JAPAN VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,920	1	163,905	- 60,985
Diabetes Mellitus	2	87,744	29	5,433	+ 82,312
Stroke	3	58,599	2	121,823	- 63,223
Road Traffic Accidents	4	40,444	31	4,566	+ 35,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	36,234	3	107,899	- 71,665
Kidney Disease	6	34,062	9	44,779	- 10,717
Lung Disease	7	31,146	5	78,169	- 47,024
Lung Cancers	8	25,922	4	79,688	- 53,766
Liver Cancer	9	22,923	11	29,384	- 6,461
Liver Disease	10	19,946	17	14,195	+ 5,751
Breast Cancer	11	15,721	15	15,805	- 84
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	15,621	7	56,937	- 41,316
Congenital Anomalies	13	13,120	40	2,473	+ 10,648
Stomach Cancer	14	11,890	8	50,433	- 38,543
Prostate Cancer	15	11,841	19	13,515	- 1,674
Low Birth Weight	16	10,528	55	202	+ 10,326
Asthma	17	9,034	42	1,922	+ 7,112
Cervical Cancer	18	8,388	32	3,799	+ 4,589
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,009	35	2,922	+ 4,087
Other Injuries	20	6,699	12	22,068	- 15,369
Hypertension	21	6,073	28	6,673	- 600
Lymphomas	22	5,909	14	19,273	- 13,364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	5,757	6	57,340	- 51,584
Parkinson's Disease	24	5,408	18	14,007	- 8,600
Drownings	25	5,014	25	8,409	- 3,395
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	4,708	37	2,731	+ 1,977
Suicide	27	4,690	13	19,466	- 14,776
Violence	28	4,212	53	266	+ 3,946
Meningitis	29	4,122	52	308	+ 3,814
Pancreas Cancer	30	3,942	10	37,027	- 33,085
Endocrine Disorders	31	3,429	21	11,486	- 8,057
Falls	32	3,274	23	9,736	- 6,462
Birth Trauma	33	3,177	61	104	+ 3,073
Leukemia	34	2,959	24	9,607	- 6,648
Dengue	35	2,924	83	0	+ 2,924
Fires	36	2,860	48	1,007	+ 1,853
Malnutrition	37	2,689	43	1,910	+ 779
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,673	27	8,232	- 5,559
Oral Cancer	39	2,552	26	8,333	- 5,781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	2,511	39	2,555	- 44
Hepatitis B	41	2,422	46	1,423	+ 999
Skin Cancers	42	2,349	44	1,843	+ 507
Skin Disease	43	2,263	36	2,806	- 543
Ovary Cancer	44	2,016	30	5,061	- 3,046
Maternal Conditions	45	1,996	64	39	+ 1,957
Oesophagus Cancer	46	1,906	20	12,316	- 10,410
Uterin Cancer	47	1,728	33	3,461	- 1,733
Bladder Cancer	48	1,462	22	9,936	- 8,474
Poisonings	49	1,350	54	255	+ 1,095
Pertussis	50	1,218	71	1	+ 1,217
Tuberculosis	51	1,110	34	3,459	- 2,349
Alcohol	52	913	51	576	+ 337
Epilepsy	53	882	45	1,558	- 676
Syphilis	54	849	65	16	+ 833
Drug Use	55	498	50	732	- 234
Encephalitis	56	393	69	5	+ 389
Other Neoplasms	57	384	16	15,120	- 14,735
Appendicitis	58	305	58	126	+ 180
Hepatitis C	59	248	41	2,220	- 1,972
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	137	38	2,618	- 2,480
Multiple Sclerosis	61	94	59	108	- 14
War	62	12	66	15	- 3
Tetanus	63	12	67	9	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	9	74	0	+ 9
Measles	65	7	75	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	57	159	- 153
Ascariasis	67	5	82	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	4	80	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	69	1	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	63	48	- 48
Schistosomiasis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Tonga

Japan

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.