GUYANA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	663	1	1,335	- 672
Diabetes Mellitus	2	566	3	579	- 13
Stroke	3	378	2	1,022	- 645
Road Traffic Accidents	4	261	11	175	+ 86
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	234	6	302	- 68
Kidney Disease	6	220	8	233	- 14
Lung Disease	7	201	13	174	+ 27
Lung Cancers	8	167	29	38	+ 129
Liver Cancer	9	148	34	29	+ 119
Liver Disease	10	129	9	197	- 68
Breast Cancer	11	101	19	96	+ 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	101	38	23	+ 78
Congenital Anomalies	13	85	23	69	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	14	77	31	34	+ 43
Prostate Cancer	15	76	17	123	- 47
Low Birth Weight	16	68	22	89	- 21
Asthma	17	58	36	25	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	18	54	21	91	- 37
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	45	26	54	- 9
Other Injuries	20	43	14	167	- 124
Hypertension	21	39	4	320	- 281
Lymphomas	22	38	32	32	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	37	25	59	- 21
Parkinson's Disease	24	35	49	9	+ 26
Drownings	25	32	15	145	- 112
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	30	27	48	- 17
Suicide	27	30	5	315	- 285
Violence	28	27	10	194	- 166
Meningitis	29	27	44	17	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	30	25	42	19	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	31	22	12	174	- 152
Falls	32	21	48	11	+ 10
Birth Trauma	33	20	24	64	- 44
Leukemia	34	19	39	21	- 2
Dengue	35	19	60	2	+ 17
Fires	36	18	41	19	- 1
Malnutrition	37	17	30	37	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	38	17	20	92	- 75
Oral Cancer	39	16	40	20	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	16	47	13	+ 3
Hepatitis B	41	16	59	2	+ 14
Skin Cancers	42	15	55	5	+ 10
Skin Disease	43	15	56	3	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	44	13	43	18	- 5
Maternal Conditions	45	13	35	28	- 15
Oesophagus Cancer	46	12	51	8	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	47	11	46	13	- 2
Bladder Cancer	48	9	50	8	+ 2
Poisonings	49	9	65	1	+ 8
Pertussis	50	8	73	0	+ 8
Tuberculosis	51	7	16	137	- 130
Alcohol	52	6	57	3	+ 3
Epilepsy	53	6	37	24	- 18
Syphilis	54	5	71	0	+ 5
Drug Use	55	3	45	16	- 12
Encephalitis	56	3	53	7	- 4
Other Neoplasms	57	2	28	40	- 38
Appendicitis	58	2	54	6	- 4
Hepatitis C	59	2	69	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	63	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	61	1	- 1
War	62	0	64	1	- 1
Tetanus	63	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	68	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	7	256	- 256
Schistosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	33	30	- 30
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	62	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	8	- 8
Oral conditions	86	0	67	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Tonga

Guyana

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.