GAMBIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,108	3	1,007	+ 1,101
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,797	15	290	+ 1,507
Stroke	3	1,200	4	802	+ 398
Road Traffic Accidents	4	828	6	695	+ 133
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	742	1	1,340	- 598
Kidney Disease	6	698	16	266	+ 432
Lung Disease	7	638	19	206	+ 432
Lung Cancers	8	531	38	34	+ 497
Liver Cancer	9	469	12	377	+ 93
Liver Disease	10	409	14	323	+ 85
Breast Cancer	11	322	40	26	+ 296
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	320	28	89	+ 231
Congenital Anomalies	13	269	11	383	- 114
Stomach Cancer	14	244	47	14	+ 230
Prostate Cancer	15	243	43	21	+ 222
Low Birth Weight	16	216	8	662	- 446
Asthma	17	185	24	134	+ 51
Cervical Cancer	18	172	23	145	+ 27
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	144	33	56	+ 87
Other Injuries	20	137	21	194	- 57
Hypertension	21	124	22	172	- 48
Lymphomas	22	121	51	12	+ 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	118	52	11	+ 107
Parkinson's Disease	24	111	37	34	+ 76
Drownings	25	103	30	69	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	96	9	626	- 529
Suicide	27	96	25	113	- 17
Violence	28	86	20	195	- 109
Meningitis	29	84	18	229	- 144
Pancreas Cancer	30	81	53	6	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	31	70	17	230	- 160
Falls	32	67	29	83	- 16
Birth Trauma	33	65	5	754	- 689
Leukemia	34	61	59	2	+ 58
Dengue	35	60	73	0	+ 60
Fires	36	59	31	67	- 8
Malnutrition	37	55	26	110	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	38	55	32	59	- 4
Oral Cancer	39	52	71	0	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	51	41	24	+ 28
Hepatitis B	41	50	46	14	+ 36
Skin Cancers	42	48	68	0	+ 48
Skin Disease	43	46	44	19	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	44	41	61	2	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	45	41	13	345	- 304
Oesophagus Cancer	46	39	54	5	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	47	35	66	1	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	48	30	56	4	+ 26
Poisonings	49	28	36	42	- 15
Pertussis	50	25	27	99	- 74
Tuberculosis	51	23	10	445	- 422
Alcohol	52	19	50	12	+ 7
Epilepsy	53	18	35	43	- 25
Syphilis	54	17	34	55	- 37
Drug Use	55	10	39	28	- 18
Encephalitis	56	8	48	14	- 5
Other Neoplasms	57	8	57	3	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	6	55	5	+ 2
Hepatitis C	59	5	65	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	62	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	58	3	- 1
War	62	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	45	18	- 18
Diphtheria	64	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	49	13	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	63	2	- 2
Chlamydia	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	2	1,125	- 1,125
Schistosomiasis	72	0	42	23	- 23
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	7	674	- 674
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GAMBIA

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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.