ETHIOPIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,034	4	36,530	+ 62,505
Diabetes Mellitus	2	84,432	10	16,258	+ 68,174
Stroke	3	56,387	3	39,362	+ 17,025
Road Traffic Accidents	4	38,917	5	31,564	+ 7,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	34,866	1	59,931	- 25,065
Kidney Disease	6	32,776	13	12,103	+ 20,673
Lung Disease	7	29,970	15	11,870	+ 18,099
Lung Cancers	8	24,943	38	2,202	+ 22,741
Liver Cancer	9	22,058	42	1,730	+ 20,328
Liver Disease	10	19,193	8	27,270	- 8,078
Breast Cancer	11	15,127	20	8,485	+ 6,642
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	15,031	21	8,258	+ 6,774
Congenital Anomalies	13	12,625	11	15,638	- 3,013
Stomach Cancer	14	11,441	47	1,519	+ 9,923
Prostate Cancer	15	11,394	50	1,244	+ 10,150
Low Birth Weight	16	10,130	7	28,020	- 17,890
Asthma	17	8,693	29	4,484	+ 4,209
Cervical Cancer	18	8,071	27	5,019	+ 3,052
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,744	41	1,758	+ 4,986
Other Injuries	20	6,446	16	11,735	- 5,289
Hypertension	21	5,843	12	13,470	- 7,627
Lymphomas	22	5,686	33	3,590	+ 2,097
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	5,539	31	3,755	+ 1,785
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,204	46	1,578	+ 3,626
Drownings	25	4,825	35	3,133	+ 1,692
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,530	2	44,361	- 39,831
Suicide	27	4,513	25	6,030	- 1,517
Violence	28	4,053	22	8,076	- 4,023
Meningitis	29	3,966	14	12,019	- 8,053
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,793	61	488	+ 3,305
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,299	45	1,623	+ 1,676
Falls	32	3,150	28	4,510	- 1,360
Birth Trauma	33	3,057	6	31,107	- 28,050
Leukemia	34	2,847	30	4,222	- 1,375
Dengue	35	2,813	73	20	+ 2,793
Fires	36	2,752	34	3,255	- 503
Malnutrition	37	2,587	19	8,643	- 6,056
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,572	39	2,168	+ 404
Oral Cancer	39	2,456	48	1,477	+ 979
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,416	49	1,339	+ 1,077
Hepatitis B	41	2,331	56	742	+ 1,589
Skin Cancers	42	2,260	52	1,006	+ 1,254
Skin Disease	43	2,178	53	904	+ 1,274
Ovary Cancer	44	1,940	36	2,424	- 484
Maternal Conditions	45	1,920	18	8,887	- 6,966
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,834	40	1,839	- 4
Uterin Cancer	47	1,663	62	421	+ 1,241
Bladder Cancer	48	1,407	51	1,080	+ 327
Poisonings	49	1,299	32	3,668	- 2,370
Pertussis	50	1,172	23	6,896	- 5,724
Tuberculosis	51	1,068	9	21,455	- 20,387
Alcohol	52	878	55	750	+ 129
Epilepsy	53	849	44	1,625	- 776
Syphilis	54	817	43	1,699	- 882
Drug Use	55	479	60	513	- 34
Encephalitis	56	379	63	386	- 7
Other Neoplasms	57	370	66	148	+ 222
Appendicitis	58	294	58	677	- 384
Hepatitis C	59	238	69	115	+ 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	132	65	221	- 88
Multiple Sclerosis	61	90	70	61	+ 29
War	62	11	64	281	- 269
Tetanus	63	11	37	2,203	- 2,191
Diphtheria	64	9	67	146	- 137
Measles	65	7	24	6,324	- 6,317
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	709	- 703
Ascariasis	67	5	68	130	- 125
Chlamydia	68	3	72	21	- 18
Otitis Media	69	1	71	39	- 38
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	17	11,471	- 11,471
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	839	- 839
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	579	- 579
Malaria	74	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.