IRAN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,837	1	93,308	- 19,471
Diabetes Mellitus	2	62,949	5	13,910	+ 49,039
Stroke	3	42,040	2	36,730	+ 5,310
Road Traffic Accidents	4	29,015	3	17,803	+ 11,212
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,995	8	11,243	+ 14,751
Kidney Disease	6	24,437	6	11,810	+ 12,626
Lung Disease	7	22,344	7	11,409	+ 10,936
Lung Cancers	8	18,597	11	6,784	+ 11,813
Liver Cancer	9	16,446	20	3,714	+ 12,731
Liver Disease	10	14,309	12	6,637	+ 7,672
Breast Cancer	11	11,278	19	3,736	+ 7,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	11,207	9	11,046	+ 160
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,413	14	4,844	+ 4,569
Stomach Cancer	14	8,530	10	9,822	- 1,291
Prostate Cancer	15	8,495	21	3,583	+ 4,912
Low Birth Weight	16	7,553	13	4,861	+ 2,692
Asthma	17	6,481	22	3,360	+ 3,121
Cervical Cancer	18	6,018	48	501	+ 5,517
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	5,028	37	1,246	+ 3,782
Other Injuries	20	4,806	17	4,048	+ 758
Hypertension	21	4,357	4	16,415	- 12,059
Lymphomas	22	4,239	23	2,882	+ 1,358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	4,130	15	4,575	- 445
Parkinson's Disease	24	3,880	26	2,545	+ 1,335
Drownings	25	3,597	40	930	+ 2,667
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	3,377	33	1,836	+ 1,541
Suicide	27	3,365	16	4,334	- 969
Violence	28	3,022	27	2,535	+ 487
Meningitis	29	2,957	46	642	+ 2,315
Pancreas Cancer	30	2,828	29	2,418	+ 410
Endocrine Disorders	31	2,460	32	2,092	+ 368
Falls	32	2,349	24	2,821	- 473
Birth Trauma	33	2,279	25	2,735	- 456
Leukemia	34	2,123	18	3,966	- 1,843
Dengue	35	2,097	74	0	+ 2,097
Fires	36	2,052	34	1,823	+ 229
Malnutrition	37	1,929	56	157	+ 1,772
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,918	35	1,611	+ 307
Oral Cancer	39	1,831	45	655	+ 1,177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,802	38	996	+ 806
Hepatitis B	41	1,738	49	425	+ 1,312
Skin Cancers	42	1,685	47	518	+ 1,167
Skin Disease	43	1,624	55	237	+ 1,386
Ovary Cancer	44	1,446	39	937	+ 509
Maternal Conditions	45	1,432	52	285	+ 1,147
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,368	30	2,371	- 1,003
Uterin Cancer	47	1,240	51	355	+ 884
Bladder Cancer	48	1,049	36	1,410	- 361
Poisonings	49	968	43	816	+ 152
Pertussis	50	874	60	75	+ 799
Tuberculosis	51	796	41	882	- 86
Alcohol	52	655	53	253	+ 402
Epilepsy	53	633	44	719	- 86
Syphilis	54	609	61	52	+ 557
Drug Use	55	357	31	2,242	- 1,885
Encephalitis	56	282	54	246	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	57	276	58	112	+ 164
Appendicitis	58	219	57	155	+ 64
Hepatitis C	59	178	69	1	+ 177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	99	59	80	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	61	67	50	405	- 338
War	62	8	42	848	- 839
Tetanus	63	8	62	37	- 28
Diphtheria	64	7	70	1	+ 6
Measles	65	5	68	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	16	- 12
Ascariasis	67	3	67	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	3	65	4	- 1
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	28	2,521	- 2,521
Schistosomiasis	72	0	66	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	73	0	64	8	- 8
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	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	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Tonga

Iran

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.