LATVIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,505	1	8,099	- 6,594
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,283	8	529	+ 753
Stroke	3	857	2	5,893	- 5,036
Road Traffic Accidents	4	591	27	154	+ 438
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	530	9	501	+ 29
Kidney Disease	6	498	17	356	+ 142
Lung Disease	7	455	18	346	+ 109
Lung Cancers	8	379	4	956	- 577
Liver Cancer	9	335	26	157	+ 178
Liver Disease	10	292	15	365	- 73
Breast Cancer	11	230	10	472	- 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	228	7	664	- 435
Congenital Anomalies	13	192	43	46	+ 145
Stomach Cancer	14	174	11	470	- 296
Prostate Cancer	15	173	12	464	- 291
Low Birth Weight	16	154	56	11	+ 143
Asthma	17	132	46	42	+ 90
Cervical Cancer	18	123	33	128	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	102	31	142	- 39
Other Injuries	20	98	16	362	- 264
Hypertension	21	89	3	1,194	- 1,105
Lymphomas	22	86	19	245	- 159
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	84	6	722	- 638
Parkinson's Disease	24	79	35	125	- 46
Drownings	25	73	34	127	- 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	69	54	14	+ 55
Suicide	27	69	14	384	- 315
Violence	28	62	37	94	- 33
Meningitis	29	60	52	15	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	30	58	13	436	- 379
Endocrine Disorders	31	50	41	59	- 9
Falls	32	48	23	201	- 153
Birth Trauma	33	46	55	12	+ 35
Leukemia	34	43	25	186	- 143
Dengue	35	43	83	0	+ 43
Fires	36	42	36	103	- 61
Malnutrition	37	39	64	2	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	38	39	5	921	- 882
Oral Cancer	39	37	22	214	- 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	37	47	41	- 4
Hepatitis B	41	35	63	3	+ 32
Skin Cancers	42	34	30	144	- 110
Skin Disease	43	33	38	76	- 43
Ovary Cancer	44	29	24	196	- 167
Maternal Conditions	45	29	60	5	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	46	28	32	131	- 103
Uterin Cancer	47	25	29	148	- 122
Bladder Cancer	48	21	20	228	- 207
Poisonings	49	20	49	23	- 4
Pertussis	50	18	70	0	+ 18
Tuberculosis	51	16	40	71	- 55
Alcohol	52	13	21	227	- 214
Epilepsy	53	13	45	44	- 31
Syphilis	54	12	65	1	+ 11
Drug Use	55	7	48	41	- 33
Encephalitis	56	6	69	0	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	57	6	28	153	- 147
Appendicitis	58	4	59	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	59	4	42	53	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	51	20	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	50	20	- 19
War	62	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	4	- 3
Ascariasis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	39	74	- 74
Schistosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	7	- 7
Anemia	82	0	53	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	44	45	- 45
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Tonga

Latvia

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.