	33	31	57	5	+ 26
Leukemia	34	29	22	126	- 97
Dengue	35	28	75	0	+ 28
Fires	36	28	38	41	- 13
Malnutrition	37	26	79	0	+ 26
Inflammatory/Heart	38	26	14	217	- 191
Oral Cancer	39	25	25	110	- 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	24	45	22	+ 3
Hepatitis B	41	23	65	0	+ 23
Skin Cancers	42	23	30	79	- 56
Skin Disease	43	22	41	29	- 7
Ovary Cancer	44	20	28	87	- 68
Maternal Conditions	45	19	61	1	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	46	18	27	99	- 80
Uterin Cancer	47	17	34	60	- 43
Bladder Cancer	48	14	21	126	- 112
Poisonings	49	13	52	8	+ 5
Pertussis	50	12	83	0	+ 12
Tuberculosis	51	11	47	16	- 6
Alcohol	52	9	18	148	- 140
Epilepsy	53	9	37	45	- 36
Syphilis	54	8	62	1	+ 7
Drug Use	55	5	31	75	- 70
Encephalitis	56	4	63	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	57	4	23	123	- 120
Appendicitis	58	3	59	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	59	2	58	4	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	46	17	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	48	16	- 15
War	62	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	39	40	- 40
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	6	- 6
Anemia	82	0	51	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	60	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.