GHANA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,895	3	14,103	+ 14,792
Diabetes Mellitus	2	24,634	12	5,929	+ 18,705
Stroke	3	16,452	2	15,163	+ 1,289
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,355	7	7,808	+ 3,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,173	1	16,262	- 6,089
Kidney Disease	6	9,563	13	4,161	+ 5,402
Lung Disease	7	8,744	15	3,120	+ 5,624
Lung Cancers	8	7,278	55	237	+ 7,040
Liver Cancer	9	6,436	17	2,851	+ 3,585
Liver Disease	10	5,600	11	6,053	- 454
Breast Cancer	11	4,414	25	1,937	+ 2,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,386	29	1,294	+ 3,092
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,684	14	3,935	- 252
Stomach Cancer	14	3,338	33	870	+ 2,468
Prostate Cancer	15	3,324	31	1,031	+ 2,294
Low Birth Weight	16	2,956	8	6,662	- 3,706
Asthma	17	2,536	23	1,979	+ 557
Cervical Cancer	18	2,355	20	2,161	+ 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,968	48	321	+ 1,647
Other Injuries	20	1,881	18	2,433	- 552
Hypertension	21	1,705	19	2,231	- 526
Lymphomas	22	1,659	32	875	+ 784
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,616	34	803	+ 814
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,518	43	387	+ 1,132
Drownings	25	1,408	36	740	+ 667
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,322	9	6,538	- 5,216
Suicide	27	1,317	21	1,993	- 676
Violence	28	1,183	27	1,857	- 675
Meningitis	29	1,157	16	2,983	- 1,826
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,107	46	334	+ 773
Endocrine Disorders	31	963	24	1,965	- 1,002
Falls	32	919	30	1,168	- 249
Birth Trauma	33	892	10	6,194	- 5,302
Leukemia	34	831	45	340	+ 491
Dengue	35	821	71	0	+ 821
Fires	36	803	37	729	+ 74
Malnutrition	37	755	26	1,868	- 1,113
Inflammatory/Heart	38	751	28	1,615	- 864
Oral Cancer	39	717	42	483	+ 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	705	52	256	+ 449
Hepatitis B	41	680	62	101	+ 579
Skin Cancers	42	660	58	214	+ 445
Skin Disease	43	635	50	264	+ 371
Ovary Cancer	44	566	38	698	- 133
Maternal Conditions	45	560	22	1,991	- 1,431
Oesophagus Cancer	46	535	49	285	+ 250
Uterin Cancer	47	485	57	219	+ 266
Bladder Cancer	48	411	53	245	+ 165
Poisonings	49	379	40	522	- 143
Pertussis	50	342	35	744	- 403
Tuberculosis	51	312	6	10,214	- 9,903
Alcohol	52	256	54	244	+ 12
Epilepsy	53	248	47	329	- 82
Syphilis	54	238	41	483	- 244
Drug Use	55	140	39	630	- 490
Encephalitis	56	110	44	357	- 247
Other Neoplasms	57	108	63	48	+ 60
Appendicitis	58	86	59	146	- 60
Hepatitis C	59	70	65	28	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	39	67	16	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	61	26	61	113	- 86
War	62	3	64	29	- 26
Tetanus	63	3	56	220	- 217
Diphtheria	64	3	69	4	- 1
Measles	65	2	60	135	- 133
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	16	- 15
Ascariasis	67	1	68	12	- 11
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Schistosomiasis	72	0	51	257	- 257
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	75	0	76	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	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.