GUINEA-BISSAU VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GUINEA-BISSAU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,781	5	907	+ 874
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,519	14	313	+ 1,205
Stroke	3	1,014	6	829	+ 185
Road Traffic Accidents	4	700	10	619	+ 81
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	627	2	1,390	- 762
Kidney Disease	6	590	15	268	+ 322
Lung Disease	7	539	20	191	+ 348
Lung Cancers	8	449	50	18	+ 430
Liver Cancer	9	397	28	116	+ 281
Liver Disease	10	345	11	405	- 60
Breast Cancer	11	272	29	93	+ 179
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	270	34	69	+ 201
Congenital Anomalies	13	227	12	373	- 146
Stomach Cancer	14	206	36	55	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	15	205	42	41	+ 164
Low Birth Weight	16	182	8	705	- 522
Asthma	17	156	24	150	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	18	145	23	154	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	121	32	77	+ 44
Other Injuries	20	116	17	234	- 118
Hypertension	21	105	21	177	- 72
Lymphomas	22	102	45	28	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	100	38	50	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	24	94	46	27	+ 67
Drownings	25	87	30	89	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	81	4	913	- 831
Suicide	27	81	26	134	- 53
Violence	28	73	22	173	- 100
Meningitis	29	71	16	258	- 187
Pancreas Cancer	30	68	54	14	+ 54
Endocrine Disorders	31	59	18	221	- 162
Falls	32	57	33	71	- 14
Birth Trauma	33	55	7	790	- 735
Leukemia	34	51	61	6	+ 45
Dengue	35	51	72	0	+ 51
Fires	36	50	35	64	- 14
Malnutrition	37	47	27	121	- 74
Inflammatory/Heart	38	46	37	53	- 6
Oral Cancer	39	44	56	13	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	43	43	33	+ 10
Hepatitis B	41	42	47	20	+ 22
Skin Cancers	42	41	52	17	+ 23
Skin Disease	43	39	53	16	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	44	35	48	19	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	45	35	13	333	- 299
Oesophagus Cancer	46	33	49	19	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	47	30	59	8	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	48	25	51	17	+ 8
Poisonings	49	23	41	45	- 21
Pertussis	50	21	19	212	- 191
Tuberculosis	51	19	3	1,387	- 1,368
Alcohol	52	16	57	12	+ 3
Epilepsy	53	15	39	48	- 33
Syphilis	54	15	31	85	- 70
Drug Use	55	9	55	13	- 5
Encephalitis	56	7	58	10	- 4
Other Neoplasms	57	7	65	2	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	5	60	7	- 2
Hepatitis C	59	4	63	3	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	67	2	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	64	2	- 1
War	62	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	40	48	- 48
Diphtheria	64	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	25	147	- 147
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	62	4	- 4
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	1	1,445	- 1,445
Schistosomiasis	72	0	44	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	9	684	- 684
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA-BISSAU

Tonga

Guinea-Bissau

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.