GABON VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,051	3	1,019	+ 1,032
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,749	6	643	+ 1,106
Stroke	3	1,168	5	896	+ 271
Road Traffic Accidents	4	806	8	518	+ 288
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	722	4	966	- 244
Kidney Disease	6	679	12	384	+ 295
Lung Disease	7	621	16	215	+ 406
Lung Cancers	8	517	29	87	+ 429
Liver Cancer	9	457	35	53	+ 404
Liver Disease	10	397	10	416	- 19
Breast Cancer	11	313	27	92	+ 221
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	311	19	152	+ 160
Congenital Anomalies	13	261	15	285	- 24
Stomach Cancer	14	237	48	32	+ 205
Prostate Cancer	15	236	32	80	+ 156
Low Birth Weight	16	210	9	494	- 285
Asthma	17	180	28	90	+ 90
Cervical Cancer	18	167	26	96	+ 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	140	41	36	+ 103
Other Injuries	20	133	22	140	- 6
Hypertension	21	121	11	412	- 291
Lymphomas	22	118	49	32	+ 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	115	37	43	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	24	108	36	47	+ 61
Drownings	25	100	38	42	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	94	14	318	- 224
Suicide	27	93	18	183	- 89
Violence	28	84	17	184	- 100
Meningitis	29	82	23	113	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	30	79	53	21	+ 58
Endocrine Disorders	31	68	25	98	- 30
Falls	32	65	30	84	- 19
Birth Trauma	33	63	13	362	- 299
Leukemia	34	59	57	17	+ 42
Dengue	35	58	73	0	+ 58
Fires	36	57	39	39	+ 18
Malnutrition	37	54	33	78	- 24
Inflammatory/Heart	38	53	24	101	- 48
Oral Cancer	39	51	34	69	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	50	54	20	+ 30
Hepatitis B	41	48	62	7	+ 42
Skin Cancers	42	47	46	34	+ 13
Skin Disease	43	45	52	22	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	44	40	51	27	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	45	40	21	145	- 105
Oesophagus Cancer	46	38	44	35	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	47	34	55	19	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	48	29	43	35	- 6
Poisonings	49	27	50	28	- 1
Pertussis	50	24	31	81	- 57
Tuberculosis	51	22	1	1,819	- 1,797
Alcohol	52	18	56	19	- 1
Epilepsy	53	18	40	37	- 20
Syphilis	54	17	47	33	- 16
Drug Use	55	10	45	34	- 24
Encephalitis	56	8	60	7	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	57	8	64	5	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	6	61	7	- 1
Hepatitis C	59	5	68	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	63	6	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	67	2	+ 0
War	62	0	65	3	- 3
Tetanus	63	0	59	8	- 8
Diphtheria	64	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	20	146	- 146
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	2	1,128	- 1,128
Schistosomiasis	72	0	58	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	7	540	- 540
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	42	35	- 35
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

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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.