IRELAND VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,372	1	4,762	- 390
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,727	16	414	+ 3,314
Stroke	3	2,489	5	1,770	+ 720
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,718	33	153	+ 1,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,539	6	1,298	+ 241
Kidney Disease	6	1,447	10	566	+ 880
Lung Disease	7	1,323	4	1,915	- 592
Lung Cancers	8	1,101	3	1,916	- 815
Liver Cancer	9	974	18	318	+ 656
Liver Disease	10	847	19	279	+ 568
Breast Cancer	11	668	8	760	- 92
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	664	2	3,209	- 2,546
Congenital Anomalies	13	557	32	153	+ 404
Stomach Cancer	14	505	17	357	+ 148
Prostate Cancer	15	503	9	585	- 82
Low Birth Weight	16	447	44	56	+ 391
Asthma	17	384	41	58	+ 326
Cervical Cancer	18	356	35	103	+ 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	298	38	67	+ 231
Other Injuries	20	285	30	171	+ 114
Hypertension	21	258	29	175	+ 83
Lymphomas	22	251	13	513	- 262
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	245	7	1,095	- 851
Parkinson's Disease	24	230	12	530	- 300
Drownings	25	213	43	57	+ 156
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	200	45	53	+ 147
Suicide	27	199	14	470	- 271
Violence	28	179	47	38	+ 141
Meningitis	29	175	58	7	+ 168
Pancreas Cancer	30	167	11	530	- 363
Endocrine Disorders	31	146	24	249	- 104
Falls	32	139	25	247	- 108
Birth Trauma	33	135	56	10	+ 125
Leukemia	34	126	20	274	- 148
Dengue	35	124	78	0	+ 124
Fires	36	121	48	30	+ 92
Malnutrition	37	114	63	2	+ 112
Inflammatory/Heart	38	114	26	240	- 126
Oral Cancer	39	108	28	183	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	107	46	50	+ 57
Hepatitis B	41	103	59	6	+ 97
Skin Cancers	42	100	23	252	- 152
Skin Disease	43	96	42	58	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	44	86	21	273	- 187
Maternal Conditions	45	85	61	3	+ 82
Oesophagus Cancer	46	81	15	419	- 338
Uterin Cancer	47	73	34	126	- 53
Bladder Cancer	48	62	22	256	- 194
Poisonings	49	57	53	14	+ 43
Pertussis	50	52	67	0	+ 52
Tuberculosis	51	47	50	23	+ 24
Alcohol	52	39	39	64	- 25
Epilepsy	53	37	36	85	- 48
Syphilis	54	36	68	0	+ 36
Drug Use	55	21	31	167	- 146
Encephalitis	56	17	66	0	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	57	16	27	218	- 202
Appendicitis	58	13	60	3	+ 10
Hepatitis C	59	11	52	19	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	40	59	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	37	83	- 79
War	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	57	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	12	- 12
Anemia	82	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	20	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	14	- 14
Oral conditions	86	0	62	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Tonga

Ireland

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.