GUATEMALA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,250	1	9,825	+ 5,425
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,001	3	6,932	+ 6,069
Stroke	3	8,683	6	4,849	+ 3,834
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,993	8	4,026	+ 1,966
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,369	2	9,245	- 3,876
Kidney Disease	6	5,047	4	6,277	- 1,230
Lung Disease	7	4,615	13	1,901	+ 2,713
Lung Cancers	8	3,841	35	391	+ 3,450
Liver Cancer	9	3,397	15	1,765	+ 1,631
Liver Disease	10	2,955	5	5,684	- 2,729
Breast Cancer	11	2,329	28	495	+ 1,834
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,315	12	1,957	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,944	18	1,517	+ 427
Stomach Cancer	14	1,762	17	1,570	+ 191
Prostate Cancer	15	1,755	24	846	+ 909
Low Birth Weight	16	1,560	16	1,658	- 99
Asthma	17	1,339	36	335	+ 1,004
Cervical Cancer	18	1,243	25	808	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,039	23	1,029	+ 9
Other Injuries	20	993	10	2,466	- 1,473
Hypertension	21	900	26	679	+ 221
Lymphomas	22	876	43	229	+ 646
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	853	31	464	+ 389
Parkinson's Disease	24	801	34	393	+ 409
Drownings	25	743	32	463	+ 280
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	698	9	2,617	- 1,920
Suicide	27	695	22	1,039	- 344
Violence	28	624	7	4,411	- 3,786
Meningitis	29	611	41	271	+ 340
Pancreas Cancer	30	584	38	282	+ 302
Endocrine Disorders	31	508	29	486	+ 23
Falls	32	485	20	1,371	- 886
Birth Trauma	33	471	19	1,466	- 995
Leukemia	34	438	27	601	- 162
Dengue	35	433	58	33	+ 401
Fires	36	424	45	207	+ 216
Malnutrition	37	398	11	1,981	- 1,582
Inflammatory/Heart	38	396	44	225	+ 171
Oral Cancer	39	378	49	142	+ 236
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	372	54	62	+ 310
Hepatitis B	41	359	65	2	+ 356
Skin Cancers	42	348	46	195	+ 153
Skin Disease	43	335	42	232	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	44	299	50	133	+ 166
Maternal Conditions	45	296	30	468	- 173
Oesophagus Cancer	46	282	48	144	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	47	256	59	27	+ 229
Bladder Cancer	48	217	55	57	+ 159
Poisonings	49	200	39	275	- 75
Pertussis	50	180	53	70	+ 111
Tuberculosis	51	164	37	301	- 137
Alcohol	52	135	14	1,799	- 1,664
Epilepsy	53	131	33	463	- 332
Syphilis	54	126	64	3	+ 123
Drug Use	55	74	40	272	- 198
Encephalitis	56	58	51	104	- 45
Other Neoplasms	57	57	56	42	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	45	47	164	- 118
Hepatitis C	59	37	66	2	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	20	52	82	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	60	21	- 7
War	62	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	63	2	62	10	- 8
Diphtheria	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	57	34	- 33
Ascariasis	67	1	63	7	- 6
Chlamydia	68	1	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	21	1,173	- 1,173
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 GUATEMALA

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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.