FRANCE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,119	1	63,181	- 6,063
Diabetes Mellitus	2	48,696	12	10,912	+ 37,785
Stroke	3	32,521	3	36,354	- 3,833
Road Traffic Accidents	4	22,445	31	3,339	+ 19,106
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,109	6	19,771	+ 338
Kidney Disease	6	18,904	11	11,477	+ 7,427
Lung Disease	7	17,285	7	18,232	- 946
Lung Cancers	8	14,386	4	35,657	- 21,271
Liver Cancer	9	12,722	15	9,573	+ 3,149
Liver Disease	10	11,070	22	7,382	+ 3,688
Breast Cancer	11	8,725	8	15,536	- 6,811
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	8,669	2	53,157	- 44,488
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,281	35	2,012	+ 5,269
Stomach Cancer	14	6,599	26	5,530	+ 1,068
Prostate Cancer	15	6,572	13	10,873	- 4,301
Low Birth Weight	16	5,843	47	651	+ 5,192
Asthma	17	5,014	42	1,039	+ 3,975
Cervical Cancer	18	4,655	40	1,574	+ 3,082
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,890	43	986	+ 2,904
Other Injuries	20	3,718	9	15,119	- 11,402
Hypertension	21	3,370	23	7,109	- 3,739
Lymphomas	22	3,280	14	10,067	- 6,788
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	3,195	5	21,854	- 18,659
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,001	20	7,570	- 4,569
Drownings	25	2,783	45	868	+ 1,915
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,613	38	1,807	+ 805
Suicide	27	2,603	16	8,961	- 6,358
Violence	28	2,338	49	538	+ 1,800
Meningitis	29	2,287	58	163	+ 2,124
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,188	10	12,360	- 10,172
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,903	19	8,086	- 6,183
Falls	32	1,817	18	8,284	- 6,467
Birth Trauma	33	1,763	55	309	+ 1,455
Leukemia	34	1,642	21	7,457	- 5,815
Dengue	35	1,623	76	0	+ 1,622
Fires	36	1,587	53	403	+ 1,184
Malnutrition	37	1,492	29	4,212	- 2,719
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,484	25	6,065	- 4,582
Oral Cancer	39	1,417	27	4,676	- 3,259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,394	41	1,384	+ 9
Hepatitis B	41	1,344	59	135	+ 1,209
Skin Cancers	42	1,304	32	3,256	- 1,952
Skin Disease	43	1,256	39	1,598	- 342
Ovary Cancer	44	1,119	30	3,964	- 2,845
Maternal Conditions	45	1,108	64	52	+ 1,056
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,058	28	4,673	- 3,615
Uterin Cancer	47	959	34	2,721	- 1,762
Bladder Cancer	48	812	24	6,566	- 5,754
Poisonings	49	749	57	228	+ 521
Pertussis	50	676	69	3	+ 673
Tuberculosis	51	616	50	435	+ 181
Alcohol	52	507	33	3,189	- 2,682
Epilepsy	53	490	37	1,865	- 1,376
Syphilis	54	471	68	4	+ 467
Drug Use	55	276	36	1,881	- 1,604
Encephalitis	56	218	66	8	+ 210
Other Neoplasms	57	213	17	8,771	- 8,557
Appendicitis	58	169	61	90	+ 80
Hepatitis C	59	138	52	416	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	76	51	426	- 350
Multiple Sclerosis	61	52	46	752	- 700
War	62	7	67	7	- 0
Tetanus	63	7	70	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	64	5	75	1	+ 5
Measles	65	4	77	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	3	63	54	- 50
Ascariasis	67	3	79	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	72	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	71	0	54	362	- 362
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	82	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Tonga

France

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.