FINLAND VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,700	2	9,831	- 5,131
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,007	22	418	+ 3,589
Stroke	3	2,676	3	4,115	- 1,439
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,847	33	215	+ 1,632
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,655	21	436	+ 1,219
Kidney Disease	6	1,556	26	342	+ 1,214
Lung Disease	7	1,422	8	1,289	+ 133
Lung Cancers	8	1,184	4	2,312	- 1,128
Liver Cancer	9	1,047	16	545	+ 502
Liver Disease	10	911	10	1,068	- 157
Breast Cancer	11	718	12	948	- 230
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	713	1	11,120	- 10,407
Congenital Anomalies	13	599	35	192	+ 407
Stomach Cancer	14	543	19	447	+ 96
Prostate Cancer	15	541	11	970	- 429
Low Birth Weight	16	481	48	26	+ 455
Asthma	17	413	40	85	+ 328
Cervical Cancer	18	383	44	62	+ 321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	320	36	151	+ 169
Other Injuries	20	306	20	437	- 131
Hypertension	21	277	5	2,030	- 1,753
Lymphomas	22	270	14	851	- 581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	263	6	1,433	- 1,170
Parkinson's Disease	24	247	13	853	- 606
Drownings	25	229	37	106	+ 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	215	52	15	+ 200
Suicide	27	214	15	846	- 632
Violence	28	192	43	64	+ 128
Meningitis	29	188	55	9	+ 179
Pancreas Cancer	30	180	9	1,247	- 1,067
Endocrine Disorders	31	157	31	257	- 100
Falls	32	149	7	1,325	- 1,176
Birth Trauma	33	145	56	8	+ 137
Leukemia	34	135	24	371	- 236
Dengue	35	134	82	0	+ 134
Fires	36	131	45	62	+ 69
Malnutrition	37	123	57	7	+ 116
Inflammatory/Heart	38	122	17	518	- 396
Oral Cancer	39	117	34	207	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	115	50	19	+ 96
Hepatitis B	41	111	63	2	+ 109
Skin Cancers	42	107	29	297	- 190
Skin Disease	43	103	47	27	+ 76
Ovary Cancer	44	92	25	344	- 252
Maternal Conditions	45	91	64	2	+ 90
Oesophagus Cancer	46	87	27	320	- 233
Uterin Cancer	47	79	32	225	- 146
Bladder Cancer	48	67	28	308	- 242
Poisonings	49	62	49	25	+ 37
Pertussis	50	56	69	0	+ 56
Tuberculosis	51	51	46	32	+ 19
Alcohol	52	42	18	464	- 423
Epilepsy	53	40	38	104	- 64
Syphilis	54	39	67	0	+ 38
Drug Use	55	23	30	269	- 246
Encephalitis	56	18	66	0	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	57	18	23	377	- 359
Appendicitis	58	14	54	10	+ 4
Hepatitis C	59	11	60	5	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	41	83	- 77
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	42	80	- 76
War	62	1	65	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	59	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	82	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Tonga

Finland

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.