ICELAND VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	304	1	403	- 99
Diabetes Mellitus	2	259	16	30	+ 230
Stroke	3	173	3	141	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	4	120	35	7	+ 113
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	107	6	82	+ 25
Kidney Disease	6	101	15	33	+ 67
Lung Disease	7	92	5	129	- 37
Lung Cancers	8	77	4	134	- 58
Liver Cancer	9	68	20	22	+ 45
Liver Disease	10	59	31	9	+ 49
Breast Cancer	11	46	9	53	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	46	2	295	- 249
Congenital Anomalies	13	39	34	7	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	14	35	23	18	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	15	35	8	61	- 26
Low Birth Weight	16	31	43	3	+ 28
Asthma	17	27	48	2	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	18	25	32	9	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	21	41	3	+ 17
Other Injuries	20	20	11	50	- 30
Hypertension	21	18	17	24	- 6
Lymphomas	22	17	14	37	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	17	7	73	- 56
Parkinson's Disease	24	16	10	53	- 37
Drownings	25	15	56	1	+ 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	14	55	1	+ 13
Suicide	27	14	13	40	- 26
Violence	28	12	39	4	+ 8
Meningitis	29	12	50	1	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	30	12	12	43	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	31	10	27	16	- 5
Falls	32	10	18	24	- 14
Birth Trauma	33	9	46	2	+ 7
Leukemia	34	9	22	19	- 10
Dengue	35	9	72	0	+ 9
Fires	36	8	58	1	+ 8
Malnutrition	37	8	57	1	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	38	8	26	16	- 8
Oral Cancer	39	8	33	9	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	7	54	1	+ 6
Hepatitis B	41	7	63	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	42	7	29	13	- 6
Skin Disease	43	7	45	3	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	44	6	25	16	- 10
Maternal Conditions	45	6	60	0	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	46	6	19	23	- 17
Uterin Cancer	47	5	36	7	- 2
Bladder Cancer	48	4	21	20	- 16
Poisonings	49	4	42	3	+ 1
Pertussis	50	4	62	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	51	3	82	0	+ 3
Alcohol	52	3	28	14	- 11
Epilepsy	53	3	37	5	- 3
Syphilis	54	3	80	0	+ 3
Drug Use	55	1	24	17	- 15
Encephalitis	56	1	78	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	57	1	30	10	- 9
Appendicitis	58	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	59	1	52	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	38	4	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	44	3	- 2
War	62	0	61	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	51	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	65	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	59	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	40	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	47	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

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Iceland

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.