IRAQ VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,156	1	36,594	- 1,438
Diabetes Mellitus	2	29,972	4	7,395	+ 22,577
Stroke	3	20,016	2	20,793	- 776
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,815	3	10,726	+ 3,088
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,377	8	5,551	+ 6,826
Kidney Disease	6	11,635	6	6,323	+ 5,312
Lung Disease	7	10,639	20	1,329	+ 9,310
Lung Cancers	8	8,854	15	2,162	+ 6,693
Liver Cancer	9	7,830	35	555	+ 7,275
Liver Disease	10	6,813	16	2,127	+ 4,686
Breast Cancer	11	5,370	17	1,783	+ 3,587
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,336	13	2,429	+ 2,907
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,482	9	4,812	- 330
Stomach Cancer	14	4,062	28	771	+ 3,291
Prostate Cancer	15	4,045	47	171	+ 3,874
Low Birth Weight	16	3,596	5	6,573	- 2,977
Asthma	17	3,086	23	914	+ 2,172
Cervical Cancer	18	2,865	48	162	+ 2,703
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,394	49	159	+ 2,235
Other Injuries	20	2,288	14	2,212	+ 76
Hypertension	21	2,074	12	2,451	- 376
Lymphomas	22	2,019	26	811	+ 1,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	1,966	24	852	+ 1,115
Parkinson's Disease	24	1,847	31	658	+ 1,189
Drownings	25	1,713	32	658	+ 1,055
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,608	18	1,578	+ 30
Suicide	27	1,602	19	1,418	+ 184
Violence	28	1,439	7	5,658	- 4,219
Meningitis	29	1,408	42	372	+ 1,036
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,346	36	530	+ 816
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,171	37	462	+ 709
Falls	32	1,118	30	709	+ 409
Birth Trauma	33	1,085	10	4,223	- 3,138
Leukemia	34	1,011	21	1,315	- 304
Dengue	35	999	77	0	+ 999
Fires	36	977	29	742	+ 235
Malnutrition	37	918	53	92	+ 827
Inflammatory/Heart	38	913	22	1,190	- 277
Oral Cancer	39	872	39	410	+ 462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	858	44	283	+ 575
Hepatitis B	41	827	56	57	+ 771
Skin Cancers	42	802	43	339	+ 464
Skin Disease	43	773	57	49	+ 724
Ovary Cancer	44	688	41	376	+ 313
Maternal Conditions	45	682	27	780	- 98
Oesophagus Cancer	46	651	46	173	+ 478
Uterin Cancer	47	590	54	61	+ 529
Bladder Cancer	48	500	34	628	- 128
Poisonings	49	461	52	95	+ 366
Pertussis	50	416	33	636	- 220
Tuberculosis	51	379	25	821	- 442
Alcohol	52	312	58	40	+ 272
Epilepsy	53	301	45	253	+ 49
Syphilis	54	290	50	137	+ 153
Drug Use	55	170	38	441	- 270
Encephalitis	56	134	40	378	- 244
Other Neoplasms	57	131	61	26	+ 106
Appendicitis	58	104	64	15	+ 89
Hepatitis C	59	85	68	1	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	47	63	21	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	61	32	60	30	+ 2
War	62	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Tetanus	63	4	51	111	- 107
Diphtheria	64	3	66	4	- 1
Measles	65	2	55	59	- 57
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	6	- 4
Ascariasis	67	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	59	37	- 37
Leishmaniasis	73	0	62	22	- 22
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.