KENYA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,658	9	11,972	+ 36,685
Diabetes Mellitus	2	41,483	14	5,651	+ 35,832
Stroke	3	27,704	4	15,895	+ 11,809
Road Traffic Accidents	4	19,121	6	14,883	+ 4,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,130	1	22,571	- 5,441
Kidney Disease	6	16,104	16	4,464	+ 11,640
Lung Disease	7	14,725	20	4,280	+ 10,445
Lung Cancers	8	12,255	47	669	+ 11,587
Liver Cancer	9	10,838	34	1,351	+ 9,487
Liver Disease	10	9,430	7	13,405	- 3,975
Breast Cancer	11	7,432	25	2,658	+ 4,775
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,385	31	1,827	+ 5,558
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,203	12	6,115	+ 87
Stomach Cancer	14	5,621	28	2,010	+ 3,612
Prostate Cancer	15	5,598	37	1,292	+ 4,306
Low Birth Weight	16	4,977	11	9,562	- 4,585
Asthma	17	4,271	26	2,300	+ 1,971
Cervical Cancer	18	3,966	22	3,389	+ 577
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,314	41	1,089	+ 2,225
Other Injuries	20	3,167	19	4,336	- 1,169
Hypertension	21	2,871	17	4,418	- 1,547
Lymphomas	22	2,794	29	1,931	+ 863
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	2,722	32	1,477	+ 1,244
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,557	50	470	+ 2,087
Drownings	25	2,371	39	1,200	+ 1,171
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	2,226	5	15,420	- 13,194
Suicide	27	2,217	23	3,214	- 997
Violence	28	1,991	24	2,942	- 951
Meningitis	29	1,949	15	5,364	- 3,415
Pancreas Cancer	30	1,864	46	716	+ 1,147
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,621	44	831	+ 790
Falls	32	1,548	33	1,465	+ 83
Birth Trauma	33	1,502	10	9,957	- 8,455
Leukemia	34	1,399	35	1,327	+ 72
Dengue	35	1,382	73	0	+ 1,382
Fires	36	1,352	36	1,316	+ 36
Malnutrition	37	1,271	21	4,212	- 2,941
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,264	40	1,121	+ 143
Oral Cancer	39	1,207	30	1,842	- 635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	1,187	53	408	+ 780
Hepatitis B	41	1,145	49	522	+ 623
Skin Cancers	42	1,111	48	638	+ 472
Skin Disease	43	1,070	51	455	+ 615
Ovary Cancer	44	953	45	795	+ 158
Maternal Conditions	45	943	13	5,651	- 4,708
Oesophagus Cancer	46	901	18	4,373	- 3,471
Uterin Cancer	47	817	56	323	+ 494
Bladder Cancer	48	691	57	318	+ 374
Poisonings	49	638	38	1,269	- 631
Pertussis	50	576	42	1,014	- 438
Tuberculosis	51	525	3	19,655	- 19,130
Alcohol	52	431	55	355	+ 76
Epilepsy	53	417	43	832	- 415
Syphilis	54	401	52	449	- 48
Drug Use	55	235	62	113	+ 122
Encephalitis	56	186	60	189	- 3
Other Neoplasms	57	182	67	60	+ 121
Appendicitis	58	144	58	240	- 96
Hepatitis C	59	117	61	152	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	65	66	84	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	61	44	68	39	+ 6
War	62	6	65	89	- 84
Tetanus	63	6	27	2,129	- 2,123
Diphtheria	64	4	69	13	- 8
Measles	65	3	63	103	- 100
Upper Respiratory	66	3	64	95	- 92
Ascariasis	67	2	71	9	- 7
Chlamydia	68	2	70	10	- 9
Otitis Media	69	1	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	194	- 194
Malaria	74	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Tonga

Kenya

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.