GUINEA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,684	6	5,665	+ 6,018
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,961	15	2,138	+ 7,823
Stroke	3	6,652	5	5,777	+ 875
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,591	9	3,788	+ 803
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,113	1	12,790	- 8,677
Kidney Disease	6	3,867	16	1,939	+ 1,928
Lung Disease	7	3,536	20	1,373	+ 2,163
Lung Cancers	8	2,943	50	128	+ 2,815
Liver Cancer	9	2,602	23	1,167	+ 1,435
Liver Disease	10	2,264	12	2,550	- 286
Breast Cancer	11	1,785	38	345	+ 1,440
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,773	30	579	+ 1,194
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,489	14	2,181	- 691
Stomach Cancer	14	1,350	41	245	+ 1,105
Prostate Cancer	15	1,344	32	525	+ 819
Low Birth Weight	16	1,195	8	4,319	- 3,123
Asthma	17	1,026	22	1,179	- 154
Cervical Cancer	18	952	19	1,491	- 539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	796	34	448	+ 348
Other Injuries	20	760	18	1,504	- 744
Hypertension	21	689	21	1,348	- 659
Lymphomas	22	671	48	158	+ 513
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	654	53	100	+ 554
Parkinson's Disease	24	614	44	212	+ 402
Drownings	25	569	31	528	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	534	3	6,788	- 6,254
Suicide	27	532	29	892	- 359
Violence	28	478	26	1,128	- 650
Meningitis	29	468	11	2,633	- 2,165
Pancreas Cancer	30	447	65	19	+ 428
Endocrine Disorders	31	389	25	1,140	- 750
Falls	32	372	33	480	- 108
Birth Trauma	33	361	7	4,797	- 4,436
Leukemia	34	336	67	17	+ 319
Dengue	35	332	73	0	+ 332
Fires	36	325	36	410	- 85
Malnutrition	37	305	28	1,032	- 727
Inflammatory/Heart	38	303	35	439	- 136
Oral Cancer	39	290	52	122	+ 168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	285	42	238	+ 47
Hepatitis B	41	275	47	162	+ 113
Skin Cancers	42	267	49	152	+ 115
Skin Disease	43	257	51	127	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	44	229	54	93	+ 136
Maternal Conditions	45	227	17	1,793	- 1,567
Oesophagus Cancer	46	216	63	20	+ 197
Uterin Cancer	47	196	59	38	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	48	166	60	32	+ 134
Poisonings	49	153	40	295	- 142
Pertussis	50	138	24	1,165	- 1,027
Tuberculosis	51	126	13	2,369	- 2,243
Alcohol	52	104	55	83	+ 20
Epilepsy	53	100	37	350	- 249
Syphilis	54	96	39	328	- 232
Drug Use	55	57	46	169	- 112
Encephalitis	56	45	56	81	- 36
Other Neoplasms	57	44	68	16	+ 28
Appendicitis	58	35	57	41	- 7
Hepatitis C	59	28	61	22	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	70	13	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	11	66	18	- 7
War	62	1	64	20	- 18
Tetanus	63	1	45	170	- 168
Diphtheria	64	1	58	40	- 38
Measles	65	1	4	6,025	- 6,024
Upper Respiratory	66	1	69	15	- 14
Ascariasis	67	1	62	22	- 22
Chlamydia	68	0	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	10	3,020	- 3,020
Schistosomiasis	72	0	43	232	- 232
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

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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.