JAMAICA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,359	3	1,726	+ 633
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,011	2	2,077	- 66
Stroke	3	1,343	1	2,415	- 1,072
Road Traffic Accidents	4	927	12	444	+ 483
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	830	15	393	+ 438
Kidney Disease	6	781	6	793	- 12
Lung Disease	7	714	11	452	+ 262
Lung Cancers	8	594	10	472	+ 122
Liver Cancer	9	525	29	101	+ 424
Liver Disease	10	457	21	155	+ 302
Breast Cancer	11	360	14	413	- 53
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	358	9	587	- 229
Congenital Anomalies	13	301	23	139	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	14	273	19	231	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	15	271	5	883	- 612
Low Birth Weight	16	241	18	241	+ 1
Asthma	17	207	36	65	+ 142
Cervical Cancer	18	192	16	358	- 166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	161	32	82	+ 78
Other Injuries	20	154	31	91	+ 63
Hypertension	21	139	8	651	- 512
Lymphomas	22	135	17	251	- 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	132	13	436	- 304
Parkinson's Disease	24	124	25	132	- 9
Drownings	25	115	51	10	+ 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	108	42	35	+ 73
Suicide	27	107	35	70	+ 37
Violence	28	97	4	1,484	- 1,388
Meningitis	29	94	47	16	+ 79
Pancreas Cancer	30	90	27	119	- 28
Endocrine Disorders	31	79	20	176	- 98
Falls	32	75	33	82	- 7
Birth Trauma	33	73	37	65	+ 8
Leukemia	34	68	26	129	- 61
Dengue	35	67	58	1	+ 66
Fires	36	66	46	16	+ 50
Malnutrition	37	62	40	48	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	38	61	24	133	- 72
Oral Cancer	39	58	39	59	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	58	44	27	+ 31
Hepatitis B	41	56	59	1	+ 55
Skin Cancers	42	54	52	10	+ 44
Skin Disease	43	52	22	145	- 93
Ovary Cancer	44	46	30	97	- 51
Maternal Conditions	45	46	43	35	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	46	44	34	74	- 30
Uterin Cancer	47	40	28	106	- 66
Bladder Cancer	48	34	38	60	- 26
Poisonings	49	31	57	2	+ 29
Pertussis	50	28	67	0	+ 28
Tuberculosis	51	25	54	8	+ 18
Alcohol	52	21	55	7	+ 13
Epilepsy	53	20	41	46	- 26
Syphilis	54	19	60	1	+ 19
Drug Use	55	11	48	13	- 2
Encephalitis	56	9	49	13	- 4
Other Neoplasms	57	9	45	19	- 10
Appendicitis	58	7	53	9	- 2
Hepatitis C	59	6	64	0	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	50	11	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2	56	3	- 1
War	62	0	61	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	63	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	77	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	62	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	7	757	- 757
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.