LEBANON VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		LEBANON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,481	1	13,328	- 8,847
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,821	9	934	+ 2,887
Stroke	3	2,552	2	1,795	+ 757
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,761	7	1,127	+ 634
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,578	10	931	+ 646
Kidney Disease	6	1,483	5	1,243	+ 240
Lung Disease	7	1,356	11	889	+ 467
Lung Cancers	8	1,129	3	1,498	- 370
Liver Cancer	9	998	27	217	+ 781
Liver Disease	10	868	14	663	+ 206
Breast Cancer	11	685	8	987	- 302
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	680	6	1,213	- 533
Congenital Anomalies	13	571	20	298	+ 274
Stomach Cancer	14	518	16	479	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	15	516	17	442	+ 73
Low Birth Weight	16	458	28	190	+ 268
Asthma	17	393	19	298	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	18	365	35	135	+ 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	305	37	114	+ 191
Other Injuries	20	292	30	168	+ 124
Hypertension	21	264	4	1,426	- 1,162
Lymphomas	22	257	15	646	- 388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	251	12	841	- 591
Parkinson's Disease	24	235	25	226	+ 9
Drownings	25	218	43	62	+ 157
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	205	40	81	+ 124
Suicide	27	204	29	190	+ 14
Violence	28	183	22	285	- 101
Meningitis	29	179	49	35	+ 144
Pancreas Cancer	30	172	24	273	- 101
Endocrine Disorders	31	149	34	145	+ 4
Falls	32	143	33	148	- 5
Birth Trauma	33	138	42	67	+ 71
Leukemia	34	129	18	334	- 205
Dengue	35	127	71	0	+ 127
Fires	36	125	39	99	+ 26
Malnutrition	37	117	60	11	+ 106
Inflammatory/Heart	38	116	32	153	- 36
Oral Cancer	39	111	31	162	- 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	109	47	47	+ 62
Hepatitis B	41	105	36	123	- 17
Skin Cancers	42	102	21	296	- 194
Skin Disease	43	99	53	19	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	44	88	26	224	- 136
Maternal Conditions	45	87	50	30	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	46	83	44	52	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	47	75	38	99	- 24
Bladder Cancer	48	64	13	704	- 640
Poisonings	49	59	48	39	+ 20
Pertussis	50	53	57	16	+ 38
Tuberculosis	51	48	41	70	- 22
Alcohol	52	40	54	18	+ 22
Epilepsy	53	38	46	49	- 11
Syphilis	54	37	63	5	+ 32
Drug Use	55	22	23	281	- 259
Encephalitis	56	17	56	16	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	57	17	58	14	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	13	61	11	+ 2
Hepatitis C	59	11	64	4	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	6	62	5	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	55	16	- 12
War	62	1	51	25	- 25
Tetanus	63	1	52	23	- 23
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	59	12	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	45	51	- 51
Schistosomiasis	72	0	65	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LEBANON

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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.