GREECE VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,739	1	21,124	- 12,385
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,450	20	1,266	+ 6,185
Stroke	3	4,976	2	14,077	- 9,102
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,434	22	870	+ 2,564
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,077	3	8,282	- 5,206
Kidney Disease	6	2,892	6	4,759	- 1,866
Lung Disease	7	2,645	5	5,526	- 2,882
Lung Cancers	8	2,201	4	7,355	- 5,154
Liver Cancer	9	1,946	14	1,566	+ 381
Liver Disease	10	1,694	23	809	+ 884
Breast Cancer	11	1,335	11	2,520	- 1,185
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,326	7	3,940	- 2,613
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,114	38	174	+ 940
Stomach Cancer	14	1,010	16	1,535	- 526
Prostate Cancer	15	1,005	12	2,023	- 1,018
Low Birth Weight	16	894	41	127	+ 767
Asthma	17	767	55	27	+ 740
Cervical Cancer	18	712	36	243	+ 469
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	595	26	611	- 16
Other Injuries	20	569	17	1,453	- 885
Hypertension	21	516	9	2,922	- 2,407
Lymphomas	22	502	19	1,268	- 767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	489	8	3,264	- 2,775
Parkinson's Disease	24	459	10	2,646	- 2,187
Drownings	25	426	32	435	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	400	44	95	+ 305
Suicide	27	398	28	533	- 134
Violence	28	358	42	104	+ 254
Meningitis	29	350	53	33	+ 317
Pancreas Cancer	30	335	13	1,904	- 1,569
Endocrine Disorders	31	291	29	526	- 235
Falls	32	278	21	1,245	- 967
Birth Trauma	33	270	57	17	+ 253
Leukemia	34	251	18	1,354	- 1,103
Dengue	35	248	71	0	+ 248
Fires	36	243	39	146	+ 96
Malnutrition	37	228	66	1	+ 227
Inflammatory/Heart	38	227	24	725	- 498
Oral Cancer	39	217	30	440	- 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	213	43	100	+ 113
Hepatitis B	41	206	48	56	+ 150
Skin Cancers	42	199	31	438	- 239
Skin Disease	43	192	47	56	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	44	171	27	557	- 386
Maternal Conditions	45	169	61	2	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	46	162	35	246	- 84
Uterin Cancer	47	147	33	373	- 226
Bladder Cancer	48	124	15	1,551	- 1,427
Poisonings	49	115	56	19	+ 95
Pertussis	50	103	69	0	+ 103
Tuberculosis	51	94	46	66	+ 28
Alcohol	52	77	49	50	+ 27
Epilepsy	53	75	34	249	- 174
Syphilis	54	72	65	1	+ 71
Drug Use	55	42	37	193	- 151
Encephalitis	56	33	67	1	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	57	33	25	679	- 646
Appendicitis	58	26	58	9	+ 16
Hepatitis C	59	21	52	38	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	45	67	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	40	135	- 127
War	62	1	64	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	62	2	- 1
Diphtheria	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	68	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	8	- 7
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	50	47	- 47
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.