INDIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,177,155	1	1,520,034	- 342,879
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,003,582	7	271,495	+ 732,087
Stroke	3	670,232	3	697,038	- 26,806
Road Traffic Accidents	4	462,576	12	212,596	+ 249,980
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	414,427	6	392,425	+ 22,002
Kidney Disease	6	389,586	11	222,903	+ 166,684
Lung Disease	7	356,228	2	879,732	- 523,504
Lung Cancers	8	296,485	21	88,276	+ 208,210
Liver Cancer	9	262,187	39	30,369	+ 231,819
Liver Disease	10	228,131	8	268,580	- 40,449
Breast Cancer	11	179,807	22	82,821	+ 96,986
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	178,665	17	126,593	+ 52,072
Congenital Anomalies	13	150,063	23	82,769	+ 67,294
Stomach Cancer	14	135,997	24	81,058	+ 54,939
Prostate Cancer	15	135,433	38	30,945	+ 104,488
Low Birth Weight	16	120,413	9	238,739	- 118,326
Asthma	17	103,325	13	196,051	- 92,726
Cervical Cancer	18	95,936	30	45,319	+ 50,616
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	80,163	26	68,108	+ 12,056
Other Injuries	20	76,617	15	149,570	- 72,953
Hypertension	21	69,456	19	108,050	- 38,594
Lymphomas	22	67,589	33	40,159	+ 27,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	65,842	25	77,368	- 11,526
Parkinson's Disease	24	61,852	32	43,398	+ 18,454
Drownings	25	57,352	28	48,774	+ 8,577
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	53,845	4	670,315	- 616,469
Suicide	27	53,644	14	173,347	- 119,703
Violence	28	48,176	27	51,767	- 3,591
Meningitis	29	47,142	36	33,337	+ 13,805
Pancreas Cancer	30	45,086	37	32,812	+ 12,274
Endocrine Disorders	31	39,215	47	15,264	+ 23,951
Falls	32	37,442	10	225,755	- 188,313
Birth Trauma	33	36,340	20	102,819	- 66,478
Leukemia	34	33,841	35	33,383	+ 459
Dengue	35	33,438	46	17,546	+ 15,893
Fires	36	32,713	42	23,265	+ 9,448
Malnutrition	37	30,752	55	8,626	+ 22,125
Inflammatory/Heart	38	30,577	49	12,651	+ 17,926
Oral Cancer	39	29,193	16	134,187	- 104,994
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	28,723	18	126,079	- 97,356
Hepatitis B	41	27,702	56	8,184	+ 19,518
Skin Cancers	42	26,869	60	5,054	+ 21,815
Skin Disease	43	25,888	45	17,857	+ 8,031
Ovary Cancer	44	23,054	44	21,947	+ 1,106
Maternal Conditions	45	22,825	41	25,917	- 3,092
Oesophagus Cancer	46	21,804	34	38,898	- 17,094
Uterin Cancer	47	19,762	59	6,841	+ 12,921
Bladder Cancer	48	16,726	48	14,081	+ 2,645
Poisonings	49	15,436	61	3,540	+ 11,896
Pertussis	50	13,932	54	10,094	+ 3,838
Tuberculosis	51	12,696	5	435,882	- 423,186
Alcohol	52	10,439	43	23,097	- 12,658
Epilepsy	53	10,089	40	30,307	- 20,218
Syphilis	54	9,713	64	2,007	+ 7,706
Drug Use	55	5,696	52	11,747	- 6,051
Encephalitis	56	4,501	29	48,080	- 43,580
Other Neoplasms	57	4,393	62	2,968	+ 1,425
Appendicitis	58	3,493	53	11,245	- 7,752
Hepatitis C	59	2,835	65	1,364	+ 1,471
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1,572	50	11,931	- 10,359
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1,075	63	2,328	- 1,254
War	62	134	67	890	- 756
Tetanus	63	134	58	7,093	- 6,958
Diphtheria	64	107	72	65	+ 43
Measles	65	81	51	11,923	- 11,842
Upper Respiratory	66	67	68	584	- 517
Ascariasis	67	54	70	126	- 72
Chlamydia	68	40	69	379	- 338
Otitis Media	69	13	71	68	- 55
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	31	44,406	- 44,406
Schistosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	973	- 973
Malaria	74	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Tonga

India

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.