ITALY VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,929	1	97,116	- 46,187
Diabetes Mellitus	2	43,419	8	19,836	+ 23,583
Stroke	3	28,997	2	62,633	- 33,636
Road Traffic Accidents	4	20,013	30	3,221	+ 16,792
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,930	9	16,339	+ 1,591
Kidney Disease	6	16,855	11	12,726	+ 4,129
Lung Disease	7	15,412	5	32,382	- 16,971
Lung Cancers	8	12,827	4	34,152	- 21,325
Liver Cancer	9	11,343	17	9,620	+ 1,723
Liver Disease	10	9,870	23	5,559	+ 4,310
Breast Cancer	11	7,779	10	13,868	- 6,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,730	3	41,445	- 33,715
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,492	37	1,443	+ 5,049
Stomach Cancer	14	5,884	14	10,252	- 4,369
Prostate Cancer	15	5,859	20	8,409	- 2,550
Low Birth Weight	16	5,210	51	357	+ 4,852
Asthma	17	4,470	47	494	+ 3,977
Cervical Cancer	18	4,151	40	1,154	+ 2,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,468	43	690	+ 2,778
Other Injuries	20	3,315	12	12,112	- 8,797
Hypertension	21	3,005	6	29,931	- 26,926
Lymphomas	22	2,924	16	9,670	- 6,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,849	7	21,254	- 18,405
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,676	19	8,428	- 5,752
Drownings	25	2,481	52	344	+ 2,137
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,330	36	1,622	+ 708
Suicide	27	2,321	26	4,042	- 1,721
Violence	28	2,084	50	409	+ 1,676
Meningitis	29	2,040	60	128	+ 1,912
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,951	13	12,095	- 10,144
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,697	18	8,431	- 6,734
Falls	32	1,620	25	4,222	- 2,603
Birth Trauma	33	1,572	59	140	+ 1,432
Leukemia	34	1,464	21	6,728	- 5,264
Dengue	35	1,447	81	0	+ 1,447
Fires	36	1,415	56	271	+ 1,144
Malnutrition	37	1,330	41	775	+ 555
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,323	24	5,531	- 4,208
Oral Cancer	39	1,263	27	3,343	- 2,080
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,243	32	2,216	- 973
Hepatitis B	41	1,199	54	334	+ 865
Skin Cancers	42	1,162	29	3,239	- 2,076
Skin Disease	43	1,120	38	1,440	- 320
Ovary Cancer	44	997	28	3,282	- 2,284
Maternal Conditions	45	988	67	6	+ 982
Oesophagus Cancer	46	943	34	2,045	- 1,102
Uterin Cancer	47	855	33	2,198	- 1,343
Bladder Cancer	48	724	22	6,711	- 5,987
Poisonings	49	668	58	154	+ 514
Pertussis	50	603	73	1	+ 602
Tuberculosis	51	549	53	336	+ 213
Alcohol	52	452	55	277	+ 175
Epilepsy	53	437	39	1,337	- 900
Syphilis	54	420	69	4	+ 416
Drug Use	55	246	45	654	- 408
Encephalitis	56	195	68	5	+ 190
Other Neoplasms	57	190	15	9,984	- 9,794
Appendicitis	58	151	61	49	+ 103
Hepatitis C	59	123	31	2,451	- 2,328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	68	42	701	- 633
Multiple Sclerosis	61	46	44	677	- 630
War	62	6	66	6	- 0
Tetanus	63	6	63	22	- 16
Diphtheria	64	5	76	0	+ 5
Measles	65	3	71	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	20	- 17
Ascariasis	67	2	80	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	46	520	- 520
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Tonga

Italy

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.